The Smallest Snowflake was such a sweet story. The illustrations were gorgeous and so detailed. I love that it was set in winter. Overall, a great read that I would highly recommend.

I recognized this author after reviewing another one of her stories but I did not like this one as much. I didn't really understand the message of the story (aside from being confident enough to do your own thing) and the ending didn't make a ton of sense to me. I think kids will enjoy the illustrations, they really are beautiful, but this was not Bernadette's best work in my opinion.

The Smallest Snowflake is a sweet children’s book about a tiny snowflake who wishes to find a happy and warm home. The artwork is beautiful in this one.

**thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the e-arc I received in exchange for my honest review**

This story is narrated by snowflakes who are talking about where they will travel. The snowflakes are having conversations with one another. It was an unique concept. But my favourite part of this book were the illustrations which were magical. Their were illustrations of winter landscapes with snow falling everywhere. It felt very dreamlike. I really liked this book and I highly recommend it.

Although I really loved this and would have liked to have given it 5 stars, the truth is this book is not for every child, heck is not for most children. It is quiet and almost melancholy in nature. It's a contemplative piece about nature. It fact that our protagonist is a snowflake that longs for warmth is a creative turn that will delight some kids but the ending is almost bleak in that context. I loved the ethereal quality to the illustrations.

Magical and a heartwarming story about snowflakes.

This is just gorgeous and truly enchanting. The illustrations are gorgeously done-a book that must definitely be shared to readers out there; it would make them sigh and dream in delight for sure. I vowed to have my very own copy and I can't believe that it escaped my radar! Picture books with enchanting tales are so me!

Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

~Charming illustrations paired with a touching tale~

What an adorable story perfect for the winter season. A tale of a little snowflakes that has goals & dreams that are different from the other snowflake, but perfect for this snowflake.

Great for snuggling time with your favorite little reader :)

First, let's talk about these illustrations, THEY ARE GORGEOUS!!! Absolutely a book I would want to have in our home library and turn into a re-read every Winter.

The writing style was great and I really loved how it explained the changing of the seasons as well.

I read this to my sons for homeschooling purposes and they absolutely loved looking at the photos and enjoyed the story as well. It was up with Jan Brett's winter books as far as I am concerned.

the Smallest Snowflake was a really heart-warming book about a little snowflake who just wants to be warm and cozy. I loved the illustrations that showed a variety of locations where the snowflakes went. It was a very sweet book.

The Smallest Snowflake is a picture book about a snowflake following her dream. I enjoyed the descriptive language used throughout the book, especially during the snowflakes' journey. The text had movement, just like the snowflakes.

Thank you so much to NorthSouth Books and Netgalley for the Ebook to read and review.

A magical tale of snowflakes as the venture out in flutters to their dream location where they will rest all winter, and one small snowflake that wanted to be different.

This was a really cute story each snowflake was so unique, different and dreamt of travelling somewhere completely different. Sharing their dreams with each other and smallest snowflake was adorable wanting to explore something they aren’t usually supposed to.

The illustrations were so beautiful throughout this book and it felt like you were there in the winter weather and the snowfall, exploring the world each snowflake at a time. The writing within the pages were so detailed and described in such a perfect way.

This would be a perfect book during winter time, to sit and read with your young children, it’s so magical and sweet.

4 Stars
This is a heartwarming picture book about a tiny snowflake that has a different dream than her friends. She only wants to go somewhere warm! She travels distances to find a home with a flowerbox on a window sill. She sits there, enjoying the warmth inside the house and sharing her happiness with the snowdrops. And when spring arrives, she is the happiest snowflake.
The best parts of the book are the illustrations. These have a fairytale-like feeling with pictures of quaint towns, castles, Eskimos, and a picturesque home with a lovely garden. I love how the color scheme changes from the beginning to the end. The detailing is just as lovely without being too sharp or bold.
I wish the font size was better. It is as tiny as the snowflake (in the electronic version) and leaves a lot of white space.
To sum up, The Smallest Snowflake is a touching book with adorable illustrations. Grab it for the illustrations.
I received an ARC from NetGalley and NorthSouth Books and am voluntarily leaving a review.

A big thank you to NetGalley and North South Books for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. This is a children's book. The illustrations were absolutely beautiful-they are definitely 5 stars. The story is cute but a little odd. It does highlight the fact that everyone is different and that it is okay to be different. It ended sort of abruptly, and that may lead to difficult questions from children. Still it is beautiful and enjoyable. 4 stars

The snowflakes make plans to travel to different places but the littlest snowflake has a different dream...to be warm. Floating to a sweet little cottage, the snowflake settles into a window box and looks in on the warmth of the home. As spring begins, white snowdrops sprout in the window box. Eventually, spring comes and the little snowflake melts with joy.

The illustrations are 5*! Beautiful and mystical illustrations give this book such a magical snowy feel. However, the storyline is a bit disjointed toward the ending which makes it seem incomplete. Even the MC description changes from smallest snowflake to littlest snowflake. It is not clear exactly what dream the little snowflake wants to occur. Maybe being warm? Or giving warmth to someone else as he does to the snowdrops? The story also ends rather abruptly, leaving the reader to ponder what the ending means which is unusual for a younger children’s book.

I received this book from the author/publisher free of charge, with no expectation of a positive review.

I received an ARC of The Smallest Snowflake, by Bernadette Watts. This is a sweet story about Snowflakes. Where they want to go, and what happens when spring comes.

The Smallest Snowflake is a beautifully illustrated book. I am not sure how to feel about the story itself. It could be interpreted many different ways I suppose. I wasn’t sure the reasoning behind the snowflake wanting to go somewhere warm, other than it was unique. Overall, my son enjoyed looking at the pictures.

Thank you to Netgalley , the author and the publisher for a chance to read and review this adorable children's book! Oh what fun it would be to be a snowflake and travel the world! This is a wonderful book that I am sure children will love for a long time!

The illustrations in this book were beautiful. I enjoyed getting to see the places snowflakes travelled and the idea that a snowflake would want to be warm.

Thank you, North South Books Inc, for the advance reading copy.

I am so mesmerized by the magical illustrations! The book is so beautiful inside out.

I love the beautiful concept of the story as well. It gives a strong idea about each of us being unique and beautiful in our own way.

Beautiful indeed.

It's a strange story with beautiful artwork, whose moral isn't all that clear and mostly left to the reader's discretion.

It's about a snowflake, the littlest amongst her peers, who has a dream different to them. Whilst the other snowflakes await the Winter wind eagerly to be transported to exciting places such as the top of the tallest mountain or a beautiful forest or an imposing castle, the smallest snowflake dreams of going someplace warm. That's the weird part, you'd think "snowflake's chance in (insert hot place)" exists for a reason, but this snowflake knowingly and deliberately seeks the warmth that will mean its end. What's the lesson here? Follow your dreams even if it costs you your life? Seek the place you belong in even if it's not in your nature? I couldn't rightly say, the moral is ambiguous to my understanding, and I wonder what I'm missing here.

The strength of this picture book is the illustrations, as Bernadette Watts' art shines here. She has done wintery landscapes beautifully, and children and adults will enjoy them far more than the story, which could also be a good conversation starter to tell children about the topics the book seems to be addressing.