The Christmas Snow Globe

‘It was Christmas Eve. Noah and Lucy had been waiting all day for snowflakes to fall’

Lucy and Noah open a present on Christmas Eve. It’s a beautiful snow globe, with a house inside that even looks like theirs, except they don’t have any snow. Lucy lies awake looking at the snow globe, disappointed that it won’t be a white Christmas. Suddenly, she feels something soft and cold land on her cheek.

It can’t really be snowing inside the house, can it?

Cosy and comforting, this charming picture book about festive excitement imagines a very special Christmas Eve where Lucy and Noah build a snowman in their bedroom, sledge down the stairs and fling snowballs over the sofa. The Christmas Snow Globe is a celebration of the power and magic of children’s imaginations, lovingly illustrated in a distinctive style with warm colours.

Reviews of The Christmas Snow Globe

'This lovely story sparkles with the magic of Christmas and children's imaginations and celebrates family togetherness. The charming illustrations, created in a limited palette with graphite pencil and colored pencil, are as soft, gentle, and lush as newly fallen snow… Keep this one prominently displayed every Christmas season.' –Kirkus Reviews

'A holiday turns fantastical when a snow globe seems to summon the white Christmas a child's been hoping for… Soft graphite shading and red colored pencil accents against cream backgrounds help generate a nostalgic vibe.' –Publishers Weekly

'This is an enjoyable book for young readers, who can relate to the characters' disappointment, amazement, and happiness, and all readers, who get to see inside a child's vivid imagination. The images are soft and delightful to look at … Purchase for library holiday collections.' –School Library Journal

'The artwork is the star… Illustrations are filled with snow, soft with reddish Christmas color and an old-timey atmosphere.' –Youth Services Book Review

Praise for Sibylle Delacroix:

'As captivating as an ocean breeze and soothing as a hug.' –Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW on Grains of Sand

'The power of a child's imagination permeates this simple story of the gifts that remain even after a vacation is over.' –Booklist, STARRED REVIEW on Grains of Sand

'Delacroix adds another layer of dazzle by working largely in black-and-white, which makes the book's yellows shine extra-bright.' –The Horn Book on Grains of Sand

'An irresistible bundle of unhappiness.' –Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW on Prickly Jenny