Stella, Queen of the Snow (Stella and Sam)
It's Sam's first snowstorm and he has alotof questions. "Is the  snow cold? Can you eat a snowflake? Where does a snowman sleep? How many  snowflakes are there in a snowball?" His big sister, Stella, has the answer to  every question because she is very knowledgeable on the subject, being Queen of  the Snow. "Polar bears eat snowflakes for breakfast," Stella informs Sam."With milk?" asks Sam."Yes," says Stella. "And sugar."The two venture out into the white wonderland, exploring the tastes and textures  of snowflakes and snowballs, the thrill of sledding ("I think I'll walk down,"  says Sam), and the magic of snow angels. Worldly Stella instructs her cautious  little brother in all the ways of winter in the way only a big sister can.Readers will be gratified at the return ofStella, Star of the Sea's  adorable, true-to-life siblings. Popular award-winning author-illustrator  Marie-Louise Gay has created another breathtakingly cute picture book about  confident, carrot-top Stella and her earnest but uncertain little brother. Gay's  watercolors of blackbirds on denuded tree branches, a brown pup wading through  belly-deep snow, and the beaming siblings flailing their limbs to make snow  angels are simply perfect. And her kid-dialogue is perfection squared. (Ages 3  to 7)--Emilie Coulter