Before Morning

There are planes to fly and buses to catch, but a small child wishes for a different sort of day in this striking picture book. 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.In a spare text that reads as pure song and illustrations of astonishingly beautiful scratchboard art, Sidman and Krommes remind us that sometimes, if spoken from the heart, wishes really can come true.

"Merwin has attained a transcendent and transformative elevation of beaming perception, exquisite balance, and clarifying beauty."—Booklist, starred review"In his personal a

生活中總是有飛機要趕、有公車要等，這裡有個孩子期望擁有脫離常軌的一天。當厚雲聚集，大雪紛飛，孩子的祈求從沈睡的城市昇起。於是，匆忙的世界歸回寧靜，孩子一家得以享受大雪帶來的自由與平安。書裡簡短的文字念起來像一首歌，用刮板製作的插畫讓人驚豔，贏得紐伯瑞榮譽獎的作家和凱迪克獎得主合作的作品提醒我們，當你誠心渴望的時候，願望可能真的會實現。

Lynda Van Devanter was the girl next door, the cheerleader who went to Catholic schools, enjoyed sports, and got along well with her four sisters and parents. After high school she attended nursing sc