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dljmsw's review against another edition
4.0
The last book of the year brings me to 120! It is a bit of a cheat because there are no words but I read this with my niece on the balcony while looking for shooting stars. A very nice way to end the year!
hereisenough's review against another edition
5.0
Whimsy, soft, warm in the midst of cold. A wordless picture book with beautiful, impressive art, following a boy who is lost in a snowy woods, cared for by animals, and returned to his father by the bear. While this book could be about a scary situation, it is calming and magical, balancing the anticipation to keep one reading, with calming art.
backonthealex's review against another edition
4.0
Still grieving the loss of their wife and mother, a young boy and his father, living on the edge of a wood, discover they have no food in the midst of a snowstorm. The two bundle up, dad carrying a rifle, and the two head out to hunt. The storm is so intense, father and son soon get separated. Tired from looking for his father, the boy falls asleep under the constellations of various star animals, only to wake up and find himself surrounded by forest animals, including a very large bear. Needless to say, everyone is surprised. The boy shares some candy, and together with the animals, he dances and draws cave pictures of animals with the bear. But soon, the boy begins to miss dad and home. so off he goes, riding the bears back. Once father and son are reunited, dad raises his rifle to shoot the bear, until the boy explains what happened. Rather than shooting the bear, the father and bear shake hands. This is a wordless picture book that clearly tells a story all my kids were able to understand without too much prompting from me. They even added some of their own wonderfully spot on narration to the story. There was a long discussion about the boy's deceased mother and the red-polka dot scarf served as a red thread to connect mom with the reconciliation and new found appreciate the for nature of father and son. It's clearly a fantasy story but the message is not. My kids did wonder if it was all a dream influenced by the constellations over the sleeping boy's head. Whatever your conclusions, this is a wonderful book with incredible illustrations.
calistareads's review against another edition
3.0
A wordless story about a boy walking in the woods with his dad and being separated. The boy is befriended by the animals of the forest. The artwork is lovely in this. It scared my niece a little. She has a hard time with stories about the loss of a parent. She wasn’t too keen on the story and gave it 2 stars. The nephew enjoyed the boy riding the bear and found that pretty cool so he gave this 4 stars.
As wordless picture books go, this is alright. It didn’t blow me away, but I like the winter tone of the story and it made me long for a good snow storm.
As wordless picture books go, this is alright. It didn’t blow me away, but I like the winter tone of the story and it made me long for a good snow storm.
rwims's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
3.75
Magical story with just pictures of animals and friendship that start during a snowstorm.
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