Oh!

By Kevin Henkes

Book Overview

This joyful board book edition of Oh by the award-winning team of Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek celebrates the fun of playing in the snow. For readers who love The Snowy Day.

"'Oh ' becomes a universal expression of friskiness elicited by the first blanket of snow." -Publishers Weekly

What could be better than waking up to discover that it has snowed all night? Going outside to play in it, of course Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek's very first collaboration is a dazzling one. This cozy, sparkling book is just right for the very young, who will see themselves in the two energetic toddlers who are bundled up against the cold and happy to jump and roll and crunch and hop alongside their backyard friends--a squirrel, a rabbit, cat, dog, and flock of cheerful birds. Let it snow and snow and snow Oh

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688170536
• ISBN13: 9780688170530
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

OH! What a book!

Snow has fallen during the night, so in the morning the animals and children can't wait to go out to play. Each animal is featured with it's own poetic text and acrylic illustration which gives the book a quick pace at the outset, then a full two-page spread halts the action so we can all marvel at the winter wonderland and exclaim "OH!" Henkes words and Dronzek's pictures are perfectly matched to carry the listeners through a day in the snow. Continuity is provided with the story beginning and ending with a page of falling snowflakes transporting readers into an almost dreamlike state. Read at bedtime, this can only inspire young imaginations to wish for snow. A warm book for a cold winter day recommended for children two through five.

An appealing book for toddlers

This story and its illustrations evoke the gentle magic of a snowfall. The text is rhythmic and pleasantly repetitive. Small children would love the simple paintings of familiar animals. The climactic 2-page spread has plenty for a toddler to pore over without being too busy.The language and sentence structure are simple enough to make this book useful as an easy reader as well.