Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening
by Robert Frost
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Author: Robert FrostBrand: Dutton
Illustrator: Susan Jeffers
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-09-24
ISBN: 0525467343
Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Book Reviews of Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening
Book Review: *A Mitten-full of Snowflakes and Dreams*
Summary: 5 Stars
Snow drifted down overnight and throughout the day, leaving our woods a veritable wonderland. I rushed to put my hands on this book, "STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING." I knew Robert Frost's words would be especially appropriate this snowy day to introduce children to the lyrical beauty of this poem.
Susan Jeffers has used pen and ink, with some colored pencils in an overlay, to convey her childlike appreciation of the HUSH that settles like snow in the deep woods, and her love for all its creatures. The bearded Santa-type figure who drives the sleigh follows just the right instincts when he pauses to examine the "downy flakes" alighting on his mitten. What child hasn't studied these in wonder as they fall like stars out of the sky? Jeffers must also have enjoyed drawing the large hexagonal designs of flakes floating in the foreground.
Robert Frost's first line "Whose woods these are I think I know" is one of perfection, and with humor and music the poem continues. Reviewer mcHAIKU is grateful for a childhood filled with poetry, for hearing Robert Frost in person as an adolescent, and for the aching memory of the poet at JFK's inaugural ceremonies - - aging in the way he had so often written about.
Read, and 'SAY' poetry to your children, and encourage them to write so they will lose the fear of expressing themselves. And enjoy to the fullest every possible moment in the out-of-doors, snowy or otherwise!
Summary of Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening
Robert Frost's timeless classic of a traveler enjoying the simple pleasures of a quiet snowy evening is brought to stunning life by Caldecott Honor?artist Susan Jeffers. This elegant deluxe edition with handsome vellum jacket and foiled type design has become a winter favorite for the whole family.Robert Frost's well-known poem takes on new life in its first picture-book adaptation. The poem--long appreciated for its strong rhythm and evocative images--leaves readers wondering, "Where was the man going on the darkest night of the year?" and "Why on earth did he stop by the woods in a snowstorm?" Artist Susan Jeffers answers these questions visually--the kindly older gentleman who narrates the poem stops his sleigh to feed the forest birds and creatures. He stops once more to visit his daughter and grandchildren, then is off again through a blizzard, with many miles to go before he can sleep. The silent beauty of a snowy night shines through Jeffers's artwork; the man's clothing and blanket are the only bright touches of color in the white and wintry world of the woods. This quiet yet powerful book has a magic all its own. (Ages 4 to 7)
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