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NOTE: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE
JE	Agell, Charlotte	I Slide into the White of Winter Sized just right for small hands, these lyrical little books are a joyful celebration of all four seasons. Lap snugglers, older children, and all who read to them will love Agell's fluid, beguilingly simple illustrations.	1994
JE ALLEN	Allen, Jonathon	When The Snow Comes Little Yak senses something in the air and his mom tells him that "Snow is coming." The youngster sets out to tell his animal friends and find out what they do to prepare for the coming of winter.	2010
JE BADOE	Badoe, Adwoa	Nana's Cold Days Nana is coming to visit from Africa, and grandsons Ken and Rama have been looking forward to her visit for months. But it's icy cold when she arrives, and all she can do is drape herself in bed covers. No one can dream up a way to entice Nana from her nest until she becomes ill. When Nana feels better she quickly takes the situation in hand and solves everyone's problems once and for all.	2002
JE BAKER	Baker, Keith	No Two Alike Follows a pair of birds on a snowflake-filled journey through a winter landscape, where everything everywhere, from branches and leaves to forests full of trees, is unique.	2011
JE	Bogacki, Tomek	Cat and Mouse in the Snow A curious little cat and a curious little mouse set out to look for the green meadow one morning because the world around them looks very different.	1999
JE	Bradby, Marie	The Longest Wait When Daddy rides off on his horse in a terrible snow storm to deliver the mail, his family anxiously awaits his return.	1998
JE	Bridwell, Norman	Clifford's First Snow Day Join Clifford as he experiences the joys of seeing, and playing in, snow for the first time.	1998
JE	Brown, Margaret W.	The Winter Noisy Book A little dog listens to the indoor and outdoor sounds of winter: sneezes, branches rattling against the window, the crackling of a fire in the fireplace, and the tinkling of iced tree branches.	1994
JE BUTLE	Butler, M. Christina	One Winter's Day When a wintry wind blows away Little Hedgehog's nest, he sets out for his friend Badger's house, and the generosity he shows to others during his journey is returned to him when the snowstorm is over.	2006
JE	Butterworth, Nick	One Snowy Night On a snowy night when a park keeper takes the animals into his hut for warmth, things get too crowded for comfort.	1998
JE CARLS	Carlstrom, Nancy White	Mama, Will It Snow Tonight? Three mothers and their offspring -- fox, rabbit, and human -- wait for the first snow of winter.	2009
JE	Carr, Jan	Frozen Noses Describes the delights of such winter activities as throwing snowballs, making a snowman, and going ice skating.	1999
JE	Chapman, Cheryl	Snow on Snow on Snow Uses repetitive word play to tell the story of a boy who loses and then recovers his dog while sledding in the snow. Includes suggestions for classroom activities.	1994
JE CHENG	Cheng, Andrea	The Lemon Sisters On her 80th birthday, a woman watches three young sisters play outside in the snow, remembers good times with her own sisters, and receives several birthday surprises. Includes a simple recipe for making lemon ice with snow	2006
JE CHESS	Chessa, Francesca	Holly's Red Boots Holly wants to play in the snow and needs her red books, so she and her cat Jasper search the house for anything red.	2008
JE	Christiana, David	The First Snow Winter seeks acceptance from the young Mother Nature, who hates the season and tries to keep it away by painting the trees bright and wild colors.	1996
JE COCCA	Cocca-Leffler, Maryann	Let It Snow In this simple rhyming story, three children share the activities of winter, until the first signs of spring appear.	2010
JE	Crews, Nina	Snowball A child waits all week for the predicted snow to come.	1997
JE	Cuyler, Margery	The Biggest, Best Snowman Nell is told by her BIG sisters and her mother that she is too small to help out, but everyone, including Nell, feels differently after her forest friends give her the confidence to build a large snowman.	1998
