Before Morning

by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Beth Krommes
HMH Books for Young Readers, Fall 2016, ISBN-13/EAN: 9780547979175, $17.99 hardcover, 48 pp.

There are planes to fly and buses to catch, but a small child wishes for a different sort of day. When clouds gather and heavy flakes begin to fall, her invocation comes true. As a too-busy world falls silent, a family revels in the freedom and peace of a snow day. Ages 4 to 7.

Awards

Starred review: Horn Book Magazine
Starred review: Kirkus
Starred review: Booklist
Starred review: Publishers Weekly
Starred review: School Library Journal
Starred review: The Bulletin
Silver Medal, The Original Art 2016 Exhibit of The Society of Illustrators
A Junior Library Guild Selection
A "Midwest Connections" pick for October 2016
Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books of 2016
School Library Journal Best Books of 2016
Amazon Best Children's Books of the Year Ages 3 to 5
Kirkus Best Books of 2016 - Picture Books
Horn Book Fanfare: Best Books of 2016
Booklist's Editors' Choice 2016
San Francisco Chronicle's Best of 2016
A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice - Dec 25, 2016
School Library Journal's Fuse #8 Best of 2016 list
Nerdy Book Club Nerdies, 2016 Poetry/Novels in Verse
2016 American Booksellers Assoc. Best Books for Young Readers
ALSC Notable Children's Books 2017
The Journal of Children's Literature 2017 Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts