Molly and her brother Matthew roll giant snowballs, placing them side by side. At day's end, they haven't built ordinary snowmen. They've built snowhorses! And, when the snowhorses spring to life, the ensuing adventure will leave readers breathless with excitement.
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Ages 3^-6. A brother and sister spend the day making huge snow horses "with eyes and ears and flowing manes and tails." Later that night, they sneak out and mount the horses, and to their astonishment, the glistening snow beasts spring to life. McGeorge's writing is filled with action, excitement, and descriptive words that breathe life into the story, but Whyte's dynamic watercolor illustrations are what steal the show. The night scenes are truly spectacular: intense blues, violets, and forest greens flow together to form a rich, dark foil for the brilliant white horses. An enchanting wintertime story, this can be combined with Raymond Briggs' wordless picture-book classic The Snowman (1978), which is similar in theme and content, to stir imaginations on a snowy day. Lauren Peterson
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A very good story thumbs up. American Bookseller
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The Magic of Winter,
By Terrie (Little Chute, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Snow Riders (Paperback)
Every child knows that snow is magical. Remember waking up after snow had fallen during the night and just being able to FEEL that it had snowed without even looking? Remember it's crispy crunch under your boots? Remember how brilliant and flickering the stars were on a cold winter's night with the wind hushing in the pine trees? If you can remember these things this book will happily transport you back to those magical days. If you don't have snow memories then you had better read this book and make some! Children will love this and readily relate to its magical spell because they know all things are possible with snow. The story begins as Matthew sees the first feathery flakes of a snowfall and he and his sister, Molly, speculate about school being cancelled the next morning. Sure enough, a deep blanket of snow falls during the night and school is called off. The creative kids build a pair of snow horses rather than snowmen. (From the gorgeous double spread watercolor paintings you can see how to craft these beauties yourself and there's not any heavy lifting like there is with a tall snowman.) At night, Matthew and Molly slip outside and mount their horses, holding imaginary reins. Much to their delight the horses come to life and take them on an incredible moonlit ride through the snowy wonderland of a moonlit winter landscape. I grew up in Ohio where the artist grew up and where the author currently lives and it is certainly magical the way these two have captured every nuance of a snowy winter, the sounds, silences, smells and textures, the cold and the exhilaration. They both remember childhood so clearly and we find it springing off the pages of this wonderful book, astride two snow white horses with shaggy fetlocks and flying manes and tails. Share this joyful book with your kids and get out there, if you're lucky enough, and build a couple of snow horses, too!
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Mommy, do you think that REALLY happens ?,
By A Customer
This review is from: Snow Riders (Paperback)
A book that will keep your child wondering if snow ponies really DO come alive when night comes along...... the kids loved it and I loved reading it with them.
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Enchanting,
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This review is from: Snow Riders (Paperback)
I have to agree with another review on here... This book would do well, even with out the story line, although, the story line is very sweet.
I have read this many times to my son and we both absolutely love it. It's one of those books that never gets old and will definately be a hand me down to future generations. Well done!
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