Caldecott Monday: White Snow, Bright Snow
Aug. 15th, 2016 09:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
osprey_archerWhat is it with the Caldecott Medal and books about snow? In 1948 and 1949, the winners were White Snow, Bright Snow and The Big Snow, respectively; and later on, there are Ezra Jack Keats' The Snowy Day, Chris Van Allsburg's The Polar Express, and most recently Snowflake Bentley, which is about the guy who figured out a way to photograph snowflakes and showed that each snowflake was unique. And Owl Moon may not be technically about snow, but it takes place in the snowy woods.
Snow is awfully picturesque, but six snow-themed books in an award that is only seventy-odd years old seems a trifle excessive.
On the other hand, I don't particularly like the illustrations in White Snow, Bright Snow - I don't think they capture the magic of snow at all - so it's nice to know that there are five other books on the list that might do it right.
Snow is awfully picturesque, but six snow-themed books in an award that is only seventy-odd years old seems a trifle excessive.
On the other hand, I don't particularly like the illustrations in White Snow, Bright Snow - I don't think they capture the magic of snow at all - so it's nice to know that there are five other books on the list that might do it right.
