Review: Dandelion Snow
Dandelion Snow by Rinat Primo, illustrated by Maya Ish-Shalom, translated by June Amikam Green Bean Books, 2024 Category: Picture Books Reviewer: Shirley Reva Vernick Buy at Bookshop.org This Israeli author/illustrator team brings a life-affirming story about a kindergarten class in an Israeli town. Every Friday, the teachers take the children to play in nearby verdant fields bursting with wildflowers. The children’s favorite blossoms are the dandelions because of their bright yellow color and their white seed heads that flutter like snow when blown on. One day, though, the children learn that the fields will be closed off for the construction of new homes; quickly, the fields start getting dug up. The youngsters worry about what will become of their beloved dandelions. In a stroke of compassionate genius, they decide to gather some of the remaining dandelions and blow their seeds all along their walk back to school. The children know that next year, there will be flowers all over the