Reader’s Annotation: Does snow melt? What makes snow melt? This is something Peter learned on one snowy day!
Author/Illustrator: Ezra Jack Keats
Age: 2 and up
genre/subject: Children's fiction, picture book
Plot Summary: Peter wakes up to a winter wonderland. He has so much fun in the snow, all day long. He dreams about the snow that night, dreaming that the sun came out and melted all the snow. To his relief, when he wakes, all the snow is still there.
Evaluation: This is a good snow or winter book! Good for early readers who may have just recently discovered snow. Understanding that snow is temporary, is also positive aspect of this book.
Significance & Bibliographic Usefulness:
Readalikes: Anything with a snow "theme." Snow by Uri Shulevitz.
Awards/Lists: Caldecott Medal, 1963
Links to reviews in professional review sources
Hook: Peter had so much fun in the snow, but what happened to the snow he put in his pocket?
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ISBN: 978-0140501827
Page Count: 40
Format: hardcover, paperback, picture book
Publisher: Puffin Books
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