Diamond In The Snow - Softcover

Jonathan Emmett

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1406373532 ISBN 13: 9781406373530

Publisher: GARDNERS VI BOOKS AMS006, 2017

Synopsis

A warm-hearted wintertime tale and another outing for the lovable Mole and his friends.COLD-diggerty! Mole thinks the diamond he's found is magic. It appeared from nowhere ... then it disappeared altogether! Mole is very disappointed when his friends let him in on the icy secret - that his diamond is, in fact, an icicle - until he discovers that magic can be found in all sorts of unexpected places.

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About the Author

Jonathan Emmett gave up architecture in 1995 to pursue a career as a writer and has since had huge success with his series of Mole stories: Bringing Down the Moon, Diamond in the Snow, No Place Like Home, A Secret Worth Sharing and The Best Gift of All. He also developed two stories of Hilltop Farm: The Pig's Knickers and A Spot of Bother, also illustrated by Vanessa Cabban. He lives in Nottingham with his family. Vanessa Cabban was awarded a degree in Illustration from Brighton University and an MA from the Royal College of Art. As well as the Mole books, Vanessa illustrated the bestselling series Dear Tooth Fairy, Dear Father Christmas and Dear Mermaid, written by Alan Durant, and collaborated with Jeanne Willis on Emily Peppermint's Toy School

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2—Waking up and seeing his first snow, Mole goes off to explore and slips and slides down a hill, crashing into a tree. He mistakes an icicle for a diamond but as he carries it home, it melts. His sadness disappears when his friends explain what it was and he gazes at the awe-inspiring beauty of the icicles on a tree at sunset. The story's action surrounds the text like a part of the landscape, while the cartoonlike animals portray the playfulness and rambunctiousness of children. Comic-book panels show the comical movement of Mole's adventure up and down the hill. However, although the watercolors of the woodland change for the upcoming sunset, the icicle-covered tree is fairly drab and unlikely to attract children's attention. Regardless, this is a creative addition to the winter-themed books because it does capture the magic and curiosity of children experiencing their first snowfall.—Jessica Lamarre, Medford Public Library, MA
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About this edition

• Publisher: GARDNERS VI BOOKS AMS006
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1406373532
• ISBN 13: 9781406373530
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Vanessa Cabban