On the fourth day of Christmas...
...my true love gave to me, snow books!
Maybe you are guaranteed a white Christmas every year, like my family in Buffalo, or maybe you have never seen snow in your life, like some of my friends' kids in Los Angeles. No matter where you roam, make a big mug of hot cocoa, grab your favorite kid, and snuggle up to read these snow books. There must be some requirement that all snow books are created beautifully because all three of my recommendations have won the Caldecott Award, the award for best pictures in children's literature.
Owl Moon
ages 4 to 8
Jane Yolen presents the serene story of a young girl as she goes owling with her father for the first time. As she describes the importance of being quiet and the hush of the world around her, you can't help but read it in a whisper. Mr. Nuthall, my former English teacher, listed this as a favorite and I have to agree. Illustrated by John Schoenherr, this book won the Caldecott Medal in 1988.
The Snowy Day
ages 2 to 6
Ezra Jack Keats won the Caldecott Medal for his artwork in 1963. This simple tale follows a little boy as he ventures out in the snow. Despite this simplicity, I am sure many of my readers will look at the cover and say, "I remember that book!" That is just the kind of book we want our kids to read!
Snowflake Bentley
ages 4 to 10
I know that age range might be a bit large but this book as something to offer to all. Younger children will enjoy the magic of a person who lived to examine snowflakes. Older kids will become fascinated at this biography of a man who photographed snowflakes. This book, written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and illustrated by Mary Azarian, is also a Caldecott Medal winner from 1999. Wilson Bentley, the real man, is shown on the back with some actual photographs of snowflakes. Too "cool!"
Maybe you are guaranteed a white Christmas every year, like my family in Buffalo, or maybe you have never seen snow in your life, like some of my friends' kids in Los Angeles. No matter where you roam, make a big mug of hot cocoa, grab your favorite kid, and snuggle up to read these snow books. There must be some requirement that all snow books are created beautifully because all three of my recommendations have won the Caldecott Award, the award for best pictures in children's literature.
Owl Moon
ages 4 to 8
Jane Yolen presents the serene story of a young girl as she goes owling with her father for the first time. As she describes the importance of being quiet and the hush of the world around her, you can't help but read it in a whisper. Mr. Nuthall, my former English teacher, listed this as a favorite and I have to agree. Illustrated by John Schoenherr, this book won the Caldecott Medal in 1988.
The Snowy Day
ages 2 to 6
Ezra Jack Keats won the Caldecott Medal for his artwork in 1963. This simple tale follows a little boy as he ventures out in the snow. Despite this simplicity, I am sure many of my readers will look at the cover and say, "I remember that book!" That is just the kind of book we want our kids to read!
Snowflake Bentley
ages 4 to 10
I know that age range might be a bit large but this book as something to offer to all. Younger children will enjoy the magic of a person who lived to examine snowflakes. Older kids will become fascinated at this biography of a man who photographed snowflakes. This book, written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and illustrated by Mary Azarian, is also a Caldecott Medal winner from 1999. Wilson Bentley, the real man, is shown on the back with some actual photographs of snowflakes. Too "cool!"
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