It's Snowing
Title: It's Snowing
Author: Olivier Dunrea
Illustrator: Olivier Dunrea
Publisher: Square Fish
Year of Publication: 2009
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Horn Book or Kirkus Reviews rating: Horn (3)
Author: Olivier Dunrea
Illustrator: Olivier Dunrea
Publisher: Square Fish
Year of Publication: 2009
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Horn Book or Kirkus Reviews rating: Horn (3)
Summary:
This is a great book about a mom rocking her baby next to the fireplace as she notices that snow is falling outside. She then decides to take her baby outside to experience the soft snowflakes falling down.
Summary of Professional Reviews:
The Horn Book Review rated this a two and explains how Mama is rocking her baby next to the fire when she notices that it's snowing outside and decides to take her baby out to experience the snow. They also mention the gentle, rhythmic aspect of the text and how it conveys a reassuring message. The illustrations support the reassuring message that Dunrea is trying to portray.
Review by Ranim Sankari:
This is a heart-warming book about a mother rocking her gently rocking her baby near the fireplace as she realizes that it is snowing outside. She decided to take her baby out to experience the snow falling. The rhythmic pattern that the text acquires helps the reader realize the soft mood that the book portrays. Olivier Dunrea did a great job in contrasting the snow to the characters in the book by making everything else dark. This helps the snow "pop out" more in the illustrations.
This book would be useful when teaching…
This is a great book about a mom rocking her baby next to the fireplace as she notices that snow is falling outside. She then decides to take her baby outside to experience the soft snowflakes falling down.
Summary of Professional Reviews:
The Horn Book Review rated this a two and explains how Mama is rocking her baby next to the fire when she notices that it's snowing outside and decides to take her baby out to experience the snow. They also mention the gentle, rhythmic aspect of the text and how it conveys a reassuring message. The illustrations support the reassuring message that Dunrea is trying to portray.
Review by Ranim Sankari:
This is a heart-warming book about a mother rocking her gently rocking her baby near the fireplace as she realizes that it is snowing outside. She decided to take her baby out to experience the snow falling. The rhythmic pattern that the text acquires helps the reader realize the soft mood that the book portrays. Olivier Dunrea did a great job in contrasting the snow to the characters in the book by making everything else dark. This helps the snow "pop out" more in the illustrations.
This book would be useful when teaching…
- This book can be used in a lesson about literacy because of the rhyming and rhythmic text. It's Snowing can be used to introduce a lesson about poetry because it is very easy to point out the words that rhyme and the ones that have rhythm.