I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I'm not generally a fan of wordless books, but I loved the art in this one.

This was a nice wordless text about building friendships when the opportunity presents itself. A neighbor child sees a new child move in next door, and decides to befriend despite his misgivings. The new boy is unfamiliar with the landscape and is a bit apprehensive and fearful of giving the neighbor girl a chance, but she proves impossible to resist and he was a lot of fun in spite of himself. I'm sure a child audience could piece together the plot from the illustrations and would probably enjoy it.

This is a very cute story. I enjoyed watching the progression of expressions on the new child's face, as he went from being afraid and skeptical about the snow to loving it. The child who helped him to play in the snow was very kind and imaginative, and did well at drawing the newcomer out of his shell. The wordless book was an effective way to convey the idea that there was a language barrier.
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley, and these are my honest thoughts about it.

I received an electronic ARC from Second Story Press through NetGalley.
When the young boy overcomes his fears, he meets a new friend and has amazing adventures in the snow. The new friend is gentle and welcoming and wants their new neighbor to see the beauty of the winter day. Together, they experience many ways to have fun in the snow.
Soft focused illustrations accent the joy. Readers can spot the snow doves on several pages.
Tender book about reaching out and welcoming others as well as conquering fears of the unknown.

I read and advanced copy of, Snow Doves, by Nancy Hartry, Gabrielle Grimard. This was a picture book with no words, a first for me. I loved the pictures, and the colors, Sami who is in a new country and his neighbor Joy, who do not speak the same language. So Joy does great improvisations on what she want to tell Sami. Playing outside in the snow, building snowman, interacting in Joys house. This is a great story.

A children's story with no words and only cute heartwarming illustrations of children and their adventures in snow. A new friendship being built and fostered through the power of humanity not language.

Winter being my favorite season, makes me love this story even more.
I got tears of joy going through this little book.

I loved this book. Please read the back of this book before reading it to your child. My granddaughter and I shared this book, I say shared because it is a wordless story. I explained to her before we started that the two friends do not speak the same language, so they do not understand what each other says, but they can get their message across with their actions. We then went through the story and she made it up as we went along. I was astonished with her ideas and details. I am going to buy this one to have around as we can make up stories and change them when we feel like it. The illustrations by Gabrielle Grimard are wonderful. They show the delight and emotions shared by these two children. I definitely recommend this one.

This is such a sweet story line, with how a child can go above and beyond just simple friendship. The story is unwritten but the meaning in the pictures is clear. Parents can prompt children to help tell the story as they go. The lesson is simple but many during this time need to remember it. How scared someone could be to come to a new area or even a new time in the world, looking at the many changes we need to do.
the artwork is sweet and perfectly fitting the story line. Artist and author worked well together.

Sweet Picture-Only Story About New Friends

I read and review a number of children's picture books, but I've never seen one that didn't have words! This is my first one. I thought the illustrations were well done, clearly showing the emotions of the children and the beauty of the snow-filled day. I'm such a word person, though, I found myself wondering how a parent would share this book with a child. Is reading time child-directed, where the parent asks the child what they see in the illustrations? Does the parent direct the child to note particular things on the pages? A young boy is new in the area, and a young neighbor girl comes over to invite him to play out in the snow. He doesn't want to go, afraid of the chill. They take a long and amusing time to figure out what he should wear when they go out. Then they spend the day outside building a snowman, tobogganing, and feeding some birds. In a two-page spread that I didn't fully understand until I read the back cover, they make snow angels that then turn into doves and fly away. The story is about making friends and perhaps even facing your fears. I have to say, though, I'm enough of a word nerd, that I wish there were some words! But the story was adequately told just in pictures.

I received an e-galley from Second Story Press in exchange for an honest review.

SNOW DOVES by Nancy Hartry and illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard is a wordless story about friendship and finding the courage to face one’s fears. Sami is new to the country and has never experienced the cold winter before but with the help of his neighbour, Joy, he soon discovers the joy and magic of playing outside in the snow.

It is a beautifully illustrated story - which is quite vital for a wordless story. I love how readers will need to really pay attention to the illustrations to follow along and that in having no words, there is magic that just flies off the page.

Beautiful little book celebrating overcoming fears and trusting and leaning on friends to help us show courage and bravery! Also enjoying new experiences, the snow, winter,bundling up, asking for and receiving help from our little friends and encouraging one another..

