Stopping by Jungle on a Snowy Evening

In the spirit of Lane Smith and Jon Klassen, this delightfully irreverent picture book dives into the world of Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," where a boy with a unique vision gives some creative feedback to the famed poet.

When Robert Frost writes, "Whose woods these are I think I know," he paints a picture of a serene winter night in the deep woods, surrounded by blankets and blankets of snow. But the tranquil scene is interrupted by a little boy! This wildly imaginative interloper generously offers to tweak the poem to make it more exciting.

Instead of riding a horse, why not a hippo? And replace the snow falling from the sky with cookie dough! As Robert Frost sputters in dismay, the boy unleashes poetic mayhem, but when his edits get away from him, the self-possessed poet and chaotic kid have to put their heads together to make a clean getaway.

Author: Richard T. Morris
Publisher: Atheneum Books
Published: 11/26/2024
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 10.70h x 9.10w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781481478021
Audience: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2024
Booklist 11/01/2024 pg. 81
BookPage 12/01/2024

About the Author
Richard T. Morris is the author of Fear the Bunny, This Is a Moose, Stopping by Jungle on a Snowy Evening, and Bye-Bye, Baby!. He is a former E.B. White Award Honoree and Midwest Bookseller Choice Award winner. He lives in New Jersey with his family.

Julie Rowan-Zoch grew up collecting freckles and chasing hermit crabs in New York and spent years slicing rich breads in Germany before waking up to 300 days of blue Colorado skies. She is the author of I'm a Hare, So There! and the illustrator of Not All Sheep Are Boring by Bobby Moynihan and Louis by Tom Lichtenheld. Follow Julie on X (previously known as Twitter) @JulieRowanZoch and on Instagram @JRZoch.