Rinat Primo's "Dandelion Snow" is both a happy and a sad book. During the school day, the children at Rainbow Kindergarden love playing in the beautiful fields at the edge of town. In a line, their teachers walk with them.

The book talks about the first winter rain and shows children running around amidst flowering meadows, which may confuse some children. In the United States, when the word winter is mentioned, most children don't immediately picture this.

They love all of the flowers, but the dandelion is their favorite. The bright yellow flowers fill the fields with joy. According to the children, dandelion tops look like grandparents with wispy white hair. Their hair flutters across the fields when gently blown.

Suddenly, a fence appeared. There will be no more green grass and flowering fields as new homes will be built in their place. Sadness fills the children's hearts. Where will all the flowers go? Where will they play?

As soon as the big yellow trucks arrive, they start digging up the fields. Their fields have turned gray. While on their way back to Rainbow Kindergarden, the children collect the dandelions and blow the white seeds everywhere.

New homes will appear next winter, as well as yellow dandelion flowers.

While the book is sad as the children lose their beloved playing field, it does end on a happy note.

I loved the narrative of this story. The author has written in so many relevant topics to lead a class discussion about - nature, neighborhoods, housing, seasons, cycles, friendship. This is a book with Kindergarten students at the centre and nature as the educator, The bold, bright illustrations alongside the greyscale neighbourhoods allow for the children and nature to stand out - yet another talking point.

This is definitely a title that I would add to my teaching collection and our school’s library.

This was so adorable and hopeful! I love that the book focused on dandelions over other flowers. Dandelions get such a bad reputation as weeds, but I love them!
The art in this was colorful and enjoyable as well!

A lovely little story for children, and great for dandelion lovers (of all ages)! Very much enjoyed it.

Dandelion Snow is a children’s book about change, nature and growth. My 9 yo child enjoyed it more than I did. For him, it was a 4.5 and for me 3.5 stars.

The message and idea are lovely. The children transform their environment with their love.

The plot and the style are great for children too. For my personal taste, these were 3 stars.

And the length is ideal with the in-depth exploration of the story (for a picture book) via the text and illustrations.