Veo el invierno / I See Winter

I See

by Charles Ghigna, Jatkowska Ag (Illustrator)

Snowflakes, sleds, and skates are just the beginning of the joys of winter.

Genres: Picture Books, Christmas, Storytime, Childrens

24 pages, Library Binding

First published August 1, 2012

About the author

Charles Ghigna - Father Goose® lives in a treehouse in the middle of Alabama. He is the author of more than 100 books from Random House, Disney, Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, Time Inc. and other publishers. He has written more than 5,000 poems for children and adults that have appeared in anthologies, newspapers and magazines ranging from The New Yorker and Harper’s to Highlights and Cricket magazines. He served as poet-in-residence and chair of creative writing at the Alabama School of Fine Arts, instructor of creative writing at Samford University, poetry editor of English Journal for the National Council of Teachers of English, and as a nationally syndicated poetry feature writer for Tribune Media Services. He speaks at schools, conferences, libraries, and literary events throughout the U.S. and overseas, and has read his poems at The Library of Congress, The John F. Kennedy Center, American Library in Paris, American School in Paris, and the International Schools of South America. For more information, visit his website at FatherGoose.com

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cute book, but I was surprised to see so much Christmas imagery (6 pages out of 20) when it started out with just general winter activities. Not the best choice for storytime if one is trying to avoid discussing holidays. I was disappointed that it assumes Christmas is the norm for all children. On the plus side, the illustrations show diverse skin tones.

[Arieon Beasley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gives children a chance that may have never seen or experience snow the chance to have a story book travel to places where there is snow and what they might experience in the snow. It also shows alot of different things that people may see or do and wear in the winter especially for children that dont experience a traditional winter where they live. It als is a great rhyming book as well.

[Amanda Schwind · Rating 3 out of 5]

With my kindergarten, newcomer, ESL students, we us the sentence frame, "I see __________," a lot to identify objects in a book or in our world. This book would be a way to not only model that, but also start challenging students to use more details and more complex vocabulary in combination with that well-known phrase.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very simple rhyming text and vivid, colorful illustrations discuss snow, animal migration, sledding & skating, Christmas preparations, and other winter things. No real story line, but good for toddlers and babies as a read aloud.

[Molly Emory · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is so fun for students to see the fun in winter. They are able to open their minds to the fun things that they can do during this time of year. It is a super fun book and the illustrations are so cute.

[Miss Pippi the Librarian · Rating 3 out of 5]

2022 storytime theme: Winter

[Dedra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super cute book full of winter fun. Very diverse characters. Bright and clear illustrations. Rhymes in English, but not in Spanish. A great choice for wintertime reading.

[Kendall Denny · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a winter-specific book that has good visual representations of items used in the winter. It also is on grade-level.

[Addie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute. 2 year old liked it too

[Christine Turner · Rating 2 out of 5]

Subjects

Stories in rhyme

Winter -- Juvenile fiction.


Tthere are two things I wish they would have done differently with this book.
1. It is small in size and needs to be larger if used in storytime.
2. The Author included Christmas. While it is true that Christmas is celebrated during December, it limits the use of this book to one-on-one reading.

Love the colorfull illustrations and that the it has a multicultural focus.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple rhyming lines evoke all the joys of the winter season as children notice the icy patterns left by frost on window panes as well delight in forming snow angels against the snow and enjoying hot cocoa after spending the day outdoors. The colorful illustrations feature smiling faces and excitement over what winter has to offer.

[Diana · Rating 3 out of 5]

A slight, pleasant enough toddler-appropriate rhyming book with soothing repetition. More of a Christmas book than a general, winter-themed book.

[kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

Would love to do with a 2years old & younger storytime. Lovely illustrations, gentle rhyme scheme.

[Trish · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love his books. They are simple and cute. I love the bright illustrations.