Snow Music
10 best books like Snow Music (Lynne Rae Perkins): Tree of Cranes, Unbuilding, Over and Under the Snow, Snow, Planting the Wild Garden, Lucky Ducklings, Big Snow, Winter Is the Warmest Season, The Missing Mitten Mystery, All You Need for a Snowman
Tree of Cranes is a great book for helping my kindergarten students step out of their common understandings of Christmas and see the holiday from a new perspective. Set in Japan, we were able to have discussions about elements of traditional Japanese architecture (including tatami mats; futons; narrow,...
| Author | David Macaulay |
| ISBN | 0395454255 |
What would happen if a crazy multibillionare in the Middle East decided to buy the Empire State Building and transport it across the ocean? Macaulay presents this scenario with a meticulously researched deconstruction with detailed illustrations of the building's internal structural features,...
| Author | Kate Messner |
| ISBN | 0811867846 |
A cross country skiing outing by dad and daughter becomes the occasion for a consideration of all the critters living (mostly) under the snow during the winter. A companion book with the same level of lovely illustration to Over and Under the Pond, which I may even like a bit more, but they're both great,...
| Author | Cynthia Rylant |
| ISBN | 0152053034 |
This gentle, relaxing picture book is perfect for this time of year. If there's so much snow that you're forced to stay home, curl up with a book like this and just enjoy the peace that the snow can bring; it won't last forever, after all.
The text is lyrical free verse, and it's a nice choice to accompany...
| Author | Kathryn O. Galbraith |
| ISBN | 1561455636 |
Eloquent text and stunning illustrations combine to explore the many ways seeds are distributed.
A farmer and her son carefully plant seeds in their garden. In the wild garden, many seeds are planted too, but not by farmers' hands. Different kinds of animals transport seeds, often without knowing...
| Author | Eva Moore |
| ISBN | 0439448611 |
An engaging and charming true rescue story illustrated by a Christopher Award winner!
Early one morning, Mama Duck takes her babies for a walk. They follow safely behind her as they leave their pond, waddle through the park, and stop in the little sunlit town's parking lot for yummy breakfast....
| Author | Jonathan Bean |
| ISBN | 0374306966 |
Anxious for snow - lots of snow! - young David continually asks his mother about its arrival, and continually finds that the tasks she sets him - helping make cookies, cleaning the bathroom, making the bed - remind him of the flaky white substance he has on his mind. Eventually, after making lots of extra...
Winter Is the Warmest Season
| Author | Lauren Stringer |
| ISBN | 0152049673 |
Most people think summer is the warmest season. This story, however, is brimming with evidence to the contrary--from roaring fires to grilled cheese sandwiches to toasty flannel pajamas. A unique twist on the traditional wintertime picture book, the beautiful visual narrative follows a...
The Missing Mitten Mystery
| Author | Steven Kellogg |
| ISBN | 0142301922 |
Annie and her dog, Oscar, have had a busy day playing in the snow. Somehow Annie's red mitten has disappeared in all the fun. They look high and low. . . . It's not on the sledding hill, and it's not by the snow castles. Maybe an eagle carried it off to keep its baby's head warm. Or maybe a mouse is using it as a sleeping...
All You Need for a Snowman
| Author | Alice Schertle |
| ISBN | 0152061150 |
Horn Book November/December, 2002
"One small snowflake / fluttering down- / that's all you need / for a snowman," declares Schertle on the first spread in what might be called an accumulative tale. There's one more word at the lower right corner of the page-"EXCEPT..."-setting the pattern...
| Author | Komako Sakai |
| ISBN | 0545013216 |
The best snow day book since Ezra Jack Keats's THE SNOWY DAY...
A young rabbit wakes up to wonderful news: A snow day! School is canceled, and the day that follows is rich with the magic and delight of the falling snow. And yet there is longing too, as the young rabbit and his mother wait for news of...
| Author | Suza Scalora |
| ISBN | 0061243434 |
I don’t normally review non-fiction, but when emailed by Suza Scalora asking if I would like to review Evidence of Angels, I thought I would give it a go. As I have an idea for my own fictional story regarding angels, Evidence of Angels is classed as research.
