Snow Kid
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
From the New York Times bestselling creator of Not Quite Narwhal, Jessie Sima, comes a “gentle, reassuring” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) wintery picture book about a snow kid finding out what it means to be themself!
Meet Twig, the snow kid! Like all snow kids, Twig was made from many snowflakes, twigs, stones, a crisp orange carrot, and a very fine hat. What a wonderful thing it is to be Twig! Except…could they still be Twig if a strong breeze blows away their hat? As Twig chases after the hat, more things keep changing, and they keep growing and moving and talking. Is there still a way to go back to being Twig?
Maybe not. But maybe there’s more than one way to be a snow person, and it can be fun to walk and talk and grow and change. Twig can find snow people like them even as they’re still learning how to become Twig, and that’s a wonderful thing!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The protagonist of this identity-focused picture book, a snow kid created and named "Twig" by a bunch of human children, begins their "frozen and silent" life sporting a jaunty top hat. Though Twig "sounded like a good thing to be," a wind's whisking away the hat kicks off a series of changes that inspire curiosity around the character's sense of self. Digital artwork in blues, pinks, purples, and reds evokes the exhilarating chill of a winter's day as Sima (Cookie Time) follows Twig on a chapeau search that turns into a moving journey of self-discovery ("Am I Twig?... Twig wore a very fine hat"). Twig discovers they can walk and talk, and experiences setbacks—a snowballing hill tumble, a deer snacking on their carrot nose—that represent opportunities for forward movement. Finally, Twig reaches a clearing filled with joyful snow people, each "as beautiful and unique as the snowflakes they were made from." Awakened to new possibilities, the protagonist adds icy cat ears, crafts a twig tutu, and confidently, comfortably creates a fitting expression of self: "I am Twig." It's a gentle, reassuring allegory that warmly celebrates iterative becoming. Human characters are portrayed with various skin tones. Ages 4–8.
