Snowy: A Leopard of the High Mountains

By Milisava Petkovic and Xuan Loc Xuan

A heartwarming children’s tale about a snow leopard who discovers the power of friendship in a time of great need.

This heartwarming children’s picture book tells the story of a little snow leopard cub who overcomes danger through friendship, patience, and courage.

Snowy becomes separated from her mother as they run away from scary fur hunters. Lost and lonely, she makes new forest friends who teach her all she needs to find her way back home . . . 

Snowy: A Leopard of the High Mountains is a story that teaches children about respect for animals as it helps them get in touch with nature. It’s a book they’ll love to read again and again.

“This beautiful book teaches respect for animals and nature and the illustrations from Xuna Loc Xuan brings a whole spectrum of emotions to the table.” —Jump Into a Book

“It's impossible not to fall in love with the work of Xuan Loc Xuan. . . . Illustrating strength and poignancy in measured, careful strokes, Xuan brings a whole spectrum of emotions to the table.” —Kala Barba-Court, Plain Magazine

“Xuan Loc Xuan dresses up melancholy in vibrant colors . . . and the results are breathtaking.” —Payal Khandelwal, The Floating Magazine

This is a fixed-format ebook, which preserves the design and layout of the original print book

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Aug 13, 2018
• ISBN: 9781607656852

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Reviews for Snowy

[carlathelibrarian · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Snowy, a snow leopard cub, is out exploring with her mother one day when they hear fur hunters close by. Mother urges Snowy to run towards home, but she is scared. As mother runs in the opposite direction to draw the hunters away from Snowy and their home, Snowy gets lost in the forest. She is a long way from home and doesn't think she will ever get back. With the help of marmot and other animals along the way, she eventually arrives home to find her mother already there and worried about her.

This is a beautifully illustrated story about the endangered snow leopard. It also has a message about courage, friendship and perseverance. This is a good readaloud or even an independent story for late primary readers. During the reading of the story there is no mention of this animal being threatened, but if you look on the back cover, there is a small blurb about it with some websites you can visit to get more information. I think this should have been a back page so that it is more noticeable to the reader. The publisher, Fox Chapel Publishing: Happy Fox Books, generously provided me with a copy of this book to read. The opinions shared are my own.

[pardamustang · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Petkovic and Xuan’s Snowy: A Leopard of the High Mountains is a sweet story, at its heart a lesson of cooperation. Snowy is a young snow leopard who gets separated from her mum when they come across fur hunters on their mountain home. Mama Leopard sends Snowy home, heading off in a different direction as a distraction. Snowy gets lost and has to rely on the help of other forest creatures to get back to Mama and her home. This was a cute read, and most of my cubs really enjoyed it. Some (and myself) didn't care as much for the art style. The story seems a bit disjointed as well. They encounter the trappers, which seems like it might lead into a story about dangers of extinction, but then it turns all on Snowy, and becomes a story of cooperation and community, as the woodland critters help her get home. Except that they send her to the top of a different mountain so she could see down and find Mama’s path. Errrr, why? Why didn't they just help her on her own mountain? This change made it a bit confusing.***Many thanks to Netgalley and Fox Chapel Publishing for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.