Snowman's Story by Will Hillenbrand

It is a cold, wintry day when a hat lands on a snowman's head.  Hidden inside that hat is a little rabbit.  The snowman reads a story to his new friends.  Soon the snowman falls asleep and the rabbit takes off with the book.  The chase is on to get that book back.  A magnificently illustrated wordless book perfect for a wintry day that can be enjoyed by kids of all ages.  Love this one!

Illustrations:  5 Buckeye leaves

Enjoy the book trailer here!

Snow Dog, Go Dog by Deborah Heiligman

Tinka is back for the third installment.  In true Tinka fashion, he is on the move and this time that means snow fun!  However this time Tinka takes off and can not his way back.  Will Tinka learn his lesson this time?  

Text:  4 Buckeye leaves

Illustrations:  5 Buckeye leaves (Love the illustrations!  Tinka is adorable!!) 

Winter is for Snow by Robert Neubecker

Winter has arrive and two siblings are quite different on their opinion of the season of cold, snow, and ice.  Told in two voices, great for buddy reading, the two siblings "discuss" the pros and the cons.  Beautifully illustrated and provides a great book to read to kids about winter that is NOT related to Christmas. 

Text:  5 Buckeye leaves (clever format)
Illustrations:  5 Buckeye leaves

If It's Snowy and You Know It, Clap Your Paws by Kim Norman

From the team that created Ten On the Sled, another fun winter time picture book, comes a new winter book as we near winter.  Using If You're Happy and You Know it as a guide, animals friends enjoy winter by throwing snowballs, skiing, skating and making snow angels.  Once the outside coldness is too much for the winter friends, they move inside (sounds good to me) and enjoy some cocoa, an art project and of course, a book!  Very cute addition to your winter time collection!  (I also like that it is not "Christmas" so my students that do not celebrate Christmas can enjoy a seasonal book!)    

Text:  4 Buckeye leaves (some of the rhymes and rythms seems a bit forced)

Illustrations:  5 Buckeye leaves (adorable friends)  

Snowzilla by Janet Lawler

It's July....perfect time to read about SNOW!  Cami Lou has watched the snow for weeks and weeks.  She is now ready to construct a giant of snow.  But not everyone is as excited about her project and soon it is decided that Snowzilla will have to come down.  It is not the end of the Snowzilla though.  A group of Snowzilla supporters devise a plan to save Snowzilla.

Text:  4 Buckeye leaves
Illustrations:  4 Buckeye leaves

Pip & Squeak by Ian Schoenherr

Pip and Squeak (2 mice) are headed to celebrate Gus's birthday day! Of course it is snowing so they will need a "sled", also known as an envelope. They are well on their way when they realize they forgot the "gift", also known as cheese! Rather than going home they decide to look along the way. Finally they come upon a snowman with an orange nose....cheese? They finally arrive at Gus's party but will he like the "cheese"? First look at this book may lead one to think this is a book for the very young - the text is short and simple. However the shortness of the text requires lots of "filling in" by the reader. Adam and I had a great laugh at the end of the story as well - Gus very much likes his "cheese".....because he is a rabbit!! Illustrations are super cute!!

Text: 4 Buckeye leaves

Illustrations: 5 Buckeye leaves (Adorable)

Red Sled by Lita Judge

Red Sled by Lita Judge is an adorable adventure on a red sled. A child returns to a cabin surrounded by snow, leaving a red sled outside. Soon a bear sees the red sled an the adventure begins. The bear is soon joined by other animals on this downhill adventure. Using limited words, which I personally love as it requires the reader to fill in the blanks and decide what is happening on their own, the adventure is filled with excitement and fun! Red Sled slightly reminds me of Ten on the Sled by Kim Norman, another fun filled animal adventure which students love. Lovely pictures with great, at times funny, animal expressions!

Overall: 5 Buckeye leaves

Author/illustrator website click HERE!