This review is going to be a little...
I didn't like the poems in this book, but I did like the parts with the information. Maybe it is because the poems feel quite dated (I didn't believe that this book w2as written in 2006). Probably it's just me, and still I really liked this book.
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| Author | Melissa Stewart |
| ISBN | 1561454931 |
When snow falls, we love to sled and skate and have snowball fights. But at the end of the day, we go home where it is warm and safe. What about all those animals out there in the forests and fields? What do they do when snow blankets the ground? Journey from your neighborhood to the woods, where ladybugs crowd...
| Author | G. Neri |
| ISBN | 1584302798 |
Three moves is all it takes to change the outcome of the game.
In Marcus's world, battles are fought everyday on the street, at home, and in school. Angered by his sister's death and his father's absence, and pushed to the brink by a bullying classmate, Marcus fights back with his fists.
One...
| Author | Erika Lopez |
| ISBN | 1878067966 |
An intelligent and self-deprecating romp through the out there humor of one of today's funniest womenA collection of comic narratives that are hilariously incisive and illustrated in her splashy, apropos style, Lap Dancing for Mommy runs riot with mainstream perceptions of underground lifestyles...
| Author | Natalie Kinsey-Warnock |
| ISBN | 0440419700 |
Quila MacFarlane is devastated by the death of her mother, especially now that it’s just her and her father on Devils Rock where her father is the lighthouse keeper. They can’t leave and almost no one ever comes to visit them. But the morning after a storm, something floats ashore that changes their...
| Author | Mark Alan Stamaty |
| ISBN | 0375825509 |
Sam’s love of donuts takes him to the Big City where he makes friends with Mr. Bikferd, a world class collector of donuts. But when Mr. Bikferd falls in love with Pretzel Annie, the prophecy of an old homeless woman comes true: “Who needs donuts when you’ve got love?” Mr. Bikferd bequeaths his...
| Author | Ian Schoenherr |
| ISBN | 0060872535 |
The illustrations in this picture book are vibrant, featuring bright primary colors and large, realistic characterizations. But the story itself is slow and young children may become bored by it and the antics of Pip and Squeak, mice who are on the hunt for a gift for the unseen(until the end) Gus. This...
| Author | Steve Voake |
| ISBN | 0763644471 |
Young readers will definitely catch the bug when they see this enticing, fact-filled invitation to explore the world of insects.
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Right now, all around us, thousands of insects are doing strange and wonderful things: wasps are building nests, ants...
| Author | John Steptoe |
| ISBN | 0064434427 |
One day my momma told me, "You know you're gonna have a little friend come stay with you." And I said, "Who is it?" and "For how long?" That's when Stevie moved in with his crybaby self. He played with my toys and broke them, and he left dirty footprints all over my bed. But then Stevie left again, and I missed...
A Celebration of Beatrix Potter
| Author | Beatrix Potter |
| ISBN | 0241249430 |
2016 marks the 150th birthday of Beatrix Potter, making it the perfect time to pay tribute to the beloved author/illustrator with A Celebration of Beatrix Potter!
With illustrious tales of characters like Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin, and Jemima Puddle-Duck, Beatrix Potter established...
When Sophie's Feelings Are Really, Really Hurt
| Author | Molly Bang |
| ISBN | 0545788315 |
In a sequel to her bestselling When Sophie Gets Angry..., Caldecott Honor Illustrator Molly Bang asks: What hurts your feelings, and what do you do about it?
Everyone's feelings get hurt, and it's especially painful in childhood. In this story, Bang's popular character Sophie is hurt when the...
Splat the Cat and the Duck with No Quack
| Author | Rob Scotton |
| ISBN | 0061978582 |
Clickity clack, clickity clack . . . Splat's bicycle bumps and jumps over the bumpy track on his way to school, until . . . crack! Splat takes a tumble off of his bike and finds himself nose to beak with a duck. A crash of this caliber should certainly merit some alarm from this duck, but Splat hears no sound....
