by Katia Novet Saint-Lot (Author), Dimitrea Tokunbo (Illustrator)
When he runs off to the market instead of sticking around for a reading lesson, he encounters a much-admired older boy secretly reading at a book stall, and then Amadi becomes intrigued by a storybook with pictures of a strange white creature that has a carrot for a nose. Unable to shake his questions about the snowman, Amadi discovers the vast world reading can open up--especially for an Igbo boy of Nigeria.
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Amadi's Snowman" is a beautiful tribute to the power of reading and one boy's journey of self-discovery through books. Dimetrea Tokunbo's evocative illustrations underscore the loving interchange between a mother and son. The richly hued paintings invite us to enjoy Nigeria's many splendors and provide the perfect stage for Katia Novet Saint-Lot's imaginative story" -- Andrea Davis Pinkney, winner of the Coretta Scott King Book Award for "Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America"