Two little friends Sami and Joy do not speak the same language but that doesn't stop them from commincating! Joy shows Sami how to overcome his fears of the cold and playing outside. Joy helps Sami get bundled up to go outside into the magical winter wonderland of snow and cold!! Sami becomes braver and braver with his little friend, Joy by his side! He discovers playing in the snow is magical and he enjoys a perfect day of new experiences with Joy buiding a friendship and developing trust in each other, playfully building a snowman and tossing snowballs to each other! The two little ones discover a sled, take a risk and take an amazing journey flying on the sled down the hill! At the end of a beautiful day the children make snow angels and watch in amazement as the angels magically turn into doves and fly away! A celebration of friendship and peace!
The art work in the book should appeal to little ones and give lots of ideas and experiences to encourage new and descriptive vocabulary! Lovely!

I love wordless picture books! They really help in aiding children's language development while being so engaging! The illustrations are adorable! Tow little neighbors learn to play together even thought they do not speak the same language. Lovely story!

With beautiful illustrations a child is hesitant to go outside and play in the snow. Being a wordless picture book, I found that I absolutely related to the images of finding winter wear and playing outside. But the fact that Sami was a new arrival to a snowy country was missed on me -- however, I feel that is because I assumed (without reading the blurb first) that it was just a tale about two kids going outside to play. I remember when our good friend's wife came over from the Phillipines with their daughters and she kept commenting on the cold fall weather -- and was waiting for the multicultural center to give them a session on winter clothing -- so I went through all of ours and brought her clothing not even realizing this was something she had to "wait" to learn about. So this book is important - and even so without the words :)

This beautiful no-word picture book chronicles the story of Sami, a recent arrival to a country with snow, and the neighbor girl who befriends him. She invites him out to play in the snow and makes sure he has the clothing to enjoy the experience the fun of snowmen, sledding, and snow angels.

Parents will find it the perfect springboard for discussing feelings of fear, new experiences, and friendships. Teachers will find it a valuable tool for creative writing (students could add text to the pictures to describe what's happening or how the characters feel).

I couldn't find it on Amazon, and I hope it shows up soon so I can pre-order it.

This is an adorable wordless book about a new friend in a new place. The illustrations are colorful, vivid, but also have a watercolor quality that adds to the simply magic of this book, reminding us the simple joys of new friends and new places.

A wordless picture book is not something I have a lot of experience with and I’m not entirely certain this one works. There are some lovely moments, though, and the illustrations are charming. But the back blurb refers to the kids in the book as Sami and Joy, yet the e-galley text itself gives no names, being wordless. Am I missing something?

I would be interested to revisit this book with a small child - or observe children interact with it on their own. And those situations would be the real measure of its success. Meanwhile, I am intrigued by the concept if not yet sold on it.

This is a wordless book about Sami, who is an immigrant. His new neighbor, Joy, encourages him to experience snow for the first time. You see him go from an uncertain newcomer to a friend enjoying frolicking in the snow.

With no text, the only critique is on the illustrations and the message they send. The illustrations are simple. The story of welcoming a newcomer, inclusion, and friendship are wonderful topics to ponder in our current cultural times. I don’t really understand why, after the kids made the snow angels, they showed doves lifting into the sky. Perhaps it was to represent the purity of childlike friendship or perhaps the author was trying to portray it as a spiritual experience. I prefer the former conclusion.

I received the advanced ARC copy from net galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

This is a wordless picture book telling the story about a child who has just moved to a new house and feels cold, fed up and unsure about the new place and new surroundings until another comes to the house and encourages him to go outdoors to play in the snow.
The two children become fast friends and have so much fun and adventure playing out in the snow together.

This is a beautiful picture book and so easy to understand what is happening through the book. This book is a fantastic book to encourage children to talk about what is happening in the story and would also be a great book for children moving house to share with their parent or carer to help outline how they feel about the move, their worries, fears etc.

I am not sure if this book is supposed to be wordless, or if there is a problem with my digital galley. I hope it stays wordless. The illustrations are stunning and pull you into the story. I would not have known the two kids didn’t speak the same language if it had not said so on the back. But it didn’t matter. This story was about the enduring love of childhood, and how play crosses all boundaries.

Sometimes words are not needed when it comes to fear and friendship. This wordless book expresses the fear of Sami who has arrived in a new country. He is scared and unsure. Joy his next door neighbor sees her new neighbor and invites to play in the snow. They can't communicate with each other with words but with a smile from Joy, she shares how fun playing in the snow can be.

The illustration show the faces of fear, friendship, encouragement, laughter, and acceptance. A wonderful book to share with the children in your life.

A Special Thank you to Second Story Press and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.