Hardcover
Finding belonging between two homes, with nature and grandfather.

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  • Hardcover

    40 pages

  • Release Date

    28 October 2026

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Summary

A poignant picture book about a boy caught between two homes, who finds peace and belonging with his grandfather and the snow geese that return each year.

A Society of Illustrators Silver Medalist

On a weekend when mom can’t have him, and dad can’t either, a young boy stays with his pops. He sleeps on the couch, and pops wakes him early, when it’s still dark. After a ride in the old truck, past farms and houses that are still sleeping, they pull off the main road. Wra…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780593905739
ISBN-10:0593905733
Author:Angela Burke Kunkel, E.B. Goodale
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Random House USA Inc
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:40
Release Date:28 October 2026
Weight:439g
Dimensions:10mm x 277mm x 249mm
Audience Age:4-8
A-Format
B-Format
C-Format
Snow Geese Season by Angela Burke Kunkel - ISBN: 9780593905739
277 × 249 mm
A4
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

★ “A poignant, masterfully rendered testament to what endures.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

★ “Migrating snow geese provide a moment for awe and connection across Burke Kunkel and Goodale’s crisply rendered work….Seasonal and generational rhythms offer a feeling of steadiness to the child in this pensive story.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“This contemplative story depicting the supportive love and constancy of a grandparent offers guidance in navigating unclear situations.” —The Horn Book

About The Author

Angela Burke Kunkel

Angela Burke Kunkel

Angela Burke Kunkel is the author of Digging for Words, an ALA Notable Book and Kirkus Best Book of the Year. It also received the Americas Award and the International Latino Book Award for best English language title. She is also the author of Make Way, which received two starred reviews, and World More Beautiful, called “a delight to eye and ear alike” in a starred review from Kirkus.

E. B. Goodale

E. B. Goodale is an author and illustrator who comes from a background of printmaking and letterpress printing. She made her foray into picture books with Windows by Julia Denos, which received an Ezra Jack Keats honor for illustration and was an ALA-ALSC Notable book for 2018. She has illustrated several other books for children, including The Bees of Notre-Dame, and is the author-illustrator of Under the Lilacs, Also, and The Moon Remembers.

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