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Over the snow, the world is hushed and white. But under the snow lies a secret world of squirrels and snow hares, bears and bullfrogs, and many other animals making their winter home under the snow. This beloved nonfiction picture book exploring the subnivean zone reveals the tunnels and caves formed beneath the snow but over the ground, where many kinds of animals live through the winter, safe and warm, awake and busy, but hidden beneath the snow.
About the author
Kate Messner is a middle school teacher and the author of several books for young readers, including the Sea Monster series. She is the recipient of an E. B. White Read Aloud Award and she lives on Lake Champlain.
Christopher Silas Neal is an award-winning illustrator and author who regularly contributes to the
New York Times,
The New Yorker, and creates book covers for various publishers. He has directed short animated videos for Kate Spade and Anthropologie and was awarded a medal from the Society of Illustrators for his work in motion graphics. He illustrated the acclaimed picture books
Over and Under the Snow and
Lifetime, both of which explore the natural world.
Over and Under the Snow, with author Kate Messner, is praised for its "stunning retro-style illustrations" (
New York Times), was a 2011
New York Times Editor's Choice, and won an E.B. White Honor Award in 2012. He contributed art to
New York Times best seller
Goodnight Songs, a collection of poems by the author of
Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown. Neal's self-authored book debut,
Everyone, is published by Candlewick Press. He exhibits drawings at galleries and speaks at events around the world. He currently works and lives in Brooklyn and teaches illustration at Pratt Institute.
Summary
Now in paperback, this critically acclaimed picture book beautifully showcases the variety of animal life that hides under winter's snowy landscape.
