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The Snowy Nap

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The Snowy Nap
By Jan Brett
G.P. Putnam’s Sons, an Imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018. Picture Book.

With December here and a slew of holidays right around the corner, I thought I would share one of the new books with a “snow” theme—and really Jan Brett is probably the queen when it comes to writing and illustrating “snow” picture book stories. Not only does Brett tell a good tale full of Scandinavian influences and cold winter scenes but she also is the master of simultaneous stories—there is an extra story in all of her sidebars. In this delightful tale Hedgie (a hedgehog) is taking one last stroll around the farm before settling in for his long winter’s nap; however, the rest of the farm animals tease him to no end about all the fun in the snow that he will miss. In order to potentially see the icicles, the geese sliding around the pond, or the pony pulling the sleigh with jingle bells; Hedgie decides to do the impossible—stay up and experience winter. The kind Lisa (the human who runs the farm) sees Hedgie as he is trying to stay out in the winter, so she kindly brings him into her home. Between bits of sleepy naps, Hedgie wakes up and looks out the window to see all the wonderful things the other animals had talked about. Eventually Hedgie succumbs to hibernation and while Lisa takes him out to put him in his cozy burrow, the other animals enter Lisa’s house (for they decide that experiencing winter is a more pleasant experience when done inside a warm home). Really, this is another cozy winter story that is sure to help little ones remember all the fun things about the snowy months—including being warm inside with loved ones.
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