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If You Like...Snowflakes

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One of the prettiest things about winter are the unique snowflakes. I especially love watching giant fluffy flakes as they fall, and looking at the patterns of the ice crystals. If you like snowflakes, these books are perfect for you!

Written by Bob Raczka
Illustrated by Bryony Clarkson
Minneapolis, MN: Millbrook Press, 2023. Informational. 32 pages. 

In this rhyming math primer, a single snowflake quickly morphs into a giant snowstorm! Notes demonstrate how exponents work as the number of snowflakes multiplies and the storm grows. The result of the storm is a fresh field of snow for two friends to play in together.

By Travis Jonker
New York: Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2023. Picture Book.

Liam is trying his best to catch a snowflake on his tongue, but catching one proves more difficult than he expected. After several efforts to complete this mission, he is mesmerized by the beautiful pattern of the flake that lands on his glove instead.

By Benji Davies
New York: Harper, 2021. Picture Book.

A little girl longs for a glistening, snow-covered tree, while a fresh snowflake falls from the sky, worried about where she will land. After the snowstorm, both find their wishes fulfilled by one another.

By Bernette G. Ford and Erin K. Robinson
New York: Boxer Books, 2023. Picture Book.

When the middle of winter still hasn't brought the town any snow, Ori wishes for snow to come. In response to her wish, a magical snowflake lands on her nose. Following the snowflake as a snowstorm builds, Ori leads her friends and the townspeople with her on a parade to the town center where they sing in the fresh snowfall.

Written by Mike Ornstein
Illustrated by Pauline Gregory
Ann Arbor, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 2023. Picture Book.

In this amusing read-aloud rhyming book, the animals on one farm joyfully try their best to catch snowflakes while their farmer is not looking.
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