The Snowflake

High, high up in the clouds, a tiny snowflake is made. Perfectly fluffy and white, she tumbles and bounces on the clouds. But then, to her dismay, she begins to fall. She doesn't want to land just anywhere. If only she could be the star on top of a Christmas tree....

Down on the ground, a little girl named Noelle is preparing for the holidays with her grandfather. She dreams of having a perfectly decorated tree like the ones in the windows they pass; "Maybe next year," Pappie says. Then she finds a branch on the ground, just right to be her own little Christmas tree...

Exquisitely written and beautifully illustrated, The Snowflake tells the separate stories of one snowflake and one little girl — both longing for their own special place in the world — that spin together into a magical ending. The snowflake and Noelle discover that wherever we go, and however we fall, in the end, we all find a way to shine.