The Snowy Day

Experienced this as a child, read this as a child, and re-experienced it with my child

The only thing better than reading a children's book about experiencing new things is for the child to experience them for his/herself. This book did it for me when I was a kid and then it did it for my kid, but the book brings this into light so everyone can remember the first time they saw, felt and played in snow for the very first time.

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The Snowy Day

I purchased this wonderful book for a set of twin girls to be born soon. Instead I found myself mezmerized by the colors, characters and just to relax and be a child again myself. I decided to keep it and start a library collection for my future grandchildren.

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I love Ezra Jac Keats

His illustrations alone are worth looking at. This is a classic. I taught for many years and this was a standard during the winter season.

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Great book from my childhood!

Every child must have this book!

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An enduring classic

A delighful book that has become a classic. I read it to my children, my preschool class, and now am sharing it with my grandchildren.

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I loved this as a child and now my son loves reading it too!

i love giving this as a gift too.

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The Snowy Day

Waking up to a white blanket of freshly fallen snow is one thing that can brighten a child¿s day, and it definitely brightened Peter¿s day in the book 'The Snowy Day,' by Ezra Jack Keats. Keats was born in New York on March 11, 1916 and died May 6, 1983. Throughout his life, his mother encouraged his talent, but his father seemed only to criticize his ability. As a child, Keats was artistically gifted and became both a successful author and illustrator throughout his life. In 1943, Keats joined the United States Army, and the army trained him to design camouflage patterns. 'The Snowy Day' is a classic from 1962, and it received the Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished picture book for children in 1963. In this book, a young boy Peter wakes up one morning to discover a beautiful, white blanket of new snow that covered everything outside. Being a young child, Peter was very excited and immediately went outside to explore and play in the snow. He made fun tracks in the snow with his feet, he made a smiling snowman, and he made snow angels. He also pretended he was a mountain climber and slid all the way down it. Before going inside, Peter put some snowballs into his pocket to keep for the next day. He then went inside to his warm house, told his mother about all his adventures, and took a warm bath. Before Peter went to bed, he checked on his snowballs he had put into his pockets. When he looked, the snowballs weren¿t there anymore. They had melted! While sleeping, Peter dreamed that the sun melted all of the snow away. Did the snow really melt or was it just a dream? This story is simple, yet delightful and the illustrations are wonderful. Keats uses gentle, engaging text which captures the essence of the child in all of us on a snowy day. In the book, Keats writes ¿He pretended to he was a mountain climber,¿ and ¿He climbed up a great big tall heaping mountain of snow ¿ and slid all the way down.¿ This quote from the book not only allows a child to imagine themselves having a great time in the snow, but it also brings out the creative side of children where they can pretend to do anything they want and be anyone that they wish to be. The reading level of this book two, and its grade level is first grade and eighth month. 'The Snowy Day' is a wonderful book for all ages, and it recaptures the excitement of how fun winter truly is. Keats, Ezra Jack. The Snowy Day. New York: Viking Press, 1962.

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Snowy Day!

As a child you look forward to the mornings when you wake up and for miles all you see is this white blanket called snow. What else are you to do on a snowy day other than make a snow man and snow angels? Playing in the snow is an adventure and Ezra Jack Keats does an excellent job illustrating this book. Keats was a successful artist and illustrator. He was trained by the military to design camouflage patterns. The illustrations in 'Snowy Day' definitely show his creative artistic ability. Playing in the snow brings out the creative and imaginative side of children where they can pretend to be anything they want. In 'Snowy Day' Keats writes that ' He [Peter] pretended he was a mountain-climber. He climbed up a great big tall heaping mountain of snow-'. The books text is easily read and can be enjoyed by any age.

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Snow snow snow

I love the pictures in the book! Also it is my favorite picture book. I also recomend Goggles.

Great read-worth buying

My family lives in Florida where of course there is no true "winter." Reading this book to my three sons allowed them to use their imagination and wonder what it's like to play in the snow. It's short and sweet but nonetheless, worth the smiles it put on my children's faces!

Highly Recommended-especially for younger children 2-5years

This is one of my grandkids very favorite books. We read it over and over..often at the same sitting!

Highly Recommended

The book The Snowy Day is a wonderful book for small children, it is a wonderful story of a little boy who enjoys a day of adventure in the snow and he brings you along for his day.

Classic, I read this as a child. Wish there were more choices for nook ebooks!

Classic, I read this as a child. Wish there were more choices for nook young readers. Not enough books available in the format.

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CHILDHOOD

I'm 9 and It reminds me of when I was youg.when Every I see this book I think of when I was youg.

c

loved this book as a child. will share with my children

awsome

omg i dont have this book on my nook but when i read the hard cover....omg this is a great book its a must have

cool

it was a short book but i loved the pictures.

The First Book

This is the first book that I remember having read to me and also the first book that I eventually read on my own. The pictures are great and the message of fun and family is well presented.

So glad I found this story in boardbook format!

This story was one of my favorites when I was growing up, and I now enjoy reading it with my infant daughter. The pages are easy for her to turn, and she cannot tear the pages out as she likes to do in regular books. Great addition to any child's library!

Perfect for toddlers

The board book version of this book has gone through my two daughters and they've both loved it. When they were both one year old this was their favorite must read bedtime book for awhile. I disagree with the 2+ age rating because once my daughters hit 2 or 3 they were not as interested in this book, because their attention shifted to more plat driven books and less books just about exploring. This book is perfect for a one year old because of all the colorful pictures. There is only a little text on each page, so the pages turn quickly for their short attention spans and the main character has the little red snow suit which is appealing. I have also bought this as a gift for a newborn.