The Snow Man Illustrated by Jeanette Winter Simon & Schuster (Beach Lane Books), 2023
Junior Library Guild Selection NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book Bookishly Delightful Best Book of 2023
Starred Review...!
"This book is a great addition to nature units dealing with climate change as well as biography units showing how one person can make a difference in the world.... There are not many books about the science of climate change for younger readers; this is an excellent addition to all collections introducing this important topic to the primary grades." (School Library Journal, starred review) Read the review
"The idea that revelatory research can still occur both outside the confines of a laboratory and via simple, consistent noticing is a powerful and inspiring revelation." (Publishers Weekly) Read the review
"The Winters here celebrate how a long-term commitment to a personal project can become an informational resource that inspires future study and action." (The Horn Book) Read the review
"A quiet, necessary consideration of how a single person can make an impact with patient observation." (Kirkus Reviews) Read the review
"The mother and son team of Winters once again collaborates on a stellar book that highlights an important story. The lyrical description of a man in the wilderness is the true story of billy barr (“he doesn’t capitalize the first letters of his name”). Short poetic text by Jonah Winter and Jeannette Winter’s gorgeous signature painted folksy artwork complement each other well. I especially like her page showing barr’s aging over the decades. This is an important book to share to explain climate change." (Youth Services Book Review) Read the review
"Meet the man living alone in the mountains whose hobby of measuring snowfall led to a global understanding of climate change in this nonfiction picture book from celebrated mother-son team Jonah and Jeanette Winter.... I recommend The Snow Man for readers who appreciate non-fiction and are interested in climate change." (YA Books Central) Read the Review
