Snow Riders

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Summary: Mommy, do you think that REALLY happens ?
Review: A book that will keep your child wondering if snow ponies really DO come alive when night comes along...... the kids loved it and I loved reading it with them.

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Summary: The Magic of Winter
Review: Every child knows that snow is magical. Remember waking up after snow had fallen during the night and just being able to FEEL that it had snowed without even looking? Remember it's crispy crunch under your boots? Remember how brilliant and flickering the stars were on a cold winter's night with the wind hushing in the pine trees? If you can remember these things this book will happily transport you back to those magical days. If you don't have snow memories then you had better read this book and make some! Children will love this and readily relate to its magical spell because they know all things are possible with snow. The story begins as Matthew sees the first feathery flakes of a snowfall and he and his sister, Molly, speculate about school being cancelled the next morning. Sure enough, a deep blanket of snow falls during the night and school is called off. The creative kids build a pair of snow horses rather than snowmen. (From the gorgeous double spread watercolor paintings you can see how to craft these beauties yourself and there's not any heavy lifting like there is with a tall snowman.) At night, Matthew and Molly slip outside and mount their horses, holding imaginary reins. Much to their delight the horses come to life and take them on an incredible moonlit ride through the snowy wonderland of a moonlit winter landscape. I grew up in Ohio where the artist grew up and where the author currently lives and it is certainly magical the way these two have captured every nuance of a snowy winter, the sounds, silences, smells and textures, the cold and the exhilaration. They both remember childhood so clearly and we find it springing off the pages of this wonderful book, astride two snow white horses with shaggy fetlocks and flying manes and tails. Share this joyful book with your kids and get out there, if you're lucky enough, and build a couple of snow horses, too!

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Summary: Riding beneath the night sky on horses made of snow
Review: Molly and Matthew are delighted when it snows and school is cancelled. They make a pair of giant snowballs but instead of putting one on top of the other to make a snowman, they put them side by side and create a pair of snowhorses. Then in the middle of the night, Molly and Matthew sneak out to ride their snowhorses, only to find their creations magically spring to life and carry them off across the snow draped countryside. Constance W. McGeorge's vision of the "Snow Riders" is brought to life by Mary Whyte's paintings, which rely on impressionistic elements to make the magic of this story come alive on the page. Whether your child loves horses or snow, or even both, they will find this story enchanting.

Besides, a snowhorse is not only more beautiful than a snowman, it is also a lot easier to make!

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Summary: Riding beneath the night sky on horses made of snow
Review: Molly and Matthew are delighted when it snows and school is cancelled. They make a pair of giant snowballs but instead of putting one on top of the other to make a snowman, they put them side by side and create a pair of snowhorses. Then in the middle of the night, Molly and Matthew sneak out to ride their snowhorses, only to find their creations magically spring to life and carry them off across the snow draped countryside. Constance W. McGeorge's vision of the "Snow Riders" is brought to life by Mary Whyte's paintings, which rely on impressionistic elements to make the magic of this story come alive on the page. Whether your child loves horses or snow, or even both, they will find this story enchanting.

Besides, a snowhorse is not only more beautiful than a snowman, it is also a lot easier to make!

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Summary: Made my daughter want to make snow horses right away.
Review: This book has a great story. It truly captures the imagination of the children reading it. My daughter had me read it again and again. She just could not get enough of it. She loves horses, so the thought of getting on a snow horse and taking off was a marvelous thought. She wanted to make one as soon as we finished the book, the only problem was it was summer. She made me promise we could make one after the first good snow fall. She still talks about that book. It is truly a book to remember.