{"product_id":"the-snow-theater-hardcover","title":"The Snow Theater - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRyoji Arai\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award winner Ryoji Arai comes a gorgeous picture book about a child learning to accept mistakes, while having a magical experience in the wild, beautiful snow.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected for USBBY's Outstanding International Books List, 2026! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBookPage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e's Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2025!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter accidentally ripping the pages of his father's favorite book, a pensive, heavy-hearted boy leaves his cozy, warm house to ski through the snow. There, in the quiet and the cold, he stumbles upon a small stage that's all lit up--a tiny snow theater, with tiny snow people and tiny ballerinas--that soon transforms into a large snow theater, presided over by the majestic snow queen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the boy joins the chorus of snow children, the snow queen lifts up her arms and snow falls and falls and falls, until all the boy can see is white--a snowstorm! And it's at that precise moment that the boy's father, who let his son go off alone but never lost track of him, is there to take his hand as they return home together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in Japan and written and illustrated by one of the country's most important picture book makers, \u003ci\u003eThe Snow Theater\u003c\/i\u003e is a quietly enchanting tale about the wild beauty of nature, the powers of the imagination, and the unconditional love of a parent for their child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRyoji Arai\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Yamagata, Japan, in 1956. He has an illustrative style all his own: bold, mischievous, and unpredictable. Arai studied art at Nippon University. His art is at once genuine and truly poetic, encouraging children to paint and to tell their own stories. He took the Japanese picture book world by storm in the 1990s. Since then, he has won multiple awards, including the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2005, and was Japan's nominee for the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2022. \u003cb\u003eDavid Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e teaches translation at Kobe City University of Foreign Studies. He won the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for the Translation of Japanese Literature in 2018 for \u003ci\u003eSlow Boat\u003c\/i\u003e by Hideo Furukawa, in 2022 for \u003ci\u003eThe Hole\u003c\/i\u003e by Hiroko Oyamada, and in 2024 for \u003ci\u003eTakaoka's Travels\u003c\/i\u003e by Tatsuhiko Shibusawa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 36\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 11.82 x 8.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51890664440096,"sku":"9781592704606","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/TAljSO_2rs9781592704606.webp?v=1781950783","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-snow-theater-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}