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by Richard Jackson (Author), Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Illustrator)
A playful guessing game set in a snowy landscape, this gorgeously illustrated picture book offers a cozy look at a cold winter that slowly melts into a bright spring with only a handful of carefully chosen words
A close-up of tree trunks leads to the question "What are these?"
A page turn reveals: trees
Look to the right--what are those?
Shadows of crows
Follow the clues on each spread until the snow starts to melt and spring is revealed.
Author Biography
Richard Jackson has been an editor/publisher of children's books since 1962. He gave the May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture in 2005, the year of his official retirement, but is still working, publishing In Plain Sight with illustrations by Jerry Pinkney. He lives with his wife and near his grandchildren in Towson, Maryland.
Among Laura Vaccaro Seeger's many acclaimed books for young readers are First the Egg, a Caldecott Honor Book and Geisel Honor Book, One Boy, a Geisel Honor Book, Dog and Bear: Two Friends, Three Stories, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and Green, a Caldecott Honor Book. Laura lives on Long Island with her husband Chris, their two sons Drew and Dylan, and their dog, Copper.
