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Can I read Toby and the Snowflakes on EtoBox?
Toby and the Snowflakes by Julie Halpern is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Toby and the Snowflakes about?
<p><p>When friends move away, it is hard for them to leave and even harder to watch them go. Toby’s best friend moved yesterday, and now all Toby has is his friend’s baseball glove (which smells like Parmesan cheese). Toby is bored and alone. But then the snow starts to fall, and Toby finds an unexpected flurry of friends . . .<br>With humor and warmth, Julie Halpern and Matthew Cordell tell the story of one little boy who learns about friendship, change, and the nature of the snowflake.<p></p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Toby's best friend has moved away, leaving him in a funk as bleak as the winter day. But when Toby idly says Hello to a snowflake, the snowflake answers back-and as Cordell (The Gorillas of Gill Park) subtly shifts the winter light from grey to warm lavenders and blues, the boy finds himself literally surrounded by tiny, amiable snowflake companions. They make interesting conversation (Some tell jokes. Other talk about movies they have seen), compliment his snow angel-making and collaborate with him on an impressive snowman. Cordell makes intelligent use of white space as he demonstrates the simple pleasures to be found in winter pastimes. The sun brin
Who reads Toby and the Snowflakes?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Julie Halpern
- Publisher
- HMH Books for Young Readers
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780618420049
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Children'S, Fiction, Juvenile
- Rating
- 3.53 / 5 (49 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13