JE	Diviny, Sean	Snow Inside the House A young child imagines what it would be like if it snowed inside instead of outside the house.	1998
JE	Dixon, Ann	Winter Is A boy and girl describe winter and the wonderful activities of that season, but also look forward to summer.	2002
JE DUNRE	Dunrea, Olivier	It's Snowing A mother shares the magic of a snowy night with her baby.	2002
JE	Ehlert, Lois	Snowballs Some children create a family out of snow. Includes labeled pictures of all the items they use, as well as information about how snow is formed.	1995
JE	Evans, Lezlie	Snow Dance Children eagerly wait for the snow to begin to fall, and when it does, they spend a day of fun playing in it.	1997
JE FISHE	Fisher, Carolyn	The Snow Show A cooking show goes on location to the North Pole to demonstrate the recipe for making snow.	2008
JE	Fleischman, Paul	Lost!: A Story in String A grandmother tells a story about a young girl who uses her wits and what is available to her to help her survive when she is lost in the snow. Includes instructions for creating a number of string figures mentioned in the story.	2000
JE FLEMI	Fleming, Denise	The First Day of Winter A snowman comes alive as the child building it adds pieces during the first ten days of winter.	2005
JE FORD	Ford, Bernette	First Snow A family of young rabbits goes into a meadow at night to explore and play in winter's first snow.	2005
JE	Gay, Marie-Louise	Stella, Queen of the Snow Sam experiences his first snowstorm. Sam is timid and plies his exuberant sister with myriad questions about what snowmen eat, how many snowflakes are in a snowball, etc. Stella's answers are an amusing combination of fact and fancy as she gently urges her brother to shed his fears and share her delight in the day.	2000
JE	George, Jean Craighead	Snow Bear Bessie and a polar bear cub named Snow Bear play on the ice, while her older brother and the mother bear watch to make sure that everyone is safe.	1999
JE	Gershator, Phillis	When It Starts to Snow Various animals tell what they do and where they go when it starts to snow.	1998
JE GHIGN	Ghigna, Charles	I See Winter Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text show what makes winter special, from snowflakes and sleds to cocoa and Christmas.	2012
JE	Gliori, Debi	The Snow Lambs Because she is on a rescue mission, Bess, the sheep dog, fails to respond when Sam's dad calls her to return home as a winter storm approaches.	1996
JE	Gliori, Debi	The Snowchild A social outcast makes a snowman‘and her first friend‘in this well-pitched tale.	1994
JE	Grindley, Sally	What Will I Do Without You? Figgy Twosocks sulks when her friend Jefferson Bear goes away to hibernate, but in time she finds a new friend in Hoptail the squirrel and is able to play again with Jefferson after winter ends.	1999
JE GURTH	Gurth, Per-Henrik.	Snowy Sports: Ready, Set, Play Join this adorable cast of animal characters as they bundle up to skate, slide, sweep, sled, ski and snowboard.	2009
JE HAAS	Haas, Rick de	Peter and the Winter Sleepers Peter lives in a lighthouse with his grandmother and dog, Leo. After a giant blizzard, the lighthouse turns into shelter for the birds and bunnies, who just want to sleep through the winter. But should he let the fox in to sleep, too?	2011
JE	Henkes, Kevin	Oh! The snow falls all night. Everything is white. And everyone wants to play. You can play, too! Come and join the squirrel, the rabbit, the cat, the dog, and all the children. You don't even need your snowsuit!	1999
JE	Hermes, Patricia	When Snow Lay Soft on the Mountain Through the changing seasons on Hairy Bear Mountain and her father's illness, Hallie continues to wish for her father's health and a china doll's head from a store window in town.	1996
JE	Hiscock, Bruce	When Will It Snow? A small boy impatiently awaits the first snowfall while the small animals of the woods prepare for winter.	1995
