Book Three of the Oliver Series
Oliver and the Quiet Snow
A calm, gentle snow-morning story for little ones who like the quiet kind. Ages 2 to 5, made to be read aloud.
Snow has fallen overnight. The world outside the kitchen window is new: soft, slow, hushed. Oliver pulls on his scarf and steps out into a morning that looks nothing like yesterday.
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About the book
Oliver and the Quiet Snow opens on the first flakes drifting past the library window. Oliver is in his favourite chair, the lamp is soft and gold, and outside the world is slowly going white. He stands up, smooths his scarf, opens the door, and cold air comes in softly. Fresh snow is waiting on the step.
The meadow looks different now. The grass is tucked under white and everything is hushed. Between two snow-covered trees he finds Hazel, quills dusted with snow, and the two of them walk together while the snow keeps coming, soft as a whisper. They sit a while. A snowflake lands on Oliver’s beak and he laughs without making a sound.
This is a picture book about small adventures and about noticing things. There is no rescue and no lesson. A snowy morning is simply worth going outside for, and a quiet friend is worth sitting next to, and then it is warm enough indoors again.
The repeated line runs through the whole book like a soft refrain, which makes it a good one for children who want the same story again tonight and who like joining in on the part they know. It ends where it started, back in the chair, with the lamp glowing and the snow still falling.
For ages 2–5. Paperback, 24 pages. Best for winter readings, or anytime a quiet child wants a snow story. Hazel turns up here too, and her own series starts with Hazel and the Quiet Morning.
A note from the author
This one started with a memory of being small in a quiet snowy morning, with no one else awake yet. Oliver gets to be the first one out, the first to notice. There's something specific about that feeling I wanted to capture for children who like to be early to things.
Andrew
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Free printable · A4 + US Letter
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