Winter

A Thing Called Snow by Yuval Zommer. Published by Doubleday Books for Young Readers, ©2020.

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I read this book to the kids at the start of December and it went well. Fox and Hare, two unlikely friends, have never experienced snow before. They go in search of it, asking other animals if the various different white things they see are snow. They grow too tired from their journey to return home, and, while hunkered down for the night, it starts to snow. They have a wonderful surprise when the awaken in the morning. Although I really like this book, I wish there was an extra page for when Fox and Hare wake up and see snow; I feel like the climax was a little lacking given how much time the two animals spent searching. Alas, it’s a really sweet book and will likely be one I read to classes again in the future.

Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner; pictures by Mark Buehner. Published by Dial Books for Young Readers, ©2002.

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I’ve been reading this to classes this week and it is just so cute! A child makes a snowman but is surprised to see it looking a little different the next day. This leads the child to imagine all the different things snowmen might get up to at night. It’s such a cute book and the kids have enjoyed pointing out the funny things happening to different snowmen on the pages. I will definitely have to read it to my daughter to see what she thinks.

Hedgehog’s Home for Winter by Elena Ulyeva; illustrated by Daria Parkaeva

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This is a new book I catalogued recently and have really enjoyed reading to classes. After waking up to the first snowfall of the season, Hedgehog goes to check on his friends. With lots of humourous and cute illustrations, we learn all the different ways the animals are preparing for winter: having tea and cookies by the fire, having a dance party, and knitting seaweed at the bottom of the lake. You know, all the usual activities you’d find wild animals doing in nature! The kids loved looking at the illustrations and pointing out the activities. There’s also a fun winter activity included at the end of the book for kids to try, which I might do with my daughter if I can work up the courage. I see that there are also spring and summer versions of the book available, so I likely will be purchasing those for my library, too.