By Uri Shulevitz
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1998. Picture Book.
As snowflakes slowly come down, one by one, people in the city ignore them, and only a boy and his dog think that the snowfall will amount to anything.
By Ezra Jack Keats
Harmondsworth, New York: Puffin Books, 1978. Picture Book. 32 pages.
The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.
Written by Dawn Quigley
Illustrated by Tara Audibert
New York: Heartdrum, and imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, 2023. Intermediate. 71 pages.
Jo Jo Makoons has noticed that the family members she loves most--Mama, Kokum, and even her cat, Mimi--all have their own ways of being healthy. So when Teacher says that their class will be learning about healthy habits, Jo Jo is ready to be neighborly by helping everyone around her be healthy too. After a snowstorm shuts down her Ojibwe reservation, Jo Jo uses her big imagination and big personality to help both Elders and classmates alike. Because after all, being healthy means being together!
By Raymond Briggs
New York: Random House, 1978. Picture Book. 32 pages.
When his snowman comes to life, a little boy invites him home and in return is taken on a flight high above the countryside.
Written by Joan Clark
Illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton
Toronto, Ontario: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2006. Picture Book.
After a month of snowfall, Sammy imagines what might lie beneath the snow covering his town.
Written by Christine Evans
Illustrated by Patrick Corrigan
Chicago Illinois: Alber Whitman & Company, 2021. Intermediate. 87 pages.
Second-grader Raven faces her fear of public speaking and makes a new friend when her wish backfires.
Written by Addie K. Boswell
Illustrated by Merce Lopez Arnabat
New York: Tow Lions, 2020. Picture Book.
Young dancer Sofia wakes up to a quiet, white world-it's a snow day! She makes her way outside to the neighborhood park, where a field awaits her, white and shining and open. It isn't long before the rest of the neighborhood wakes its sleepy head-and the other kids make their way to the park, scattering all of Sofia's beautiful silence. But with the help of a new young friend, Sofia is ready to show everyone what a snow dancer can do on a perfect day like this. With lyrical language and gorgeous art, this book sparkles with all the joy and beauty of a snow day.
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