- White Snow, Bright Snow, Alvin Tresselt [1900-2000], Roger Duvoisin [1900-1980]
**''When it begins to look, feel, and smell like snow, everyone prepares for a winter blizzard. At the first snowfall of the year, all the grown-ups do their usual things when a snowstorm comes, while the children are filled with wonder.''**
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- earnestironic
- warmbleak
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- First published
- 1947
- Pages
- 33
- Publisher
- Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., Inc., Tandem Library, Scholastic
- Editions
- 12
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780833524812
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Alvin Tresselt (September 30, 1916, Passaic, New Jersey – July 24, 2000) was an American children's book author and graphic designer. His book White Snow, Bright Snow (illustrated by Roger Duvoisin) won the Caldecott Medal. One of his most popular books was his retelling of the Ukrainian folktale The Mitten, illustrated by Yaroslava Mills. Tresselt grew up in Passaic and graduated from Passaic High School in 1934. He died on July 24, 2000 at his home in Burlington, Vermont at the age of 83.
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