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1) The meltdown
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 13
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When snow shuts down Greg Heffley's middle school, his neighborhood transforms into a wintry battlefield. Rival groups fight over territory, build massive snow forts, and stage epic snowball fights. And in the crosshairs are Greg and his trusty best friend, Rowley Jefferson. It's a fight for survival as Greg and Rowley navigate alliances, betrayals, and warring gangs in a neighborhood meltdown. When the snow clears, will Greg and Rowley emerge as...
Author
Series
How to catch-- volume 19
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A very clever snowman eludes the traps of the group of children who built him as a contest entry, while gathering items for a surprise.
3) Winter light
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Studio, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"With jewellike die-cuts revealing the colors of the season against soft painterly backgrounds, Caldecott Honoree Aaron Becker captures the light of winter skies and lengthening days, the glow of candle and hearth, and the heart's yearning for spring's return."-Amazon
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
High five! It's winter! For one spirited little puppy, winter means romping in the snow, birds to chase, fragrant evergreen trees, and joy, joy, joy! Then again, winter also means . . . oddly unfriendly deer? Millions of little lights? Contorting inflatable snowmen? Wait, what? If this is all winter too, then winter is kind of . . . weird!
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A red fox emerges from its burrow one wintry morning, a fiery streak against stark white surroundings, driven by hunger and curiosity to investigate its world. Encountering a mouse, a hare, and a wolverine, the little fox takes on the role of both hunter and hunted before returning to the safety of its den, where -- perhaps -- it dreams of something more. Jonathan London's poetic text and Daniel Miyares's stunning impressionistic paintings provide...
8) Snow day
Author
Publisher
Nimbus Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A joyful, rhyming story in the vein of Ezra Jack Keats's The Snowy Day, this debut children's picture book follows an Indigenous family as they enjoy the magic of a winter storm. All is quiet on the snow-laden street. Not a single soul makes a teeny-tiny peep. Then, With a bound and a bang and a funny kind of twirl Out comes a bundled-up joyful little girl. Capturing the magic of a snowfall, Snow Day follows an Indigenous family as they experience...
9) Some snow is
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnams Sons
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read text celebrate all of the different kinds of snow, from the snow that melts as soon as it hits the ground to packable "Snowman Snow."
10) Snow is
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A lyrical picture book about the wonder of winter's first snowfall"--
11) Mice skating
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Lucy the field mouse's friends avoid going outdoors in winter until Lucy introduces the delights of skating.
12) Go, sled! Go!
Author
Publisher
Viking Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Go, sled, go! What could be more exciting than a thrilling sled ride? Maybe when a few unexpected creatures join the adventure? Before long, there's a bunny, a moose, a snowman, and even a baker with cakes on the sled, and more surprises are headed their way. Repetitive words and large type make this a perfect book for beginning readers. And the laughs and surprises keep coming until the very satisfying end.
13) Bear and wolf
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Bear and Wolf become unlikely companions one winter's evening when they discover each other out walking in the falling snow"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Fox does not like winter. None of his friends are around to play. He is bored and alone. Then Fox has an idea. If he cannot escape winter, he will fight it!" --Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Clever Publishing
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Winter has descended upon Hedgehog's forest home! As he prepares his home for the chilly season, Hedgehog wonders: How does everyone else spend the season? Join Hedgehog on this colorful, brightly-illustrated journey as he visits all of his forest animal friends to make sure they're prepared for the long months ahead!
17) Fall and winter
Author
Publisher
Clavis Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A book filled with recognizable images of a brisk fall day and a winter's day in the snow.
19) Snow babies
Author
Publisher
Boxer Books Limited
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
They're soft, fluffy, cuddly, and cute and they all live in the freezing cold. Time to meet the snow babies! From roly-poly polar bear cubs happy at play to seal pups snuggling and penguin chicks waddling, there's nothing more adorable than these wintry animals.
20) A day so gray
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A winter's day is transformed from bleak to beautiful by warm friendship and a new perspective in a gentle story that encourages the appreciation and celebration of cozy pleasures and quiet joys"--
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