adorable illustrations and a fun story. ( )

I wanted to like "Little Owl's Snow" more than I did. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice enough book. It's the story of the woods changing from fall to winter and all that happens. Little Owl is able to see things not normally seen (like the animals underneath the frozen pond) but Little Owl is also ready for it to be spring. Friends are being missed.

For me, the book felt extremely formulaic. Other coworkers and I had planned on using it in a storytime. And while the illustrations are nice, the book lacks pizzazz one hopes for out of storytime material. None of us wound up using it in our winter-themed storytimes.

That being said, I like other Little Owl books....I think that is why this one did bum me out. ( )

Little Owl returns in this third picture-book adventure from author/illustrator Divya Srinivasan, following upon Little Owl's Night and Little Owl's Day. This time he experiences his first autumn and winter - his first snow! He watches as the leaves fall and some of his friends - Bear, Hedgehog - go into hibernation. Enjoying the foggy, snowy forest with Raccoon, he is assured by his mother that spring will come again...

Like its two predecessors, Little Owl's Snow pairs a simple but engaging text with absolutely magical illustrations. In truth, the visuals are what make these books stand out, and this is no exception. The bold colors pop on the pages, which mostly have deep black and gray backgrounds, and the stylized, big-eyed animal characters are sweetly appealing. Of course, as a fox lover I particularly enjoyed the wintry scenes in which a vibrantly red fox cavorts on a snowy white background. Recommended to young animal lovers, and to picture-book readers looking for stories about autumn and winter. ( )

Beautifully illustrated; sweetly told. Snow! ( )