The Snow Monster

“A magical story with beautiful illustrations that showcases, dreams do come true.” “An exciting story with action and adventure as Tuttle Town gets trapped in a blizzard.”Find out how The Snow Monster rescues them despite rejecting it and confining Amia inside.” We each have a unique gift, and that gift is needed in the world. As Amia blows out the candles on her 9th birthday, she closes her eyes and makes a wish. But when her wish comes true in a way no one could predict, it turns out to be a curse! Tuttle Town declares Amia cannot leave her house when it snows. She is devastated. Find out how as Amia blows out the candles on her 10th birthday, her new wish changes everything.Combined with birthday wishes and birthday magic – as how wishes do come true. A snow-loving girl makes a dangerous wish in Dee’s picture book. Amia, a young girl with fair skin and brown hair, lives in a town where everything is simple and everything is the same. She loves snow so much that on her birthday, “I wished I could eat all the snow I ever wanted.”Great for teaching finding your passion and following your heart, and a little girl’s bookshelf. This clever take on the theme of accepting others melds with another moral lesson: the importance of using your passion for the good of your community. Dee uses short, simple sentences to make the story accessible for young readers; the full-color illustrations, done in collaboration with Das, blend realism and whimsy, much like the story itself. Though the village’s houses and streets are identical, the people are very diverse: The concerned citizens have several different skin tones, and at least one resident wears a hijab.Amia and her sister are depicted looking very like each other but quite different from their father, suggesting that they are a blended or adoptive family.A modern story with a unique twist on old themes. *Themes of self-love and acceptance, and empowerment. Community and diversity. *Advanced vocabulary and perfect for home school and teachers’ picks for winter activities and holidays.
*Ages 2 yrs through 9 yrs will love this story
*Great teaching resource
*Grades Preschool, Pre-K through Grades 4.