Enter into a Winter Wonderland
and experience all the fun the season has to offer!
Begin your Adventures in the Snow and the Cold
with these picture books and activities!
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THE BOY WHO BROUGHT THE SNOW
About the Book
A heartwarming story of winter magic from the bestselling author of The Girl and the Dinosaur.
Here's a city hard at work,
with a billion bustling feet –
its spires and domes all stretching up
from cobbled knobbled streets . . .
In the heart of a great city lives a little boy without a home.
But when Quinn finds a magical snow globe, everything begins to change . . . For when snow begins to fall, magic and kindness start to find their way out into the world.
A beautiful, wintery story with a kernel of magic at its heart, this heartwarming tale is destined to become a new favourite at Christmas. With stunning illustrations by Anna Wilson, it's perfect for fans of The Snowflake by Benji Davies.
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WINTERGARDEN
About the Book
Growing and harvesting an herb garden can be fun and oh so satisfying—even in the dead of winter.
Winter outside the window,
Garden on the sill.
With a little bit of love and care, a few seeds nestled in pots, and a good windowsill, there’s no better time to make an herb garden with mom than in the dead of winter. Together, a young girl and her mother can grow everything you find in a spring herb garden, from oregano to parsley and baby greens, carefully tending their plants to watch them thrive, all while frigid snow falls just outside the window. The multiple harvests of fresh greens are just what they need to stay warm through the coldest and darkest season. When Spring finally arrives, there’s one thing on the girl’s mind: more seeds!
In Wintergarden, author Janet Fox’s poetic text is accompanied by the dreamy watercolor artwork of acclaimed illustrator Jasu Hu. Additional material at the back of the book includes information on how to grow your own wintergarden, to make sure you and your family can share fresh greens year-round.
CHECK OUT These Winter Garden Activities for kids from PennState Extension
Article and Ideas from Pamela T. Hubbard,Master Gardener, in Monroe County
Six ideas to get you started
1. Sprouting Seeds
2. Caring for Houseplants
3. Growing a Venus Flytrap
4. Painting Garden Rocks
5. Composting With Worms
6. Growing a Garbage Garden
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YETIS ARE THE WORST!
About the Book
In this hilarious follow-up to Unicorns Are the Worst! and Dragons Are the Worst!, Gilbert the Goblin’s next adventure takes him to the frozen tundra where he’s determined to find the legendary yeti.
Gilbert the Goblin is the first to admit that he was, ahem, mistaken—unicorns actually throw the best tea parties, and dragons make delicious ice cream soup. This time, though, he can absolutely confirm that YETIS ARE THE WORST!
Sure, they may seem cool and mysterious, but once you meet one, he’s CERTAIN they’re not all they’re cracked up to be! And that’s what Gilbert plans to do: meet a yeti. That is, if he can find one…but how hard can that be?
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Andrea Davis Pinkney’s lyrical picture book biography,
A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats
and the Creation of The Snowy Day,
about author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats and the creation of his book THE SNOWY DAY.
About the Book
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A Sled For Gabo
written by Emma Otheguy and illustrated by Ana Ramirez Gonzalez
About the Book
The Snowy Day meets Last Stop on Market Street in this heartwarming classic in the making about a young boy who is in a new town and doesn’t have much, but with the help of a loving community discovers the joys of his first snowy day.
On the day it snows, Gabo sees kids tugging sleds up the hill, then coasting down, whooping all the while. Gabo wishes he could join them, but his hat is too small, and he doesn’t have boots or a sled.
But he does have warm and welcoming neighbors in his new town who help him solve the problem in the sweetest way possible!
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The Snow Dancer
written by Addie Boswell and illustrated by Merce Lopez
About the Book
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.
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Peg + Cat: The Penguin Problem
by Jennifer Oxley and Billy Aronson
About the Book
Skiing past hurdles can be a problem when you don’t know your over, under, and in between. Peg and Cat to the rescue!
Peg and Cat are at the South Pole preparing to watch the ski race at the Animal Winter Games. Suddenly they spy the Penguins zooming downhill. CRASH! The Penguins apologize (“Snow problem,” says Cat), but it seems that there is a problem: the Penguins keep slamming into things! So they all try again, with Peg shouting directions each time they come to a hurdle. “Go over! Go under! Go in between!” But the Penguins still have no clue, because they don’t know what over, under, and in between mean. Luckily, Cat points out some directional arrows to follow, and a problem is solved . . . for the moment. Now can anyone figure out how to keep the ice floe the Penguins have landed on from tilting?
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This Place Is Cold
written by Vicki Cobb and illustrated by Barbara Lavallee
About the Book
Can you imaging living in a place where it's so cold your breath turns instantly into tiny ice crystals that glitter in the sun? Where temperatures can drop fifty degrees below zero and even lower and the sun only comes out for a few hours per day? In This Place Is Cold readers will learn how people and animals survive in Alaska's ferocious cold, and how because of global warming this region is now in trouble. Vicki Cobb and Barbara Lavallee traveled the world together to research this groundbreaking geography series, which is now updated and redesigned to appeal to today's readers.
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Author Vicki Cobb presents fun interesting facts about Polar Bears
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MEGAN CAHILL-ASSENZA – is from Northport, NY, and a recent Children’s Literature Fellow from Stony Brook University. A writer, filmmaker, and animal lover, Megan is pursuing a career in children’s literature. She currently works in the Academic Tutoring Center at Suffolk County Community College.
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