In the Snow by Hu Voun Lee (published 1995) is not a book I expected my son to enjoy so much, but he did. A mother writes Chinese characters in the snow, teaching her young son what the characters mean.
Since my son is learning his letters, I think he was fascinated by the concept of a pictorial writing system. We discussed different languages, and he asked me to say the words in Chinese (there is a pronunciation guide on the inside of the cover). In the Snow not only encourages one to play in the snow in a different way (writing in it), but it also is a wonderful introduction to world culture and writing systems, something new to my preschooler.
Given the two feet of snow that fell on my community yesterday, I feel it’s appropriate to focus on some of the snowy day books my three-year-old son and I have enjoyed lately. He loves snow and especially snowmen, so I searched out some potential favorites even before this week’s storm hit. See more of our snowy day books from this week by clicking “previous review” or “next review.”