JE	Inkpen, Mick	Kipper's Snowy Day Huge cotton ball snowflakes are tumbling past Kipper s window, and he can t wait to go outside to play!	1996
JE JONES	Jones, Christianne C.	Winter White Children enjoy playing in a white winter wonderland.	2008
JE	Joosse, Barbara M.	Snow Day! When school is cancelled because of snow, Robby and his family enjoy the day together.	1995
JE	Joyce, William	Snowie Rolie Rolie Polie Olie is back with his new pal, Mr. Snowie. Together they rocket to Chillsville to meet Klanky Klaus and dance the chilly cha-cha. What wonders a snowy day can bring. Illustrations.	2000
JE	Keller, Holly	Geraldine's Big Snow Geraldine can't wait for the snow to come so that she can coast down the hill on her sled.	1988
JE KELLE	Kelley, Marty	Winter Woes Rhyming lament of a young worrywart who wants to go outside and play in the snow but fears what could happen if he does, from slipping on steps to freezing his brain.	2003
JE	Kellogg, Steven	The Missing Mitten Mystery Annie searches the neighborhood for her red mitten, the fifth she's lost this winter.	2000
JE KEYES	Keyes, Diane	Spirit of the Snowpeople During a particularly long winter, residents of a small northwoods community build a village of snowpeople that brings joy to visitors from far and near, and when the sculptures begin to melt an elder explains that their spirit will live on throughout the seasons.	2008
JE	Kirk, Daniel	Snow Family A young boy decides to build a snow family to take care of his snow boy the way his parents take care of him.	2000
JE KRENS	Krensky, Stephen	Chaucer's First Winter A curious young bear, who does not want to miss the delights of winter, skips his first hibernation to play in the snow, glide on the ice, and admire the glittering rows of icicles and snow-covered pine trees.	2008
JE	Lasky, Kathryn	Lucille's Snowsuit Lucille has so much trouble getting her snowsuit on that she is almost too tired to go outside and join her brother and sister playing in the snow.	2000
JE	Lebrun, Claude	Little Brown Bear Plays in the Snow Little Brown Bear makes snowballs and does other fun things in the snow.	1997
JE	London, Jonathan	Froggy Gets Dressed Froggy can't wait to play in the snow, but will he be able to pull together mittens, boots & all those chilly weather layers?	1992
JE	Mammano, Julie	Rhinos Who Snowboard Snowboarding rhinos check the weather, head for the slopes, and spend all day out on the snow-covered mountains. Includes a glossary of snowboarding lingo.	1997
JE	Marzollo, Jean	Snow Angel Accidentally left behind in a snowstorm, a young girl is befriended by a snow angel who takes her on a magical flight in search of her mother.	1995
JE MCCUE	McCue, Lisa	Quiet Bunny and Noisy Puppy Quiet Bunny's forest friends all hibernate or go south for the winter, but when he meets a puppy from a nearby farm the two become the best of friends, even though they are opposites in every way.	2011
JE MCDOO	McDoogle, Farrah	Olivia Builds a Snowlady Olivia and her friends build a snowlady for the winter festival but when the weather warms up and the snow melts, she and her friends have to get creative to save the day.	2011
JE MCDOO	McDoogle, Farrah	Olivia and the Snow Day Olivia decides to interview others about the snow day.	2010
JE	McGeorge, Constance	Snow Riders Matthew and his sister Molly build snowhorses that come to life when they go to take a ride in the moonlight.	1995
JE	McGuirk, Leslie	Tucker Flips! While playing in the snow, Tucker the puppy takes a wild ride on a sled.	1999
JE	Neitzel, Shirley	The Jacket I Wear in the Snow A young girl names all the clothes that she must wear to play in the snow.	1989
JE OBERM	Oberman, Sheldon	The Wind that Wanted to Rest An old and tired winter wind looks for a place to rest. An oak tree orders the wind away as does a mountain. In frustration the wind gathers into a storm and covers the earth with snow. How will a little girl finally offer the wind rest?	2012
