The Snowflake
An enchanting and timeless winter tale from one of today’s most celebrated picture book stars.
From award-winning and bestselling picture book creator Benji Davies, comes a brand-new Christmas classic…
High, high up in the clouds a tiny snowflake is made. Perfectly small, fluffy, crystal and white, it tumbles and bounces inside the cloud. But then she begins to fall…
Exquisitely told and beautifully illustrated, The Snowflake tells the tale of one snowflake and one little girl – both longing for something and looking for their own special place in the world. The Snowflake is an utterly unforgettable and classic picture book from the multi-award winning and internationally bestselling picture-book creator, Benji Davies.
Twice winner of Oscar’s Book Prize
“An author-illustrator destined to be one of this generation’s great talents” – Huffington Post
”Praise for Benji Davies'Benji Davies (The Storm Whale and Grandad’s Island) is fast establishing himself as a leading light in children’s picture books” - Huffington Post
”'An author-illustrator destined to be one of this generation’s great talents” - Huffington Post
”Praise for THE STORM WHALE'Like the best picture books, 'The Storm Whale' has an outsize emotional force that often comes from what the author-illustrator Benji Davies leaves out” - New York Times
”Praise for THE STORM WHALE IN WINTER'Intensely atmospheric, full of biting cold, tender detail and warm light, this is a book to cuddle up with” - The Guardian
”Praise for GRANDAD’S ISLAND'A gently magical story about bidding farewell to a grandparent, Davies’ vibrant palette infuses the story with a hopeful spirit” - Huffington Post
”'Benji Davies didn’t invent the melancholy sea story, but he sure knows how to deliver one…’Grandad’s Island’ metaphorically and movingly re-imagines the experience of loss” - Boston Globe