Grandmother Winter
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Language | English |
Genre | Picture book |
Published | 1999 |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
ISBN | 978-0-395-88399-0 |
Grandmother Winter is a 1999 picture book written by and illustrated by Beth Krommes. Grandmother Winter was Krommes' first illustrated book. The story is drawn from German fairy tales and describes the seasons.
About[]
Grandmother Winter is a picture book for children which describes the seasons in a poetic way.[1] The story is inspired by "Mother Holle" from German fairy tale stories.[2] Grandmother Winter enjoys spending time with her white geese and as they loose their soft feathers, she gathers them together.[2] She uses the feathers to fill a quilt that she makes and when she's finished sewing, snowflakes fill the sky.[1] As the snow falls, people and animals find warm spaces in their homes and nests.[3] Then Grandmother Winter goes to sleep under the quilt herself.[4]
Krommes uses hand-tinted scratchboard drawings to illustrate the book.[1] Grandmother Winter was her first time illustrating a picture book.[5]
Reviews[]
The Horn Book Magazine called Beth Krommes' work, "handsome stylized art".[4] School Library Journal wrote that the illustrations were "Impressive" and that the story's "poetic language and detailed art blend to create a whimsical delight."[6]
References[]
- ^ a b c Basbanes, Nicholas A. (2000-02-20). "New Volumes Picture Diversity". The Orlando Sentinel. p. 90. Retrieved 2017-12-06 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Children's Book Review: Grandmother Winter". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
- ^ Stern, Susan (2009). "Connecting Picture Books and Poems". Book Links. 18 (6): 22–25 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ a b Long, Jonna Rudge (September 1999). "Grandmother Winter". Horn Book Magazine. 75 (5): 599 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ Rider, Ann (July 2009). "Beth Krommes". Horn Book Magazine. 85 (4): 365–367 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ Owen, Maryann H. (September 1999). "Grandmother Winter (Book Review)". School Library Journal. 45 (9): 201 – via EBSCOhost.
External links[]
- 1999 children's books
- American picture books
- Picture books based on fairy tales