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Nothing is as fun as snow, except maybe all the craziness happening right outside this little boy's window! Will he even notice?. Nothing is as fun as snow! When the forecast calls for snow, one little boy is thrilled at the prospect of snowmen, snow angels, and sledding down snowy slopes. While wishing, waiting, and watching, the boy keeps peeking outside to see if it's snowing - but he only looks up! His single-minded focus on the sky makes him completely miss the increasingly comical chaos occurring outside his door, which includes a monster truck, a firetruck, escaped monkeys, and carousing clowns. The boy bides his time and tries to wait patiently, but waiting is boring! As the hours go by and not a snowflake is seen, the boy begins to worry that it might NEVER snow again! Will his future contain only mud-men, leaf angels, and sledding on grass? That's no fun! If only he would notice all of the wacky events unfolding outside! Finally, when the boy is just about to give up, the long-awaited white stuff arrives with a single jubilant word - SNOW! All of his frustration instantly disappears, and the boy rushes outside declaring, "I knew it would snow! I knew it!" Still oblivious to the pandemonium around him, he concludes, "Nothing's as fun as snow!" Bursting with vibrancy and hilarious details, Just SNOW Already! captures children's love of snow - as well as the frustrating side of waiting - while offering a humorous lesson about living in the moment and noticing what's around you.
About the Author
Howard McWilliam left his career as a financial journalist and editor in 2005 to concentrate on his growing illustration career. While the business theme endures in regular illustrations for Moneyweek and The Sunday Telegraph's Money section, he is perhaps best known as cover artist for The Week in the UK and US. As a counterpoint to political caricature, Howard particularly enjoys drawing for children and has so far illustrated eight picture books and many black and white novels. His first picture book, I Need My Monster by Flashlight Press, won seven US state young readers' prizes, has been translated into five other languages and been turned into an award-winning animation by the University of Colorado's film department. He lives in Cheltenham with his wife and two sons.
