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Snow by Sam Usher
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Snow by Sam Usher

Posted on December 2, 2014 by tygertale • 1 Comment

In Snow we meet a boy and his grandad as they prepare for a day out in the snow. As the boy impatiently tries to get out of the door, his grandad understands that a little delayed gratification, particularly at Christmas time, is sometimes the best thing. The boy is tortured by the sight of … Continue reading →

Snow by Uri Shulevitz
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Snow by Uri Shulevitz

Posted on December 2, 2013 by tygertale • Leave a comment

Here's a little treat for anyone missing Maurice Sendak this Christmas. Not an undiscovered book I'm afraid, but a story by one of his contemporaries, another New York author/ illustrator from Poland, Uri Shulevitz. Snow, first published in 1998 has that same distinctive mid-century style. His stylish caricatures are both crooked and curved. Beyond the … Continue reading →

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