After the Snowfall is a beautifully illustrated book is about a fox and the animals he encounters on his journey to the stream. Publisher Muddy Boots Books.
Publishers Weekly
Intricate, realistic illustrations of wildlife, made fanciful by breathtaking, multihued washes of color against a black sky, distinguish this observational nature picture book. Spare prose follows a red fox peering from a den, perceiving other animals of the forest—a buck, a great horned owl, squirrels, mice, a moose, and more—and making note of their actions while journeying to the stream for a drink. “His thirst quenched, the fox heads home,” seeing more animals along the way (“rabbits hiding in a hollow log,” “chattering crows”) before rejoining his family: a vixen and kits. The quiet, documentary tone echoes the stillness denoted on the first page (“All is silent”), setting the stage for Lo’s vibrant watercolors. While the narrative may be slim, the art will undoubtedly merit repeat perusals, especially for young nature enthusiasts. Ages 4–9. https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781630763909
Goodreads Alissa Tsaparikos
I LOVED this book! The illustrations are simple but lovely, done with watercolor and cut paper collage. It makes each animal and scene stand out. Simple and large text tell the story of a fox coming out of his winter den. This would be an amazing book for storytime and early literacy. Children can chime in, telling what animals are on the page and what they are doing and why. The story is so simple you could let the children tell the story themselves without the written word, a form of dialogic reading that is very important for early literacy. This would be a great choice for a winter themed storytime.
Goodreads
This is a beautifully illustrated book that introduces children to the wonder of nature in winter: A Fox Peeks Out of His Den at a White Forest/ All is Silent/ A Buck Stands Camouflaged/ A great horned owl sits on a nearby branch/ The fox climbs out of this den/ He passes squirrels eating/ He passes mice foraging/ The fox reaches a stream where he takes a cold drink/ A family of mallard ducks swims by/ Across the stream, river otters rest on a rock/ Suddenly, the earth trembles. Towering over the fox, a moose takes a cold drink/ His thirst quenched, the fox heads home/ He passes rabbits hiding in a hollow tree/ Chattering crows greet the fox outside his den/ After the snowfall.
Rowman & Littlefield
This is a beautifully illustrated book that introduces children to the wonder of nature in winter: A Fox Peeks Out of His Den at a White Forest/ All is Silent/A Buck Stands Camouflaged/
A great horned owl sits on a nearby branch/ The fox climbs out of this den/ He passes squirrels eating/ He passes mice foraging/ The fox reaches a stream where he takes a cold drink/ A family of mallard ducks swims by/ Across the stream, river otters rest on a rock/ Suddenly, the earth trembles. Towering over the fox, a moose takes a cold drink/ His thirst quenched, the fox heads home/ He passes rabbits hiding in a hollow tree/ Chattering crows greet the fox outside his den/ After the snowfall.
Publishers Weekly
Intricate, realistic illustrations of wildlife, made fanciful by breathtaking, multihued washes of color against a black sky, distinguish this observational nature picture book. Spare prose follows a red fox peering from a den, perceiving other animals of the forest—a buck, a great horned owl, squirrels, mice, a moose, and more—and making note of their actions while journeying to the stream for a drink. “His thirst quenched, the fox heads home,” seeing more animals along the way (“rabbits hiding in a hollow log,” “chattering crows”) before rejoining his family: a vixen and kits. The quiet, documentary tone echoes the stillness denoted on the first page (“All is silent”), setting the stage for Lo’s vibrant watercolors. While the narrative may be slim, the art will undoubtedly merit repeat perusals, especially for young nature enthusiasts. Ages 4–9. https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781630763909
Goodreads Alissa Tsaparikos
I LOVED this book! The illustrations are simple but lovely, done with watercolor and cut paper collage. It makes each animal and scene stand out. Simple and large text tell the story of a fox coming out of his winter den. This would be an amazing book for storytime and early literacy. Children can chime in, telling what animals are on the page and what they are doing and why. The story is so simple you could let the children tell the story themselves without the written word, a form of dialogic reading that is very important for early literacy. This would be a great choice for a winter themed storytime.
Goodreads
This is a beautifully illustrated book that introduces children to the wonder of nature in winter: A Fox Peeks Out of His Den at a White Forest/ All is Silent/ A Buck Stands Camouflaged/ A great horned owl sits on a nearby branch/ The fox climbs out of this den/ He passes squirrels eating/ He passes mice foraging/ The fox reaches a stream where he takes a cold drink/ A family of mallard ducks swims by/ Across the stream, river otters rest on a rock/ Suddenly, the earth trembles. Towering over the fox, a moose takes a cold drink/ His thirst quenched, the fox heads home/ He passes rabbits hiding in a hollow tree/ Chattering crows greet the fox outside his den/ After the snowfall.
Rowman & Littlefield
This is a beautifully illustrated book that introduces children to the wonder of nature in winter: A Fox Peeks Out of His Den at a White Forest/ All is Silent/A Buck Stands Camouflaged/
A great horned owl sits on a nearby branch/ The fox climbs out of this den/ He passes squirrels eating/ He passes mice foraging/ The fox reaches a stream where he takes a cold drink/ A family of mallard ducks swims by/ Across the stream, river otters rest on a rock/ Suddenly, the earth trembles. Towering over the fox, a moose takes a cold drink/ His thirst quenched, the fox heads home/ He passes rabbits hiding in a hollow tree/ Chattering crows greet the fox outside his den/ After the snowfall.