Snow Party - Winter Picture Books

Snow Party
Written by Harriet Ziefert
Illustrated by Mark Jones
(Scholastic, Inc., 2008)

It finally snowed today and I am ready for some winter fun. Not that we had any accumulation of snow, but it was so beautiful falling down in big tufts of white.

Snow Party takes place on a frozen pond. After a snowfall, snow families appear out of nowhere, carrying all sorts of boxes and bags. An especially tempting box draws the attention of children, but they are not allowed to peek. All day long, snowmen moms, dads, boys, and girls work hard to prepare for the party. By nightfall, the snow party is perfectly ready. Will the special box be opened? What is inside?

Join Ziefert and Jones as they share a magical story about snowmen at a snow party. This book is great for those who want to know what snowmen do when we are not looking.

KID KANDY:

Act out Snow Party.

Almost every page of Snow Party has snowmen doing something. After reading the book together, reread the pages and encourage your child to act out the same thing she sees the snowmen doing - carrying heavy boxes, sweeping ice, decorating, dancing, and so on. Ask her to think of a few new ideas of things for the snowmen to do. Act those out as well.

Turn the tables and let your child tell you what to act out! Come on, it will be snow much fun.