Genre
Picture books for children
Tone
Feel-good
Sweet
Subject
Forest animals
Forests
Gifts
Love
Rabbits
Searching
Valentine's Day

Jasper the bunny wants to give his wife Lilly something special for Valentine's Day, but he isn't sure what it should be. Traversing the valley, he visits the other animals, getting ideas - and in the case of Teagan the fox, getting into some hot water! - but nothing seems quite right. It is only at the end of his trip that he realizes his trek through the snow has inadvertently created a lovely gift: a massive heart shape that can be seen from his home on the hill...

Having greatly enjoyed David Peterson's Mouse Guard comics, I was curious to see what the author/illustrator would do with Snow Valentine, which was his debut picture-book. Overall, I found it a sweet little Valentine's Day confection, one which paired a heartwarming tale with cute illustrations. As a fox lover, I was amused by the little episode with Teagan - so frequently, in these anthropomorphic tales, predator and prey are friends, but not here! Recommended to anyone looking for engaging picture-books for Valentine's Day. ( )

Beautiful book from the creator of Mouse Guard. Richly illustrated with a touching story - my only complaint is that the last page of text is unnecessary and ended the book on an overly saccharine note.

This was a cute story about a rabbit who reaches out to his neighbor animal friends for advice on what to get his wife. It has a happy ending. I enjoyed reading this story at a Family Yoga Storytime and then doing the animal yoga poses of the animals that were in the book. ( )

Charming story, lovely illustrations. ( )