A teacher assignment is to make season dioramas. From a hat, Claire hoped NOT to pick WINTER. And lo and behold, she picked WINTER. But she cannot create winter as she has in her dreams. So, dad takes the family to the mountains to see Hawaiian snow. This crusty, hard snow did not meet her expectations. Someday, someday, she wishes to live in a world of snow as she imagines in her dreams.Someday, the little girl thinks she will grow up, move away, and enjoy real snow. On the following day after

When Claire is given a school assignment to make a diorama about a season, she is giving winter. Living on the Big Island of Hawaii makes the assignment even more challenging, but with the help of her family Claire is able to imagine what a real winter could be, and she longs to experience a real winter in her lifetime.

SNOW ANGEL, SAND ANGEL tells the story of Clare, a young Hawaiian girl who dreams of snow. At school, Clare is assigned a season, and when she gets winter, she is very disappointed - she has never even seen real snow, so how would she be able to talk about it? Her parents tell her that there is snow on Hawaii and take her to Mauna Kea, where she sees snow - but this is older snow and it does not make snowmen in the way she has seen in books. She dreams of the day when she will be away from Hawai...

The overall theme is to be grateful for what you have and where you are, I suppose ... but Claire, really, you want to get away from Hawai'i so you can tromp around in snow? Good lord. And don't be so pissy about the things your parents are doing to try to get you to experience it at home. Vibrant illustrations.

I received a copy of Snow Angel, Sand Angel by Lois-Ann Yamanaka from Blue Slip Media and Penguin Random House Kids in exchange for an honest review.In Snow Angel, Sand Angel, Claire is disappointed when she is assigned the season of winter for a class assignment. She lives in Hawai'i where they experience winter quite differently from the winters that are in the movies and the books. Her father decides to take the family out to the Mauna Kea, the tallest mountain the world where there is snow.

When Claire has to do a project on winter, she gets frustrated because she has never even seen snow. That’s because Claire lives in Hawaii. When her father reminds her that Hawaii does have snow, in Mauna Kea, the tallest mountain in the world from seafloor to summit, Claire gets excited to go see it. So after the next mountain snowstorm, the family goes for a drive to Mauna Kea.Unfortunately, it isn’t anything like what Claire imagined. The snow is more like ice because the snowstorm was severa...

When Claire draws winter as the season she must write a report on, she's disappointed. After all, in Hawaii, it's not like she imagines it to be in much of the world. When her father takes the family to the top of Mauna Kea after a snow storm, the experience isn't what she expected. As she and her family try making a snowman, snowballs, and try sledding on an inner tube, she can't help but imagine what 'real' snow in winter would be like. Later that day, the family enjoys time at their favorite

This review was originally written for The Baby Bookworm. Visit us for new picture books reviews daily!Hello, friends! Our book today is Snow Angel, Sand Angel, written by Lois-Ann Yamanaka and illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky, a unique twist on the concept of “the grass is always greener”.Claire has lived her entire life, like her father and grandfather, on the Big Island of Hawai’i; yet what would be considered a paradise for so many is a sometimes a source of frustration for Claire. When she...

I'm giving this book two stars because although I didn't really like it that much there were a few things that I did like. I loved the illustrations and the fact that the mother in the story was drawn as a full figured woman. That was nice to see-a "real" person instead of a model. I didn't like the main character at all. She came across as really selfish. Her dad did everything he could to help her experience winter and she just seemed ungrateful. At one point it irritated me. The story picks u...

This picture book is a 3.5 for me. Just about everyone has experienced the feeling that things must be better or more interesting somewhere else. And while that might be true, often, it turns out that the grass is not greener on the other side. In this culturally-rich picture book, Claire is unable to see the beauty of her home on Big Island, Hawaii, and wonders what winter might be like in a place with snow and a cold climate. When her father takes the family to Maunea Kea to see snow, Claire i...

There is so much to love about this book! This is a beautiful celebration of Hawaii and all its unique cultural and geographic features. Even more than that, the narrative here celebrates family, home, imagination, and dreams. A young girl named Claire has never seen snow and as she spends time with her family feeling grumpy about her island home's lack of snow-filled adventures she slowly begins to open her eyes to the unique experiences right in front of her and the bonds she shares with her f...

I received an electronic ARC from Random House Children’s Books.Gorgeous illustrations support this story about Claire's desire to see real snow. They live on the big island in Hawaii so her dad takes her to the highest mountain to experience the snow there. For Claire, it's not the same as the stories she has read. Her family tries to draw her into the fun but she finds reasons to talk about the differences rather than the similarities. Classes and families can use this as a dialogue moment to

Claire lives in Hawaii and yearns to see snow. When her father takes the family to Mauna Kea, she is disappointed to see "old snow." Later they go to the beach and make a sandman and sand angels and she is able to appreciate the nature around her. A lovely picture book with a unique perspective that will be an interesting addition to units about weather and seasons around the world.

Claire's been surrounded by the sun and sand of Hawaii her whole life. But she wants something different. She wants to experience snow. Her father takes her to the top of Mauna Kea where she gets to experience snow for the first time. The 'old' crusty snow does not in any way live up to her imaginings. Despite her family's best efforts the experience is anything but satisfying for Claire. She continues to dream of enjoying 'real' snow, 'real' sledding, and building a 'real' snowman. It isn't unt...

I loved this little girl who wants to live where it snows and make snow angels for herself. Her parents show her how to make them in Hawaii in the mountains and at the beach. And in the back is a glossary of Hawaiian words. The note in the back instructs you to learn and talk about different worlds to yours and compare them.

A native Hawaiian girl gets an assignment to make a diorama about winter. Her father takes the family up to Mauna Kea and the girl experiences all the fun snow activities. Then she does the same fun activities in the sand on the beach. My Mock Caldecott friends selected it as a possible contender. I’m not feeling it.

One nice thing in life is when one realizes that where they live is rather a wonderful place. The grass is NOT always greener elsewhere. In Hawaii, Claire is learning about the seasons but is sad because she's never seen snow. Her father drives the family to the top of Mauna Kea, the tallest mountain in the world, to see snow! But it's crunchy, not like the feathery snow Claire has imagined. They do make a snowman, but it's a little chunky. Along the story, she and her brother, Timbo, imagine w

A story about finding snow at the peak of the Big Island of Hawaii, but also about doing stereotypical snow things (snow man, snow angels, throwing snow balls) using sand on the beach.It's about satisfaction with where you are and not always wishing for something different.Hawaiian words mixed in.

Claire lives on the Big Island of Hawaii with her family. For a school assignment she has to create a diorama of a season - and is assigned winter. She is not happy -- she's never even seen snow! How can she create a diorama about winter? Her father takes the family to Mauna Kea where she can see snow but she's still unhappy and grumpy -- this is NOT like the snow she has read about in books. Some day, she thinks, she will leave Hawaii and experience REAL snow. But then the family goes to the be...

A unique and vibrantly illustrated look at winter in Hawaii in which a young girl learns to be grateful for what she has rather than longing for what she doesn't (fluffy snow, for one). Family play wins the day.