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Picture Book · Ages 3–7 · 2020
Two Drops of Brown in a Cloud of White
By Saumiya Balasubramaniam, Eva Campbell (Illustrator)
A child's snowy joy helps her mother find home in a new land.
32 pages
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Bookroo's summary
On a snowy walk home, a little girl's wonder transforms her mother's longing for their sunlit homeland. As snowflakes dance and snow angels form, the daughter's infectious joy reveals the magic in their new world. Can this shared moment turn a monochrome day into a colorful embrace of their new life? Discover how a child's perspective can redefine home and warmth in this heartwarming tale of family and adaptation.
From the publisher
A little girl and her mother walk home from school on a snowy winter day.
“So much snow,” says Ma. “So monochromatic.”
“Mono crow what?” her daughter replies.
Ma misses the sun, warmth and colors of their faraway homeland, but her daughter sees magic in everything – the clouds in the winter sky, the “firework” display when she throws an armful of snow into the air, making snow angels, tasting snowflakes. And in the end, her joy is contagious. Home is where family is, after all.
This gently layered, beautifully illustrated story that unfolds as a conversation between a mother and daughter will resonate with readers young and old.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Reading age
- 3–7
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD510L
What readers & critics say
Reviews
4.8
out of 7
4.8
“Beautiful illustrations and a simple, unhurried story about a walk through snow that still offers much to consider and enjoy.”
The Goodfather
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~3.4
- F&P level
- ~N
Publication
- Published
- November 3, 2020
- First published
- October 27, 2020
- Publisher
- Groundwood Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781773062587
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