{"product_id":"white-snow-bright-snow-a-caldecott-award-winner-9780688411619","title":"White Snow, Bright Snow: A Caldecott Award Winner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* Caldecott Medal Winner * ALA Notable Book *\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe classic Caldecott Medal-winning picture book about a neighborhood transformed by a delightful snowfall, from the legendary picture book duo Alvin Tresselt and Roger Duvoisin.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen the first flakes fell from the grey sky, the postman and the farmer and the policeman and his wife scurried about doing all the practical things grown-ups do when a snowstorm comes. But the children laughed and danced, and caught the lacy snowflakes on their tongues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll the wonder and delight a child feels in a snowfall is caught in the pages of this book--the frost ferns on the windowsill, the snowman in the yard and the mystery and magic of a new white world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoger Duvoisin's pictures in soft blue half-tones with brilliant splashes of yellow and red emphasize the happiness and humor as well as the poetic quality of the text.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1947, this classic picture book won the 1948 Caldecott Medal and was the first of eighteen picture book collaborations by Alvin Tresselt and Roger Duvoisin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTresselt, Alvin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAlvin Tresselt (1916-2000) grew up in Passaic, New Jersey and worked in children's book publishing in New York City for many years. He is the author of more than 50 picture books, including the retelling of the Ukrainian folk tale \u003cem\u003eThe Mitten\u003c\/em\u003e. His first of eighteen collaborations with Roger Duvoisin, \u003cem\u003eWhite Snow, Bright Snow, \u003c\/em\u003eearned the 1948 Caldecott Medal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDuvoisin, Roger:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRoger Duvoisin (1904-1980) was born in Geneva, Switzerland and moved to the United States in 1930. He lived and worked in NYC until 1938, when he became an American citizen and moved to New Jersey. He was the illustrator of more than 140 picture books, 40 of which he wrote himself. He earned the Caldecott Medal in 1948 for \u003cem\u003eWhite Snow, Bright Snow \u003c\/em\u003eby Alvin Tresselt\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50642311446802,"sku":"9780688411619","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_50efc596-9332-4e8b-92a4-a7154dbc59a0.jpg?v=1737259339","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/white-snow-bright-snow-a-caldecott-award-winner-9780688411619","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}