Sally’s Snow Adventure, by Stephen Huneck (Abrams, 2006, 32 pages, $15.95, ages 4-8)
Sally and her new canine pals go saucering and snowboarding
and snowshoeing and hot dogs go skiing (dachshunds, actually). Sally even finds
going up the tow rope bumpy without skis.
Find out who the rescue dogs rescue in this fifth adventure
of The Sally Books series – the best one yet and so creative.
I love Sally,
America’s Favorite Lab
Sally lives in snow country on Dog Mountain in Vermont and
love the winter snow. In Sally’s Snow
Adventure, our favorite canine meets more new friends and tries more winter
sports. Always willing to be a sport, our gal is fun to be with. Actually she
has so much fun, she loses track of time. . . .
A New Classic – The
Sally Books
Sally’s Snow Adventure
is brilliantly written and illustrated with infinite care. Where have I been
not to have read The Sally Books before this?
Behind the Scenes
Who hasn’t heard of The Dog Chapel in Vermont?
Built by Stephen
Huneck (1948-2010) on Dog Mountain, The Dog
Chapel is a tribute to man’s best friend. Huneck was an artist depicting man’s
best friend in numerous ways: one of which was to write and illustrate books
for children - The Sally Books, starring Huneck’s black lab Sally, America’s
favorite dog. No humans appear, not even children – only parts of humans, like
hands for petting dogs and arms for driving them around. Because, after all,
these are dog books (for all children who understand dogs).
Huneck first drew the illustrations in crayon, then, for
each color, he carved a different block of wood. After each block was inked
with its one color, the blocks were stamped onto paper and allowed to dry.
Painstaking finished and filled with love, these illustrations are a national
treasure.
The Incomparable Value
of Sally
Who does Sally meet and what new things does she experience?
Each book is an adventure with Sally teaching her young readers how much fun it
is to meet new friends and try new things in new places like on the farm, at
the vet’s, at the beach, in the mountains – Sally even considers getting a job.
Charming and whimsical with a twist or two to keep the
giggles coming, even from the adults, The Sally Books are books to keep. They
are intensely child-centric and personal, told from a dog’s point of view so
children understand.
Next: Sally Gets a Job
The Sally Books:
Sally Goes to the
Beach, Sally Goes to the Mountains, Sally Goes to the Farm, Sally Goes to the Vet , Sally’s Snow Adventure,
Sally Gets a Job and Sally Goes to
Heaven
Sally’s Great Balloon
Adventure
Sally at the Farm, Sally
in the Sand
My Dog’s Brain, The
Dog Chapel, and Even Bad Dogs Go to
Heaven
