what do snowmen do at night? This delightful wintertime tale reveals all! Caralyn Buehner’s witty, imaginative verse offers many amusing details about the secret life of snowmen and where they go at night, while Mark Buehner’s roly-poly snowmen are bursting with personality and charm. Have you ever built a snowman and discovered the next day that his grin has gotten a little crooked, or his tree-branch arms have moved? And you’ve wondered. Newbery Medalist MacLachlan and acclaimed illustrator Kellogg pay tribute to the community of Newtown, Connecticut, site of the December 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, with this illustrated poem in which falling snowflakes celebrate the uniqueness of life, its precious, simple moments, and the strength of memory. Young friends enjoy a day of sledding, snowball fights, and ice skating one snowy day in their hillside village.Īt night, a host of woodland creatures plays with a child’s red sled.įind details at: Popsicle Stick Sled Craft 13. Spare poetry and elegant watercolor paintings cleverly bring to life this unique story of snow removal and the fun onomatopoeic sounds accompanying it.įind details at: Winter Birch Tree Watercolor But will the streets get cleared in time? All night long, snow falls silently, bringing forth a world blanketed in white–and a very noisy day.įor at dawn’s light, machine, man, and child begin to dig out: first the big highway grader and snowplow, then the smaller town plow, a father’s snow blower, and a boy’s shovel. The story of how the animals prepare for the winter and the big snow is told in simple text and beautiful pictures. While watching snow blanket the earth, what child hasn’t wondered how the animals will protect themselves from the harsh weather? This book explains ways animals have of coping with inclement weather. Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant’s lyrical descriptions of the sights and feelings evoked by falling snow blend gorgeously with the rich and beautiful world created by Lauren Stringer’s illustrations, in which a young girl, her friend, and her grandmother enjoy the many things a snowy day has to offer. Snowflake-catching instructions are also included. Perfect for reading on winter days, the book features photos of real snow crystals in their beautiful diversity. How do snow crystals form? What shapes can they take? Are no two snow crystals alike? These questions and more are answered in this visually stunning exploration of the science of snow. THE STORY OF SNOW: THE SCIENCE OF WINTER’S WONDER But when Annie looks out the window, something red catches her eye.įind details at: 6. When the sun goes down, Annie and Oscar have to give up their search and go inside. Or maybe a mouse is using it as a sleeping bag. Maybe an eagle carried it off to keep its baby’s head warm. It’s not on the sledding hill, and it’s not by the snow castles. Somehow Annie’s red mitten has disappeared in all the fun. A Caldecott Honor Book.Īnnie and her dog, Oscar, have had a busy day playing in the snow. They are fun to make into puppets that your children can then use to act out the story.Īs snowflakes slowly come down, one by one, people in the city ignore them and only a boy and his dog think that the snowfall will amount to anything. On Brett’s personal website: are printables of each character in the story that you can use. This book follows a pair of red birds on a snowflake-filled journey through a winter landscape, where everything everywhere, from branches and leaves to forests full of trees, is unique.īrett creates a dramatic picture book with the story of Nicki, a young boy who has lost a mitten in the snow and the animals who try to make a home of it. “A doily, snipped to bits, becomes a snow-storm.” – Elisa Kleven No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the first snowfall better than “The Snowy Day.” Universal in its appeal, the story has become a favorite of millions, as it reveals a child’s wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder forever.
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