![]() ![]() To commemorate Black History Month, we are highlighting a series of articles, speeches, and reviews from The Horn Book archive that are by and/or about African American authors, illustrators, and luminaries in the field - one a day through the month of February, with a roundup on Fridays. ![]() ![]() VIRGINIA HAVILANDįrom the February 1963 issue of The Horn Book Magazine. Perfect for a snowy day’s preschool story hour. The brief, vividly expressed text points out his new awareness of the sight and texture of snow (the crunch, crunch of his feet making tracks), the sound (the plop of snow smacked off a tree with a stick), and the fun of playing with snow - then his thinking and thinking about the outdoor adventures later in warm bathtub and bed, while more snowflakes fall. In this mood book, never static but sparkling with atmosphere in lovely water-color pictures, a small boy experiences the joys of a snowy day. ![]()
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