White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt

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In very good condition with lighter handling/storage. This paperback book measures about 9″ x 7-1/2″ and has 32 pages in stapled binding. From the 10th printing by Scholastic in 1992. White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt with illustrations by Roger Duvoisin. Roger Duvoisins pictures in soft blue half-tones with briliant splashes of yellow and red emphasize the gaiety and humor as well as the poetic quality of the text.White snow, bright snow, smooth and deep. All the wonder and delight a child feels in a snowfall is caught in the pages of this book - the frost ferns on the window sill, the snow man in the yard and the mystery and magic of a new white world. But the children laughed and danced, and caught the lacy snowflakes on thier tongues. From the Back Cover When the first flakes fell from the grey sky, the postman and the farmer and the policeman and his wife scurried about doing all the practical things grownups do when a snowstorm comes. First published in 1947, this classic picture book won the 1948 Caldecott Medal and was the first of eighteen picture book collaborations by Alvin Tresselt and Roger Duvoisin. Roger Duvoisins pictures in soft blue half-tones with brilliant splashes of yellow and red emphasize the happiness and humor as well as the poetic quality of the text. All the wonder and delight a child feels in a snowfall is caught in the pages of this book-the frost ferns on the windowsill, the snowman in the yard and the mystery and magic of a new white world.

But the children laughed and danced, and caught the lacy snowflakes on their tongues. When the first flakes fell from the grey sky, the postman and the farmer and the policeman and his wife scurried about doing all the practical things grown-ups do when a snowstorm comes. Book Synopsis * Caldecott Medal Winner * ALA Notable Book * The classic Caldecott Medal-winning picture book about a neighborhood transformed by a delightful snowfall, from the legendary picture book duo Alvin Tresselt and Roger Duvoisin. About the Book When it begins to look, feel, and smell like snow, everyone prepares for a winter blizzard.