JE	Paradis, Susan	Snow Princess A little girl waits for her daddy to come home on a snowy day.	2005
JE	Peddle, Daniel	Snow Day One glorious day a boy builds a snowman.	2000
JE	Pienkowski, Jan	Bel and Bub and the Bad Snowball When Bub and his friend Meph build a snow angel that makes fun of Bel, she gets so angry that she needs Bub to rescue her.	2000
JE	Pitcher, Caroline	The Snow Whale The day after a big snow, Laurie and Leo build a beautiful snow whale, high as a house, round as a cloud, white as an ice floe.	1996
JE	Plourde, Lynn	Winter Waits Father Time's son, Winter, tries to get his busy father's attention.	2001
JE	Poole, Amy Lowry	The Ant and the Grasshopper Blending Eastern and Western traditions, the author brings new meaning to the favorite tale about a colony of industrious ants which busily prepares for the approaching winter while a grasshopper makes no plans for the cold weather to come.	2000
JE	Posner, Andrea	A Frosty Day Stewart Snowman is tired of looking at white snow, white icicles, and white frost. When he throws an unforgettable party, everyone in Snowville realizes that colors are lots of fun!	2000
JE POWEL	Powell, Consie	The First Day of Winter Bundle up and don't forget your hats! Winter in the woods is a time for outdoor fun-and exploration, too. The woods are alive with animals-fox, red squirrel, hare-who find a way to survive this coldest season.	2005
JE	Pulver, Robin	Axle Annie The schools in Burskyville never close for snow because Axle Annie is always able to make it up the steepest hill in town, until Shifty Rhodes and Hale Snow set out to stop her.	1999
JE RACZK	Raczka, Bob	Snowy, Blowy Winter Illustrations and simple rhyming text portray winter activities, from snowman-building, sledding, and sitting by a fire to feeding birds.	2008
JE	Reiser, Lynn	My Dog Truffle Truffle the Dog uses all his senses to experience a winter day. Features lift-the-flap illustrations.	2000
JE	Repchuk, Caroline	The Snow Tree All of the animals cooperate to bring back color which has disappeared from the woodland because of snow. On embossed pages.	1997
JE	Rey, Margaret	Curious George in the Snow A curious monkey causes quite a commotion on the ski slopes.	1998
JE	Rius, Maria	Winter	1998
JE	Root, Phyllis	Grandmother Winter When Grandmother Winter shakes out her feather quilt birds, bats, bears, and other creatures prepare themselves for the cold.	1999
JE	Rosen, Michael J.	Avalanche Rolled inside a whimsical avalanche of words is an astonishing ABC and a zany plot that disrupts the entire cosmos. Or does it?	1998
JE RUEDA	Rueda, Claudia	No It's winter and little bear doesn't want to go to sleep. He'd rather play, and he's sure he won't get cold outside, no matter how long the winter is, how deep the snow might get, or how hard the storm might blow. Until, that is, little bear finds himsel	2010
JE RYLAN	Rylant, Cynthia	Snow Celebrates the beauty of a snowfall and its happy effects on children.	2008
JE	Sams, Carl R.	Stranger in the Woods A winter-wonderland adventure filled with beautiful photographs depicting the animals of the forest as they venture out toward a new snowman built by two children. There, they find different types of food such as nuts and seeds in his hat, and a carrot nose.	2000
JE	Sando, Lois L.	Erick's Hungry Winter Follow the footprints in the snow into the world of the animals of Owl Creek Valley. Step inside their special world to see how each one finds food to survive a harsh winter. Explore the wonders of seasonal life in families with feathers, fur and quills.	1999
JE	Sanfield, Steve	Snow Everything is different the morning after a deep new snowfall.	1995
JE	Spetter, Jung-Hee	Lily and Trooper's Winter A little girl and her dog spend the day playing in the snow.	1998
JE STEFF	Steffensmeier, Alexander	Millie in the Snow Millie the cow gets lost in the snow on the way home from helping the postman deliver mail on Christmas Eve, but she and the gifts she is bringing finally make it back to the farm.	2007
