Winter Wonderland -Winter NF Picture Book

Winter Wonderland
By Jill Esbaum
(Scholastic Edition, 2012; National Geographic Society, 2010)

I wish I had written this book!

Winter Wonderland is a beautifully photographed nonfiction picture book for children. Both text and photos tell about winter and the things we might see, do, hear, feel, and smell in the season of cold.

What is interesting is the point of view - Winter itself is telling the story about winter. The narrator, Winter, explains how it might be gentle or sneaky or decorative. Throughout the book, descriptive words share the look and feel of winter.

For a different point of view, and good information about winter, read Winter Wonderland.

Kid Kandy:

Winter Collage

~ Take a walk in your neighborhood, noticing the signs of winter. Take digital photos of what you see.

~ Gather poster board, glue sticks, scissors, markers, and cutting magazines.

~ Cut out pictures of things found in the winter. Glue them on the poster board.

~ Print some of the winter photos you snapped. Add them to the collage.

~ Use colored markers to add winter words such as frigid, melt, icicle, snow, and so on.

~ Display your winter collage!

For you writers, how about penning a winter poem or writing a story that takes place in winter? See how many winter words you can use as you write. How about sharing it with us?