The Big Snow Audiobook

" This book is full of different animals for children to talk about! "

" Won the Caldecott. Great for the young reader that like animal books. "

" Simple and enjoyable look at various animals preparing for winter and the "big snow" that comes. Soft pencil and full-color watercolors alternate to support the text. "

" gentle book from 1948 on season changes. Most of the illustrations are black and white pencil and ink, but a few are watercolor. This is a good lap book because there is too much text for storytime. A bonus is that most of the story is in the last few black and white pages, so the child is likely to fall asleep before the entire story is done. "

" This book does a great job at informing readers about what a number of different animals do to prepare for the winter. This book uses this same strategy of switching from colored to black and white drawings and I still don't understand the purpose. All of the illustrations were very well done, but I enjoyed looking at the colored pictures much more than I did the black and white drawings. "

" Beautiful artwork but my girls lost interest half way through. "

" Beautiful illustrations "

" I couldn't help thinking about Kate Messner's Over and Under the Snow as I read this one. I liked Kate's book better, but I found this one more enjoyable than I expected. "

" a mixture of watercolor drawings and pencil. beautiful variety and great discussion starter on seasons and hibernation. "

" A great intro to the lives of animals in winter. Illustrations are perfect. A quiet, happy story of snow and animals. "

" The pencil drawings are sweet and beautiful. "

" written and illustrated by Berta & Elmer Hader; published by Macmillan; fiction; Caldecott 1949 "

" Did not have any idea this would be a great Groundhog Day book, but it is. Really well written. "

" I really enjoyed reading this book. It really is a great book this pictures the animals amid the first snow. I would talk about how children feel when the first snow arrives. I would use it as a writing activity. "

" This would be fun to read to a child about why some animals stay for the winter and others head for warmer climates. (Though I swear the Canadian Geese around here don't actually go south anymore). "

" Story about how animals prepare for the winter and being thankful for good friends. "

" A nicely illustrated book that talks about the winter migration, hibernation, and foraging habits of various animals in a Northern climate. It's a bit long, but very informative and has a nice story. We've read this one a few times. "