Is That You- Winter? - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0606201653 ISBN 13: 9780606201650

Riassunto

It's winter. The ground is blanketed in snow. Who's behind it all? Old Man Winter wakes up in a bad mood, as usual. Soon snow, ice, and freezing rain are everywhere. He has taken care of winter once more, but who is taking care of him? Young readers will warm to Caldecott Medalist Stephen Gammell's distinctive illustrations and unique story no matter what the season.

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Review:

This book won the Minnesota Book Award, and, as the title may suggest, it's a Minnesota kind of book. Old Man Winter is an beligerant old bloke in a rawhide hat, a kind of anti- Santa who spreads the fluffy white stuff across the land from the back of a magical flying truck. Stephen Gammell has won the Caldecott Medal and twice more been on the Caldecott honour list. His pastel-and-watercolour illustrations are richly coloured, with a spiky quality that fits his grumbling hero perfectly. Purple and blue predominate--and white, of course--with the occasional smear of pale green. The text is extremely brief--rarely more than four or five words per double- page spread--and most of it is done by hand in a scratchy, irregular style which, like the illustrations themselves, are reminiscent of Ralph Steadman's deliberate messiness. Some will be amused, others perplexed by the surprise ending--Old Man Winter is no more (or less) than a young girl's doll! Either way, this exuberant romp is a vivacious, visually glorious tribute to winter.

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• ISBN 10: 0606201653
• ISBN 13: 9780606201650
• Rilegatura: Hardcover