Books like Waltz of the Snowflakes
By Elly MacKay
For the kid who needs a little convincing to get dressed up and go somewhere new — this book shows exactly what might be waiting on the other side of that reluctance. dreamy, hushed, and theatrical, with a slow build from gray drizzle to glowing color
A young ballet student listens to music from Swan Lake in her dance class and is magically transported into the story, where she meets Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer.
A boy falls asleep holding a book and drifts into a wordless dream world where chess pieces come alive, a dragon appears, and landscapes shift from canyons into cities before his eyes.
A young man buys a violin for one silver piece, and the moment he plays it, fish take to the air, cows start dancing, and apple trees sprout cake and ice cream.
A little girl discovers the play of light and shadow in a dark attic, turning a single bulb's glow into a wordless adventure of shapes and imagination.
A little girl too excited to sleep before a family dim sum outing follows a delicious smell into a dream palace, where she tumbles into dumpling filling and gets rolled up as a treat for the Empress.
A young boy sets off on a moonlit walk armed with only an oversize purple crayon, drawing his own path through woods, seas, and dragons before finding his way safely back to bed.
A drowsy kitten chases a mouse right through a framed poster on the wall, tumbling into a chase across famous artworks and through history — and then must find his way back home.
A proper young boy named Vasya Kandinsky hears colors sing and sees sounds dance when he opens his paint box — but will he dare to paint music instead of pretty houses and flowers?
One ordinary Tuesday evening, a pond full of frogs suddenly rises into the air on their lily pads and drifts off to explore the sleeping town nearby.
A collection of poems imagines a curious inn run by poet William Blake, where dragons, angels, and a Man in the Moon all check in for the night.
A little girl with a boundless imagination becomes a mermaid, a wolf-raised boy, a wonderland wanderer, and more, turning cushions into castles and boxes into boats.
A boy named William wakes to find the tree outside his window carved into a wise owl, and as more mysterious topiaries appear overnight, his gray town slowly fills with color and life.
