Little Bea and the Snowy Day: A Winter Picture Book About Playing in the Snow with Friends for Kids

by Daniel Roode

Bzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Little Bea
is a busy, busy bee,
and she loves snowy days. Snowballs!
She needs to throw them. Snow angels!
She needs to make them. A snowy hill!
She needs to sled down it. Ice!
She needs to skate on it. Hot chocolate!
Yum! It's her favorite. The wide wintery world!
Is there anything better
than exploring it with friends? Bzzzzzzzzzzzzz.Won't you come play in the snow with Little Bea?

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals, Storytime, Friendship, Christmas

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 18, 2011

About the author

Daniel Roode is an illustrator and designer who draws inspiration from his French heritage, mid-century modern design, pop art, and nature. Daniel creates the bulk of his art digitally, an appropriate medium for his clean yet tactile aesthetic that has a distinct joie de vivre. He resides in Nashville, Tennessee, with his amazing wife Laura and their two funny cats. - See more at: http://authors.simonandschuster.co.uk...

Reviews

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Adorable illustrations and fun onomatopoeia highlight this book for younger children. The characters are so cute the "Awww" factor goes through the roof. But the story isn't complex or even all that interesting. It certainly is way below the reading level of the books we typically read. I'm almost surprised that our youngest picked this one out at the library, but the cover is just so darn charmingly sweet.

We weren't overly entertained by this tale, but I could see it being perfect for reading aloud with the toddler-preschool set on a cold winter day. I doubt that we'll checking out the original tale, Little Bea, anytime soon, but I might peek at it without the girls.

[Shanshad Whelan · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a cotton candy book. It's got perfectly sweet adorable pictures of cuddly animals combined with extremely bland cutesy text. If the text had been livelier or a bit more interesting of a plot I might have thought it a better book for the toddler/preschooler audience. Unfortunately it's just sweet and bland with nothing to really recommend it.

[Nessa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute short story about playing in winter

[Mikayla Hahn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a cute book that showed all the fun you could have in the snow with friends. I would use this book to give students writing ideas about what they would play in the snow or just a fun read aloud when we start to get snow.

[Lynda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute and fun, this colorful book entertained my preschooler.

[J · Rating 4 out of 5]

Little Bea is adorbs! And so are her friends. This was perfect to read in early January to my groups.

[Amy Wheatley Hale · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story is fine, what makes it special is that Maddie’s nickname is Bee.

[diary of a reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a fun and beautifully illustrated children’s book. It sure made me long for a snowy winters day!

[Natalie Sotelo-Solorio · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love this book! Especially be good for the younger kids! Would definitely have in the classroom.

[Debbie Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute littke book I read for the kids at work

[Jessica DeWitt · Rating 2 out of 5]

I find this book very uninspiring. The illustrations are kinda cute, but its very mid-tier meh.

[Klaudia Janek · Rating 3 out of 5]

Recommended – additional purchase[return][return]A second adventure for Little Bea and her friends. Instead of a spring day, this adventure takes place in the winter on a snowy day. Little Bea looks out the window and sees a new snowfall. She is excited and goes outside to get all her friends: Bear, Rabbit, Beaver, Owl, Deer, Goose and Duck. When they are outside they have all sorts of adventures. They stomp, flap, make snow angels, catch snowflakes, go sledding and ice skating, have a snowball fight, play hide and seek, make a new friend by building a snowman and end their day with some hot chocolate. [return][return]The illustrations are created in a graphic design program. They are cute and I think they will appeal to the preschool crowd. They are designed to be very adorable, with big eyes and different textures and patterns on their clothes. The message seems to be about enjoying friendships. It not written in a poetic way. The sentences do not flow together in rhyme. Reading the story out loud is a bit choppy. But with the bright colors and friendly animal faces, I am sure it will appeal to little readers. They might be excited about seeing Little Bea in a new adventure if they read the first book. I think this book would be best for individual reading. It would also look nice on a book display in the library; either a bee theme or a winter theme.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

This title would be a good read aloud for the wintery months. Very young readers are likely to enjoy the simple story of Little Bea who spends a day outdoors having fun in the snow with her friends. Since they skate, make angels in the snow, and throw snow balls at each other, children who love that time of the year will be able to relate and smile at the idea of Little Bea being covered in the snow and nursing some hot chocolate. I liked some of the language: "Brrrrr" (unpaged) and "Wheeee!" (unpaged), and the fact that when the friends decide to make a new friend, they literally make one--a snowman. The illustrations were created with Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.

[Meghan Hunt · Rating 5 out of 5]

The plot for this story is not very original, but I absolutely love the bright, cutesie illustrations and simple, fun text. I plan on using this book for a storytime for a mix of toddlers and preschoolers.

The plot is basically that Little Bea (who is the cutest bumblebee I have ever seen!) and her adorable animal friends go play in the snow. They even build their very own snow friend, who looks like a snowbear.

[Jennifer Heise · Rating 2 out of 5]

Oh I hate this book. My son, however, got it as a present and has pulled it off the shelves at least three times. Little Bea, an anthropomorphic 'bee,' and her implausible animal friends, well-swaddled in impossible winter clothes, go through all the usual snow activities: sledding and skating and making snow angels and a snow bear; they have hot chocolate and finally head home. The text has no useful rhythm, the illustrations are generic.

[Destiny Thompson · Rating 2 out of 5]

"little bea ad the snowy day," is a book about little bea's adventure with her friends on a snowy day. This book was a simple story, with really no purpose. The book was short and lacked excitement. Each page describes snow-day activities, with no adventure. The author could have been more creative, adding additional characters, or maybe a journey in the snow. This book may be good for a preschooler, older children may lack interest.

[Marjorie Elwood · Rating 3 out of 5]

More fun than the original, in this book Little Bea buzzes around with her friends, engaging in winter activities. She skates, makes snow angels, and enjoys hot chocolate while rhyming and alliteration are used to keep the children's interest.

[Maria Burel · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story may not be that complex, but the appealing innocence of Little Bea and her friends is what attracts us to this series. Here, they enjoy the typical activities of a snowy day. Predictable? Yes. But still a fun winter read for the preschool-age set.

[Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I might still like the first book a tad bit better, but I like Little Bea and this time she and her friends are celebrating a snowy day.

[ReadingWench · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another cute adventure with little bea and her friends.

AR 1.0

[Edward Sullivan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Colorful and cute.

[Laura Z · Rating 4 out of 5]

Major Cuteness Factor!!

[Sarah · Rating 1 out of 5]

Cute, cute, cute pictures. Horrid text. Has no flow and no rhythm.

[Brooke · Rating 5 out of 5]

2.5 Year olds think bee's making snow angels are freakin' hilarious

[Donalyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Playful with a nice message about friendship, but don't bees die in the snow? Maybe, I should read less dark and edgy YA.

[Beverly · Rating 3 out of 5]

These forest friends have a lot of fun on the snowy day; the illustrations were created Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop and have that shiny look of computer generated art.

[Miss Ryoko · Rating 2 out of 5]

The illustrations of these Little Bea books are so adorable!!!

[Kristen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple and wonderful. I love this new series and look forward to more from Daniel Roode and Little Bea! Don't have kids but will totally buy these for myself.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I gave this one three stars simply because the illustrations are so adorable. Otherwise, I thought it was very boring, but my four-year old loved the pictures, so three stars it is.