Mama, Will it Snow Tonight?
ILLUSTRATED BY
In Picture Book
Ages: 5-8
Pages: 32
List Price: $16.95
Cover: Hardcover
Published: 10/1/2009
ISBN: 1-59078-562-2
ISBN-13: 978-1-59078-562-1
The last leaves of autumn are falling.
The wind is blowing and the bushes are bare.
The earth is ready for winter, and so are three mothers—a fox, a hare, and a human—whose young ones anxiously await the first snow of winter.
Each evening they ask their mothers the same question: “Mama, will it snow tonight?”
The snow may not come this night, but soon, when the moon looks right, the mothers know the snow will fall.
Reviews
The September 15, 2009 issue of Booklist features a review of Nancy White Carlstrom's Mama, Will It Snow Tonight?
Anyone familiar with young children will recognize their tendency to ask the same question over and over again, which can be either annoying or endearing. In this case, it’s the latter … the text’s quiet tone complements perfectly the images of a snug farm, a deep blue wintry sky, and the three sets of loving mothers and children going about their business. This simple, beautiful portrayal of anticipation answers young children’s desire for reassurance as well as information.