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Summary
When the Snow Is Deeper Than My Boots Are Tall is a charming rhyming picture book celebrating the fun of snow and the coziness of winter.
Find a frosty window./ Watch the flakes fall./ Look! The snow is deeper than my toes are tall .
With young, rhyming verse and bright illustrations, Jean Reidy and Joey Chou captures the joy and excitement of a big snowfall. As the snow climbs over a boy's toes, ankles, shins, and boots, there's more and more fun to be had--snowmen, sledding, snow angels, and, finally, a cup of hot cocoa by a warm fire.
Author Notes
Jean Reidy is the author of more than five picture books . . . with many more on the way! She is a two-time winner of the Colorado Book Award and lives right across the street from her local library, which she visits nearly every day.
Joey Chou was born in Taiwan and moved to sunny California in his early teens. There he received his BFA from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Joey works by day as a visual development artist on feature animated films, and by night as a picture book illustrator.
Reviews (2)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Candy-bright digital illustrations with a retro-modern flair by Chou match the exuberance of Reidy's rhyming snow day story. A curly-headed child, ruddy-faced, is excited to go outside and play: "Winter's here at last!/ Gobble down my pancakes./ Getting dressed so fast." Repetition ("Then I roll, roll, roll/ that ball, ball, ball/ and the carrot-nosed man/ grows tall, tall, tall") and relatable, concrete descriptions ("But my pinkie's in my mitten/ where my thumb should go/ and my hat flies off/ when the cold winds blow") drive the action, which centers on the child playing outside, getting too cold, and then cuddling up with their parents. Though the story devolves into greeting-card sentiment ("When my heart's so big.../ I never feel small"), the rising snow is measured with kid-friendly specificity--"deeper than my toes are tall," "deeper than my ankles are high," "deeper than my boots are tall"--that is sure to please. Ages 4--8. (Nov.)
Kirkus Review
Oh! The thrillsand chillsof the season's first snowstorm! A child slips on snow pants, "loopty-loops" a scarf, zips up a jacket, and gets ready to "Step! Stamp! Stomp!" in the snow until it is finally "deeper than my boots are tall." Oh dear! Luckily, playful parents "swoop" the child out of the deep snow and stay to enjoy family play in the snow. Chou's blocky, bright illustrations show a peach-complected, brown-haired father, mother, and child against changing snow-blue backgrounds. The child's pink-and-purple hat, orange scarf, lime-green parka, and pink mittens make for vivid spots of color on the icy pages. A friendly dog and somewhat dubious cat provide additional visual interest. One playmate is a child of color. Although the rhyme and meter aren't technically perfect, this snow ballad (with repeated and expanding chorus and onomatopoeic exclamations) sings: "And my nose drip, drips, / and my wet cheeks freeze, / and the drifts, oh they drift / to the tops of my knees, / and my feet get soaked, / toes one and all, / because the snow is deeper / it's really so much deeper / the snow is deeper than my boots are tall." It's just waiting for a performer and a young audience eager to participate.This celebration of the first day of snowy play hits the right notes. (Picture book. 3-8) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
