Snowy Day: Stories and Poems

Bauer, Caroline Feller

ISBN 10: 0397321775 ISBN 13: 9780397321773

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1986

Synopsis

‘A delightful confection of facts, fiction, poetry, and recipes. Included is a gentle story of two poor Japanese peasants, as well as a Russian folktale and thirty cheerful snow poems by such luminaries as Dennis Lee, David McCord, and Ogden Nash. Charming, evocative illustrations add the perfect touch to a wintry treat.’ —H.

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About this title

About the Author:

Caroline Feller Bauer is an author, storyteller, teacher, and librarian. She travels frequently, lecturing most often on her favorite subject: bringing children and books together. Ms. Bauer is the editor of several collections of stories and poems, including Snowy Day, Halloween, and Valentine's Day. She lives in Miami Beach, FL.

Nadine Bernard Westcott is the illustrator of a number of acclaimed books for children, including the classic song Over the River and Through the Wood; and How To Grow A Picket Fence by Mary Louise Cuneo. She divides her time between Woodstock, VT, and Nantucket, MA.

From Publishers Weekly:

Anyone who has ever made an angel in the snow or reveled in winter"the king of showmen"will delight in this collection of stories, verse and activities. Although some poems are better than others, this is nonetheless a strong collection, representing such writers as Gwendolyn Brooks, Ogden Nash, Isaac Bashevis Singer, John Ciardi and Myra Cohn Livingston. Teachers and parents will appreciate the bibliography of books about snow at the end of the volume, and children will enjoy making "Snow Muffins from Northern Canada," or reading Yoshiko Uchida's tale of the Jizo statues that lumber through the snow to repay an old man's kindness. Tomes's paintings, varied and beautifully designed, etch black shadows on white pages with graceful charm.
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About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0397321775
• ISBN 13: 9780397321773
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 80
• Illustrator: Tomes Margot