The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Doi, Kaya

Chirri & Chirra: The Snowy Day

40 pp. | Enchanted Lion | October, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59270-203-9 $15.95

(2) PS Translated by Yuki Kaneko. In their third adventure, the titular rosy-cheeked cyclists head out into a winter landscape. They enter a magical, animal-filled ice world, visit a hot spring, and join a bear family in an igloo. What gives this dreamy, serene story energy are the details. Doi's pictures are made for poring over and creating one's own narrative. This Japanese import is a reminder of picture books' interactive nature.

Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2018