Just SNOW Already!

Flashlight Press, 2023

32 pages, PreK – 3^rd

Lexile: AD450L

ISBN-13:  978-1947277984

One boy is filled with anticipation when he hears there is snow in the forecast.  He cannot think of anything else and waits impatiently all day for flakes to fall.  He spends the day looking out the window, waiting and watching.  He is so intent on looking up that he misses all the commotion on the street below.  In the end, just as he is ready to give up, the long-awaited flakes finally begin to fall. He exclaims, “Nothing is as fun as snow!”  Any child who has waited for snow will identify with this playful story of snow. The detailed illustrations provide lots to look at and enjoy.  It is also a gentle reminder to enjoy the moment and notice what is around us.   

About the Author:

Howard McWilliam worked as a financial analyst until 2005, when he shifted to focus on his emerging career as an illustrator.  He started as a political cartoonist, and he eventually added children’s books to his repertoire. He is a prolific illustrator and has currently illustrated eight books for children. His first picture book, I Need My Monster by Flashlight Press, won multiple awards and has been translated into five languages.  

Pathways connections:  Friends and Family, My World and Others, The Environment

Reviewed by Cheryl The, PhD

Professor of Education

Southwestern Adventist University