JE	Thompson, Lauren	Mouse's First Snow Mouse tries many new things when he and his father go out and play in the snow.	2005
JE	Uhlberg, Myron	Flying over Brooklyn Lifted by the wind, a boy flies over snow-covered Brooklyn and admires its winter beauty. Includes information about the 1947 Brooklyn snowstorm, the greatest in its history.	1999
JE	Van Laan, Nancy	When Winter Comes Rhyming text asks what happens to different animals and plants "when winter comes and the cold wind blows."	2000
JE WARGI	Wargin, Kathy-jo	S is for Snowman: God's Wintertime Alphabet Presents rhyming sentences for each letter of the alphabet that remind the reader of God's blessings in the winter.	2011
JE	Whybrow, Ian	Harry and the Snow King Harry builds a miniature snow king from the tiny bit of snow that has fallen. When his snow king disappears, Harry is sure it has been kidnapped. But the next morning, he gets a magical surprise.	1997
JE WILSO	Wilson, Karma	Dinos in the Snow! Dinosaurs enjoy many snow activities, from building snowmen and having snowball fights to skiing and skating.	2005
JE WINGE	Winget, Susan	Sam the Snowman Young snowman Sam is having difficulty making snow, but with the help of his new friends, Sarah and Tommy, he discovers the magic of giving and the trick to creating snow.	2008
JE ZIEFE	Ziefert, Harriet	Snow Party When the first snow of the year falls on the first day of winter, all the snow people have a snow party.	2008
JER GHIGN	Ghigna, Charles	Snow Wonder Two children celebrate a wonderful wintry day by playing in the snow, sledding, building snow people, baking cookies, and ice skating.	2008
JER HILLE	Hillert, Margaret	It's Winter, Dear Dragon "A boy and his pet dragon go sledding, make a snow fort, and have a snowball fight with friends on a fun winter day"--Provided by publisher.	2010
JER RYLAN	Rylant, Cynthia	Annie and Snowball and the Wintry Freeze Annie and her cousin Henry, along with Henry's dog Mudge and Annie's rabbit Snowball, enjoy a sparkling, wintry ice storm.	2010
JER	Rylant, Cynthia	Poppleton in Winter Poppleton the pig charms young readers with his quirky adventures and whimsical ideas! Cynthia Rylant is the author of the bestselling Henry and Mudge series, and Mark Teague is the illustrator of the popular How Do Dinosaurs books by Jane Yolen.	2001
JER SAPP	Sapp, Karen	Who is Sleeping? Illustrations and rhyming text reveal various places in which such animals as chipmunks and bears sleep during the cold and snow of winter.	2010
JER SCIES	Scieszka, Jon	Trucktown Snow Trucking On a snow day, all the trucks go out to play.	2008
J BOARDBK CORDU		Corduroy's Snow Day Corduroy and his friends play outside in the snow.	2005
J BOARDBK WINTE		Winter	2011
J508.2 ANDER	Anderson, Maxine	Explore Winter!: 25 Great Ways to Learn about Winter	2007
J508.2 BAXTE	Baxter, Nicola	Winter A simple discussion of the changes to the weather, plants, and animals that happen during the season of winter. Includes activities	2009
J508.2	Bryant-Mole, Karen	Winter The captivating photographs of Picture This! help introduce primary learners to a variety of themes and basic topics. Each book features simple text and clear labels describing interesting collections of objects. Includes an easy to use glossary.	1997
J508.2 DEGEZ	DeGezelle, Terri	Exploring Winter	2012
J508.2 ENSLO	Enslow, Brian	Winter Colors	2012
J508.2 LATTA	Latta, Sara L.	What Happens in Winter? Brrr—bundle up! It is winter, the coldest time of the year. Why do we have winter? Why is winter weather so cold? How does winter weather affect plants and animals? What do people do during the wintertime? New readers will delight in learning the answers to these questions. An experiment at the end of the book allows readers to be a scientist!	2006
J508.2 LATTA	Latta, Sara L.	Why Is It Winter?	2011
J508.2 OWEN	Owen, Ruth	How Do You Know It's Winter? Describes some of the signs of winter, including changes in light and temperature, plants at rest, bare branches on trees, animals and birds responding to the cold and lack of food, and other differences, and suggests related activities.	2012
