Virginia Readers’ Choice Award Primary Nominee
New Hampshire Ladybug Picture Book Award Nominee NSTA/CBC Outstanding Trade Book for ScienceĬapitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children & Teens White Read Aloud Award for Younger Readers Finalist Winner of the 2012 Golden Kite Award from SCBWIĮ.B. Utterly charming, and informative, to boot readers brought up on a diet of rhymes, bright colors, and adorable fluffy animals will find its simple beauty a balm.” ~ Kirkus Reviews “The lyrical descriptions of the text and the gray/brown/ice-blue palette of the illustrations leave readers with a retro feel that harkens back to the earlier days of children’s books and bygone times when life seemed simpler. “A good choice for winter reading, this quiet but eye-opening picture book could heighten a child’s awareness of the natural world.” ~ Booklist “An adult and child cross-country ski through a winter forest wonderland, beautifully rendered through Messner’s spare, poetic words and Neal’s block-print-looking mixed-media illustrations.” ~ The Horn Book, starred review I lick sticky marshmallow from my lips and lean back with heavy eyes”) with debut illustrator Neal’s quiet, woodcut-like portraits of the snowy forest.” ~ Publisher’s Weekly, starred review
Straddling the informative and the evocative, this lovely study of the ways animals spend the winter in a “secret kingdom under the snow” combines Messner’s (Sea Monster’s First Day) graceful prose (“Over the snow, the fire crackles, and sparks shoot up to the stars. Calm, lovely and richly informative." -The New York Times "Messner packs much information into the serene wintry landscape, beautifully captured in Neal’s stunning retro-style illustrations. Recommended for ages 5-8 years (kindergarten to 3rd grade). Great read-aloud book for families and classrooms This beloved nonfiction picture book exploring the subnivean zone reveals the tunnels and caves formed beneath the snow but over the ground, where many kinds of animals live through the winter, safe and warm, awake and busy, but hidden beneath the snow. But under the snow lies a secret world of squirrels and snow hares, bears and bullfrogs, and many other animals making their winter home under the snow.
Over the snow, the world is hushed and white. By Kate Messner Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal
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