Who Will Make the Snow?
Written by Taras Prokhasko.
Illustrated by Marjana Proshasko.
Translated from Ukrainian by Boris Dralyuk and Jennifer
Croft.
Elsewhere, 2023.
The two newest moles in the forest learn to dig
themselves out of their comfort zones and experience the boundless,
unpredictable world around them – a Social Emotional Learning adventure. Twin
moles, Purr and Craw, are born on the first day of spring. The newest members
of their woodland world, they’re curious about everything. What is swimming?
Why does mother speak French as she makes pancakes? What does father scrawl in
his notebook? Do animals live in the sea? Why do grownups eat smelly cheese?
How do we get better when we're sick? What happens when we die? As they start
to grow up, every day is filled with another adventure as they explore the
peculiar characters that surround them in the forest. Home is always waiting
for them, filled with the clacking of father’s typewriter, the sound of mother
playing her upright bass, and the smells of quince jam and medicinal moss
brews. During their adventures outside the home, they learn that the world is
sometimes scarier, stranger and more dangerous than it seemed from the pocket
of their father’s coat. Each new encounter leaves Purr and Craw a little braver
and wiser and with a few extra friends. Beautifully illustrated with scenes of
mischief and discovery by Marjana Prohasko, Who Will Make the Snow?
reminds us that the world is always larger and more wonderful than we can see
from our own corner of the woods.
An early chapter book. Very cute, however many tasks are assigned
based on gender stereotypes.