Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

by Robert Frost
Illustrated by Susan Jeffers
Published by Dutton Children's Books
Copyright 1923,1969

Summary: Illustrations of wintry scenes accompany each line of the well known poem.

Strengths: The illustrations are very detailed and a good representation of the setting. The colors express the time of day for example, the darker the picture shows a later part of the day. There are bright colors surrounding the mostly white page bring out the pictures even more. I also like how the words on each page illustrate the picture's action.

Concerns: I felt the poem's language was hard to comprehend even for me let alone young children. I feel it is to poetic for young children.

Age level: Upper(5-6) and Middle School

Classroom Use: It is a good poem to teach when introducing the art of poetry.