Emily and the Snowflake

by Jan Wahl, Carolyn Ewing (Illustrator)

Emily waits and waits for the first snowflake for Christmas, and her wish is granted in a very different way.

Genres: Picture Books, Fiction, Christmas, Childrens, Holiday

32 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1995

Reviews

[Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Emily and the Snowflake is a delightful Christmas story that my preschool classes loved over my years of teaching four-year-olds. I lived in areas where we didn't get snow every winter, just some of them so many of the children had never experienced snow coming down.

This was a wonderful book about how snow will melt and how a family celebrates Christmas morning together. I used it to lead discussions with open ended questions to hear about how the families in my classroom celebrated Christmas and had traditions.

The illustrations are soft and very appealing.

[Dawn · Rating 1 out of 5]

So...instead of an actual snowflake you get a paper snowflake and a puppy you name Snowflake? Stupid.

[Reena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent children's Christmas story!

[Daniel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Possibly a fun little Christmas book for children, but also possibly trying to tell a little too much story in the short picture book format.

Has Emily been wanting a dog for a long time? Is she really satisfied with getting a dog when what she's trying to do is capture an actual snowflake? Is making Christmas cookies, with frosting, a necessary part of this story?

It's something different to read, but it's never been a requested book in our house and probably not in too many homes.

[Pam · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well, there was definitely something about this book that I didn't like. I think I felt bad for the puppy who was all alone in the basement all night before Christmas. I felt he'd be scared and cold away from his mom for the first time in the basement...and then he gets put in a box. I think I'm oversensitive, but puppies need to roam.12/19/13

12/21/14 I liked it a little better this year. Go figure.

[Angela Nelson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really like the story. I think it was interesting how the parents had a secret for the entire story. I thought it was cute how Emily caught the first snowflake but it melted.

[Mellanie C · Rating 5 out of 5]

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