The Buffalo Storm
Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 04:04PM 
The Buffalo Storm (Clarion, 2007) is a beautiful book. Beautifully written by Katherine Applegate in her picture book debut; beautifully illustrated in watercolor and pastel by Jan Ormerod. The kids (and I) have wanted to read it over and over again, for different reasons: I'm moved by brave Hallie's having to leave her grandmother behind when she and her parents go west to Oregon on a wagon train; Leo likes the part in Wyoming where Hallie rescues a buffalo calf and then faces the buffalo storm; and Milly likes the end, Hallie at home in Oregon with a new baby sister wrapped in her grandmother's quilt. I think that covers the whole story! Reviewed by Tasha Saecker of Kids Lit here; I remembered her excellent review when I saw The Buffalo Storm on the new books cart at the library (although I think I would have checked it out anyway; Ormerod's illustrations are breathtaking). And highly recommended by me, here.
Reader Comments (2)
It looks good! I'll request it from the library.
Let me know if you and Lucia like it! It reads aloud very nicely, I think.