White Snow, Bright Snow

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White Snow, Bright Snow

Author	Alvin Tresselt
Illustrator	Roger Duvoisin
Genre	Children's picture book
Publisher	Lothrop
Publication date	1947
Publication place	United States
ISBN	0-688-08294-7
OCLC	17675801
Dewey Decimal	[E] 19
LC Class	PZ7.T732 Wh 1988

White Snow, Bright Snow is a 1947 children's book written by Alvin Tresselt and illustrated by Roger Duvoisin. Released by Lothrop Publishers, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1948.^[1]

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Plot summary

At the first snowfall of the year, all the grown-ups do their usual things when a snowstorm comes, while the children are filled with wonder.

References

↑ American Library Association: Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present. URL accessed 27 May 2009.

Awards

Preceded by

The Little Island

Caldecott Medal recipient
1948

Succeeded by

The Big Snow

v t e Caldecott Medal–winning works
1938–1950	Animals of the Bible (1938) Mei Li (1939) Abraham Lincoln (1940) They Were Strong and Good (1941) Make Way for Ducklings (1942) The Little House (1943) Many Moons (1944) Prayer for a Child (1945) The Rooster Crows (1946) The Little Island (1947) White Snow, Bright Snow (1948) The Big Snow (1949) Song of the Swallows (1950)
1951–1975	The Egg Tree (1951) Finders Keepers (1952) The Biggest Bear (1953) Madeline's Rescue (1954) Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper (1955) Frog Went A-Courtin' (1956) A Tree Is Nice (1957) Time of Wonder (1958) Chanticleer and the Fox (1959) Nine Days to Christmas (1960) Baboushka and the Three Kings (1961) Once a Mouse (1962) The Snowy Day (1963) Where the Wild Things Are (1964) May I Bring a Friend? (1965) Always Room for One More (1966) Sam, Bangs & Moonshine (1967) Drummer Hoff (1968) The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship (1969) Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (1970) A Story, a Story (1971) One Fine Day (1972) The Funny Little Woman (1973) Duffy and the Devil (1974) Arrow to the Sun (1975)
1976–2000	Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears (1976) Ashanti to Zulu (1977) Noah's Ark (1978) The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses (1979) Ox-Cart Man (1980) Fables (1981) Jumanji (1982) Shadow (1983) The Glorious Flight (1984) Saint George and the Dragon (1985) The Polar Express (1986) Hey, Al (1987) Owl Moon (1988) Song and Dance Man (1989) Lon Po Po (1990) Black and White (1991) Tuesday (1992) Mirette on the High Wire (1993) Grandfather's Journey (1994) Smoky Night (1995) Officer Buckle and Gloria (1996) Golem (1997) Rapunzel (1998) Snowflake Bentley (1999) Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (2000)
2001–present	So You Want to Be President? (2001) The Three Pigs (2002) My Friend Rabbit (2003) The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (2004) Kitten's First Full Moon (2005) The Hello, Goodbye Window (2006) Flotsam (2007) The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2008) The House in the Night (2009) The Lion & the Mouse (2010) A Sick Day for Amos McGee (2011) A Ball for Daisy (2012) This Is Not My Hat (2013) Locomotive (2014) The Adventures of Beekle (2015) Finding Winnie (2016) Radiant Child (2017) Wolf in the Snow (2018) Hello Lighthouse (2019) The Undefeated (2020) We Are Water Protectors (2021) Watercress (2022) Hot Dog (2023) Big (2024) Chooch Helped (2025)

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White Snow, Bright Snow at Open Library

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White Snow, Bright Snow

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