BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Claire’s beautiful island of Hawaii is not conducive to a school report on winter. Her father takes the family up into the mountains to see the little snow Hawaii gets. Disappointed, Claire hopes that someday she will get to see the real thing, with the right clothes and make snow angels. When the family goes to the beach, Dad helps Claire make a “sandman” and they also enjoy “sand angels”.
Always happy to see a book set in Hawaii – this one created by author and illustrator from the islands. And yes, it really is possible to build a sandman. The story itself is a little clunky and ranges wildly between school, home, wishes, the beach – I really wished for the whole thing to make more sense.
Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS
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