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The Snowy Day

Ezra Jack Keats - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback

The magic and wonder of winters first snowfall is perfectly captured in Ezra Jack Keats Caldecott Medal-winning picture book. This celebrated classic has been shared by generations of readers and listeners, a must-have for every childs bookshelf and a perfect gift for the holiday season....
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Snowflake Bentley

Jacqueline Briggs Martin - Clarion Books
Format: Paperback

In this Caldecott Medal-winning picture book, the true story of Wilson Bentley and his singular fascination with snowflakes is rendered in rich prose and gorgeous artwork, perfect for the holidays, snow days, and everyday. Wilson Bentley was always fascinated by snow. In childhood and adulthood,...
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No Two Alike

Keith Baker - Beach Lane Books
Format: Print book

No two snowflakes are alike, almost, almost . . . but not quite. Follow a pair of birds on a snowflake-filled journey though a gorgeous winter landscape to explore how everything, everywhere is wonderfully unique--from branches and leaves to forests and trees to friends and loved...
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Snowballs (Rise and Shine)

Lois Ehlert - Clarion Books
Format: Paperback

Its time to build a snowman in this fresh and imaginative winter classic by Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Lois Ehlert.. Ehlert creates a wintry world with her signature style by collaging vibrant cut paper and textured found objects, like buttons, fabric, and seeds, to illuminate...
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Snowmen at Night

Caralyn Buehner - Harcourt School Publishers
Format: Book

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 . . . what do snowmen do at night? This delightful wintertime tale reveals all! Caralyn Buehner's witty, imaginative verse offers...
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Owl Moon

Jane Yolen - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

Late one winter night a little girl and her father go owling. The trees stand still as statues and the world is silent as a dream. Whoo-whoo-whoo, the father calls to the mysterious nighttime bird.But there is no answer.Wordlessly the two companions walk along, for when you go owling you don't...
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The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter's Wonder

Mark Cassino - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

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. Perfect for reading on winter days, the book features photos of real snow crystals in their beautiful...
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Red Sled

Lita Judge - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In this almost wordless picture book, a host of woodland creatures take a childs sled for a nighttime joy ride. Their whimsical ride is gorgeously depicted in bold watercolor, complemented by humorous expressions and pitch-perfect sound effects. With a timeless tone and classic characters,...
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The Three Snow Bears

Jan Brett - G.P. Putnams Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Jan Bretts #1 New York Times bestseller is the snowiest twist on Goldilocks and the Three Bears you could ask for!. When Aloo-ki glances up from fishing and sees her sled dogs floating off on an ice floe, she races after them. She comes upon an igloo with no one home and goes inside. . Turns...
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Over and Under the Snow

Kate Messner - Chronicle Books
Format: Paperback

A wonderful winter book for kids from the author and illustrator of the beloved Over and Under series, now in paperback!. Part of the acclaimed nature book series that includes Over and Under the Pond, Over and Under the Rainforest, and Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, this volume...
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Katy and the Big Snow

Virginia Lee Burton - Houghton Mifflin Company
Format: Paperback

Katy, a brave and untiring tractor, who pushes a bulldozer in the summer and a snowplow in the winter, makes it possible for the townspeople to do their jobs.
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Snow Music

Lynne Rae Perkins - Greenwillow Books
Format: Print book

What does ittake to makesnow music?A boy and a girl.Neighbors.A squirrel, rabbit, deer, and bird. Also neighbors.A dog.Lost and then found.And snow falling. Peth.And melting. Drip.And falling again.Peth.Peth.Peth.You can listen.You can also sing along.
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The Snowman

Raymond Briggs - Random House
Format: Paperback

Illus. in full color. A wordless story. The pictures have "the hazy softness of air in snow. A little boy rushes out into the wintry day to build a snowman, which comes alive in his dreams that night. The experience is one that neither he nor young 'readers' will ever regret or forget."--(starred)...
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Snow! Snow! Snow!

Lee Harper - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

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Cold Snap

Eileen Spinelli - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Library Binding

Warm up with this charming neighborly tale about a small town determined to beat the deep freeze from a beloved picture-book author and a two-time Caldecott Honor illustrator! It's snowy cold in the town of Toby Mills. The thermometer is sinking toward zero, and the icicle hanging from...
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Waiting for Winter

Sebastian Meschenmoser - Kane Miller Book Pub
Format: Hardcover

Squirrel, Hedgehog, and Bear have never seen it snow, so when Deer predicts an early snowfall, they attempt to stay awake to see the snow.
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The First Day of Winter

Denise Fleming - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

From renown picture book author Denise Fleming, a cozy, cumulative book to warm a cold winter dayAlive with swirling snow and lots of outdoor fun, the first ten days of winter bring special gifts for a special friend. This cumulative tale will have children chanting along as they discover...
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Dream Snow

Eric Carle - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

It's December 24th, and the old farmer settles down for a winter's nap, wondering how Christmas can come when there is no snow! It is in his dream that he imagines a snowstorm coming and covering him and his animals - named One, Two, Three, Four and Five - in a snowy blanket. But when the farmer...
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Here Comes Jack Frost

Kazuno Kohara - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

One cold morning a lonely boy wishes for something to do. His animal friends are hibernating, and he has nobody to play with-even all the birds have flown south. When he meets Jack Frost, the last thing he expects is to make a new friend... or to discover how enchanting winter can be!
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Ten on the Sled

Kim Norman - Sterling
Format: Book

Author Kim Norman (Crocodaddy) and illustrator Liza Woodruff have whipped up a rollicking, jolly, snow-filled adventure!In the land of the midnight sun, all the animals are having fun speeding down the hill on Caribou's sled. But as they go faster and faster, Seal, Hare, Walrus,...
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When It Starts to Snow

Phillis Gershator - Henry Holt nd Co.
Format: Paperback

What if it starts to snow?What do you do?Where do you go?What if it starts to snow. What do you do? Where do you go?" So begins this winter story, as each animal--from a mouse to a bear--tells us what it will do and where it will go when the snow starts...
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Pip and Posy: The Snowy Day

Nosy Crow - Candlewick Pr
Format: Hardcover

Pip and Posy disagree about whether to build a snowrabbit or snowmouse.
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First Snow

Bernette G. Ford - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

Bundle up and follow Bunny and his brothers and sisters as they tiptoe out into the wonderous world of the first snow of winter. Everything looks new and fresh as chipmunk gathers pinecones and children build snowmen. Yet danger persists as well as owl swoops overhead. A simple but eloquent...
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Brownie Groundhog and the February Fox

Susan Blackaby - Sterling
Format: Hardcover

Happy Groundhog Day But when Brownie steps outside, there's not even the slightest sign of spring just her shadow, a frosty field, and a hungry fox who wants to munch her for lunch. Determined not to become a meal, Brownie finds a clever and tasty way to melt the ice and turn Fox into a friend...
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