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TEN WAYS TO HEAR SNOW

Kenard Pak Cathy Camper

A snowy day, a trip to grandma's, time spent cooking with one another, and space to pause and discover the world around you come together in this perfect book for reading and sharing on a cozy winter day.
One winter morning, Lina wakes up to silence. It's the sound of snow -- the kind that looks soft and glows bright in the winter sun. But as she walks to her grandmother's house to help make the family recipe for warak enab, she continues to listen.

As Lina walks past snowmen and across icy sidewalks, she discovers ten ways to pay attention to what might have otherwise gone unnoticed. With stunning illustration by Kenard Pak and thoughtful representation of a modern Arab American family from Cathy Camper, Ten Ways to Hear Snow is a layered exploration of mindfulness, empathy, and what we realize when the world gets quiet.


Cathy Camper is the author of the Lowriders in Space graphic novel series. She is a founding member of the Portland Women of Color Zine Collective, and she loves making stuffed grape leaves like her Lebanese grandma did with family and friends. Cathy also works as an outreach librarian, serving schools and kids grades K-12. You can visit her online at cathycamper.com or follow her on Twitter @cfastwolf.
Kenard Pak is a picture book and book cover illustrator. He's illustrated children's books such as Have You Heard the Nesting Bird? by Rita Gray and The Dinner That Cooked Itself by J. C. Hsyu. He is the author/illustrator of Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn and Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter. He lives in San Francisco with his wife and their cat. Visit his website at pandagun.com or follow him on Twitter @kenardpak.
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Published 2020-10-13 by Kokila

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Published 2020-10-13 by Kokila

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TEN WAYS TO HEAR SNOW is a An NPR Best Book of 2020 A Powell's Best Children's Book of 2020 A Pacific Northwest Indie Bestseller A National Indie Bestseller Maryland Association of School Librarians Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Nominee Wisconsin Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla Award 2021 Oregon State Award Finalist IBBY's 2020-2021 Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities list

A warm, comforting story with a wintry backdrop... A fine selection for teachers requesting picture books on the senses and a natural for reading aloud before the season's first snowfall.

A gentle, affirmative story of a little girl's winter walk through her neighborhood to visit a beloved grandmother... Kenard Pak's softly saturated watercolors evoke winter's diffused light and vivid pop of children's mittens and hats, making cold days something to savor.

[T]he emphasis on sensory exploration forges new ways to think about intergenerational, intercultural connections.

Not since Ezra Jack Keats in Snowy Day and Karen Gundersheimer in Happy Winter has snow been so lovingly depicted, in a counting game for children in all seasons.

Luminous aquatint-like views of snow-covered neighborhood streets by Pak (Maud and Grand-Maud) contribute serenity to this story about senses and perception.Deliberately paced, peppered with sound words, and centered around a close-knit family's routines and meals, this story by Camper (the Lowriders in Space series) is just right for winter reading.

On her way to her grandmother's, Lina counts the ways she hears snow... Using soft, clear, and calming colors, Pak portrays the neighborhood in the aftermath of the snowstorm... His quiet compositions complement Camper's words, which beautifully evoke the experience.

[Camper] makes Lina a staunch heroine as she plows through the snow; the sounds she hears (such as "Ploompf!" and "Swish-wish, swish-wish") make for inviting and performative reading aloud... This cries out for a choral performance of the snow sounds.