The story starts with a farmer on his farm, and the reader learns that his animals are named One, Two, Three, Four, and Five. As the story goes on, the farmer falls asleep in his cozy chair, and as he sleeps, it snows. The snow covers the farmer and all the animals in a white blanket. This is where the book really becomes a work of art because there is a clear plastic page that covers each illustrated page. The child can pull back the clear plastic to see what is hidden behind the snow blanket. The first white blanket covers the farmer. Next, a white blanket is uncovered to show the reader that One is a horse. Then another white blanket covers Two, a cow, and another white blanket covers Three, a sheep, and Four, a pig. Finally a white blanket of snow covers Five, a rooster. The farmer, who has a white beard, puts on a red coat and hat, and green mittens. A big sack is slung over his shoulder, and surprise, he looks like Santa Clause. There is one more surprise, a button on the last page. A child can press this button and hear a beautiful sound, like bells. My copy of this book is nineteen years old, and when I press he button, it still makes that beautiful sound.
The pages are illustrated in Eric Carle’s style with beautiful pictures in vibrant colors. This is the book that a young child would love, and would want to read over and over, because the child can turn the page with the white blanket of snow, to reveal the surprise underneath. And the child can press the button over and over. It is a Christmas Classic! I give this book four out of four stars.
Title: Dream Snow
Author: Eric Carle
Publisher: Philomel Books
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0-399-23579-5
This sounds like a great book! I have never heard of it before. I love Eric Carle books, one of them being the very hungry caterpillar. I love books that children can interact with as it makes the reading more fun and helps to promote a child's interest in reading. I will definitely be buying this for my son!
ReplyDeleteI had this book as a kid and the illustration is exquisite. It has a calmness to it that can be very effective when reading with a kid before bedtime. I think his style of illustration is particularly compelling because it deviates from the norm a bit and has elements of mixed media and a softness to it. This exposure to different types of art is super important to growing visual literacy.
ReplyDeleteEric Carle does it again with this one and how fitting this time of year that you choose this book. Eric Carle never disappoints the way he puts the stories and illustrations together. This is definitely one of my favorites!
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