"The sisters trudged all the way to the top of the hill.
Celeste looked out over her winter kingdom. In
summertime, the garden appeared so different.
"Miriam, where do snow dragons go in the summer,"
asked Celeste."
Perfect for sharing on the first day that we have snow on the ground, this book will spark imagination and have young listeners clamoring to get outside to see if they can find magic in their own surroundings. As two sisters, Miriam and Celeste, step out into a wintry landscape, they cannot help but be enchanted by the wonder of it all.
Celeste, the younger of the two, is especially keen until she hears a rumbling sort of sound which her big sister explains is the 'roar of a snow dragon'. Miriam considers herself a dragon expert and wants to share what she knows on their slow meander through the backyard. She explains that a snowbank masks the dragon's existence, and that snow dragons love to collect the 'diamond dust' that fills their world in this moment.
As Celeste asks one question after another, Miriam offers magical explanations for what they are seeing. Celeste notices the frost on the windows; Miriam explains that it is frostfire. When Celeste asks about dragon tracks, Miriam tells her that snow dragons prefer flying over walking. On they go through the garden that no longer resembles the one they enjoyed in warmer times.
Miriam tells her sister that snow dragons must migrate to the North Pole in the summer to be with the penguins. Celeste is skeptical.
"I thought penguins lived in the South Pole,
not the North Pole ..." Celeste shrugged.
"But you're the expert.""
Considering herself queen of the backyard realm, Celeste goes off to find a dragon, while her sister builds a protective fort. Imagine her surprise when she finds a real snow dragon and can come back to offer new learning for her big sister. Ahhh! The power of a young one's imagination!
Beautifully told, with absolutely sparkling artwork, this book is a stunner!
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