A beautiful story by Uruguayan-American visual artist, Antonio Frasconi. The Snow And The Sun/La Nieve y el Sol is a South American folk rhyme, written in both English and Spanish.
You can appreciate Frasconi’s woodcut illustrations, which he is famous for, in the book. Not only are you reading a lovely story, but it is also educational. With a side-by-side of the two languages. It allows children to recognize sight words, and find their counterpart words in the opposite language.
What’s The Story About
The story is about a traveler who questions the elements (Snow and Sun) about their effects on his feet. It is written in a rhyme, forming a full-circle moment where the children can chant along as the story gets read.
This was very fun to read because I love children’s books that have a rhyming aspect to them.
Additionally, The Snow And The Sun also won a Horn Book Fanfare Award. It was honored as Best Illustrated Book of the Year by the New York Times. Because of its awards, and the talent of Antonio Frasconi, I consider The Snow And The Sun to be a great addition to the “classics” for children’s books.
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