Review by Booklist Review
For the first time, a snow leopard called Little Mist follows his mother out of the cave where he was born and sees the snowy mountains and cloud forests around him. Though he feels very small, his mother assures him that one day he will be bigger than the red panda and stronger than the gray wolf. The text, graceful and a bit poetic, is beautifully illustrated by soft-edged pencil with watercolor artwork.Children will relate to Little Snow's initial comfort in his cozy den and his later excitement as he explores the world beyond it. With the leopards back in the cave that night, as the story winds down and seems headed inexorably toward an ending centered (like so many picture books these days) on parental love, Little Snow leaves his mother's sleepy embrace and pads out to the mouth of the cave and looks forward. A good move for him and for this appealing picture book.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2010 Booklist
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
In an extended soliloquy, a mother snow leopard introduces her cub, Little Mist, to the magnificent Himalayan wilds and the animals that live there. "This is the world," she tells Little Mist as they emerge from their den to a landscape of snow-covered peaks. "This is your world." Fox-Davies's (Do Rabbits Have Christmas?) watercolor and pencil drawings portray craggy mountain wilds and cuddly snow leopards with equal skill. McAllister (Yuck! That's Not a Monster!) makes Little Mist's mother's predictions engaging (if occasionally a little pompous)-"Soon you'll chase butterflies in the cloud forest and jump mountain streams"-and Little Mist's suitably childlike: "I like jumping!" Little Mist's mother stays focused on her initiation of Little Mist into the world at large as she introduces him to the animals of the Himalayas: "But one day you will be bigger than the red panda that sleeps in the old oak tree.... Sleeker than the shaggy yak that roams across the grassland." Young readers will be lulled by the incantatory quality of the text and drawn to the snow leopards, who look as friendly and welcoming as they do dignified. Ages 2-6. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-A young snow leopard knows only the comfort of his mother's love and the warmth of the mountain cave in which they live. But on a clear, blue-sky day, she shows him the world where he will one day be "a fine snow leopard, great hunter, King of the Mountains." Seeing the splendors of the land and the other creatures of his new realm, Little Mist is anxious for his adventure to begin, but until it does, he curls up in his mother's soft fur. But unable to sleep, he looks out of the cave at his world. "Little Mist couldn't wait to begin." Full-page, lush watercolors as soft and warm as Little Mist illustrate this quiet story of a mother's love and guidance, making this a special treat for both younger readers and those who read to them.-Eva Elisabeth VonAncken, formerly at Trinity-Pawling School, Pawling, NY (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
A mother snow leopard leads her eager cub from the den, introducing him to his high-mountain world; though habitat is important to the story, it's not specifically identified. The text is poetic, and the illustrations offer attractive views of the leopards, their dramatic surroundings, and the other animals that live there. A brief note about snow leopards appears on the copyright page. (c) Copyright 2011. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
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