J508.2 RUSTA	Rustad, Martha E. H.	People in Winter	2009
J508.2 SCHNU	Schnur, Steven	Winter: an Alphabet Acrostic	2002
J508.2 SMITH	Smith, Siân	Winter Contents: What is winter? -- When is winter? -- The weather in winter -- What can we see in winter? -- Which season comes next?	2009
J551.5784 CASSI	Cassino, Mark	The Story of Snow This book about the science of snow features photos of snow crystals in their beautiful diversity and includes how snow crystals are formed into different shapes. Snow-crystal-catching instructions are included in the back of the book.	2009
J551.5784 HIGGI	Higgins, Nadia	It's Snowing	2010
J578.43 RUSTA	Rustad, Martha E. H.	Animals in Winter Simple text and photographs present animals in winter.	2009
J591.43 MESSN	Messner, Kate	Over and Under the Snow	2011
J591.43 STEWA	Stewart, Melissa	Under the Snow A journey through the fields, forests, ponds, and wetlands to see how animals survive in the snowy winter months, and when the sun's rays grow stronger, join all the animals as they get ready for springtime.	2009
J595.7 GLASE	Glaser, Linda	Not a Buzz to Be Found: Insects in Winter Discover how familiar insects survive the cold winter months and ensure the safety of the next generation.	2012
J595.7 HANSE	Hansen, Amy	Bugs and Bugsicles: Insects in the Winter	2010
J793.73 GARLA	Garland, Michael	Super Snow Day Seek and Find When a heavy snowfall causes schools and businnesses to close, Tommy follows a series of notes from his Aunt Jean as he explores the frozen landscape, makes new friends, and participates in winter sports.	2010
J808.9 WINTE	Berner, Rotraut Susanne	The Winter Book	2008
J811 FLORI	Florian, Douglas	Winter Eyes A collection of poems about winter, including "Sled," "Icicles," and "Ice Fishing."	1999
J811 QUATT	Quattlebaum, Mary	Winter Friends A snowfall. A lost mitten. A chance meeting. A winter day just right for new friendships and fun.	2005
J811.54 HINES	Hines, Anna Grossnickle	Winter Lights: A Season in Poems & Quilts Celebrates the lights that brighten the darkest season of our year in poems and quilts.	2005
S J508.2	Bryant-Mole, Karen	Invierno Simple text and labeled photographs identify things associated with winter.	1999
S J508.2 SMITH	Smith, Sian	El invierno	2009
S J551.5784 RUSTA	Rustad, Martha E. H.	Copos de nieve = Snowflakes	2012

DVDs and Kits

DVD JE MAX		Max & Ruby: Everybunny Loves Winter Join Max and Ruby this winter as they play and have fun in the snow, make gingerbread houses, and even play duck duck goose!	2010
KIT JER HOWE	Howe, James	Houndsley and Catina and the Quiet Time When the first snow of winter falls and Catina worries that her plans for the day will be ruined, Houndsley helps her let go of her worries and enjoy the quiet time of the snowy day.	2010
KIT J508.2		Winter: Kits for Kids Winter tales to make you smile and keep you warm. Each Kit for Kids includes children's books, a parent/teacher guide and a DVD or music CD.

WEB SITES

Apples 4 The Teacher
Winter games and activities for kids.
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/winter/index.html

Danielle's Place of Crafts and Activities
Winter crafts for kids.
http://www.daniellesplace.com/html/winter_crafts.html

DLTK's Growing Together
Winter activities for children, including coloring pages and printable worksheets.
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/winter/index.html

Make-a-Flake
A snowflake maker by Barkley Interactive.
http://snowflakes.lookandfeel.com

Sky Diary
How to make your own snowflake with paper and scissors.
http://skydiary.com/kids/snowflake/snowflake.html

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This list was created and is maintained by Children's Services Librarians.
General comments and suggestions can be sent to Becky White at bwhite@acpl.info, or to Mary R. Voors, Manager, Children's Services at mvoors@acpl.info.