Perfect Snow
*Starred Review* "The winner of Canada's prestigious Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award in 2010, this distinctive picture book will find an appreciative audience in the Snow Belt, while inspiring snow envy in warmer climates." Booklist*Starred Review* "Two boys, next-door neighbors, awaken to find that snow has fallen overnight. At school, Scott works quietly while Jim watches the clock until...RECESS! Jim joins a 'crazy twister of kids' creating chaos on the playground, while at the edge of the schoolyard, while Scott attempts to improve his snowman-building technique and create 'the world's greatest team of snowmen.' By the end of lunchtime, all the children are working together, transforming Scott's solo project into 'The World's Greatest Totally Massive Snowman Fort!' From Scott's initial, quiet joy on discovering the snowfall to Jim's fist-pumping exuberance, the boys' personality differences are marked throughout the book, but their rock-solid friendship is at the heart of the understated, but satisfying story. Reid's artwork takes two forms; large, colorful plasticine illsutrations, and small ink drawings with sepia-toned, watercolor washes. In either medium, the figures of children are expressive and pleasing. The creatively detailed and remarkably well crafted plasticine illustrations include an engaging aerial view of kids playing in the snow at recess. The winner of Canada's prestigious Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award in 2010, this distinctive picture book will find an appreciative audience in the Snow Belt, while inspiring snow envy in warmer climates." Booklist