Danny’s first snow by Leonid Gore took me back to memories of my first experiences with snow. In the story Danny is not sure what he thinks about the white flurries falling from the sky. He asks his mom twice what snow is and she responds, “you’ll see.” When Danny goes outside to play in snow for the first time he is pleasantly surprised with how much he can do with the snow.
Experiencing snow for the first time is an exciting occurrence in a child’s life. There are so many new activities that can be done when there is snow on the ground. I remember building snow forts with my dad, making snowmen with my friends and sledding on a hill nearby our elementary school. The memory that stands out the most in my mind is tasting my dad’s recipe for snow ice cream. We used to play outside together for hours and when we would come back in he would make me his famous snow ice cream along with hot cocoa to warm me up.
This book presents the idea that playing in the snow can be different each day because there are always new discoveries that can be made. It allows the reader to relate to Danny’s first experience while bringing to mind about their own memories with snow. I like that it ends with Danny heading in from his first positive experience with snow leaving the reader to imagine what his second experience will be like.