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Deep Snow
Sweet story about children and the snow. Very short book--great for bed time.Ali jumps into a BIG pile of snow before she realizes how deep it really is! And when her sister and her dad try to get her out, things get worse and worse and worse....
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Published January 1, 2006
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Robert Munsch
261 books1,757 followersRobert Munsch was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Fordham University in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and from Boston University in 1971 with a Master of Arts degree in anthropology.
He studied to become a Jesuit priest, but decided he would rather work with children after jobs at orphanages and daycare centers. In 1973, he received a Master of Education in Child Studies from Tufts University. In 1975 he moved to Canada to work at the preschool at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario. He also taught in the Department of Family Studies at the University of Guelph as a lecturer and as an assistant professor. In Guelph he was encouraged to publish the many stories he made up for the children he worked with.
Munsch's wife delivered two stillborn babies in 1979 and 1980. Out of the tragedy, he produced one of his best-known books, Love You Forever. This book was listed fourth on the 2001 Publishers Weekly All-Time Best selling Children's Books list for paperbacks at 6,970,000 copies (not including the 1,049,000 hardcover copies). The Munsches have since become adoptive parents of Julie, Andrew and Tyya (see them all in Something Good!)
Munsch has obsessive-compulsive disorder and has also suffered from manic depression. In August 2008, Munsch suffered a stroke that affected his ability to speak in normal sentences. He has recovered enough that he is able to perform live, but has put his writing career on hold until he is fully recovered.
He studied to become a Jesuit priest, but decided he would rather work with children after jobs at orphanages and daycare centers. In 1973, he received a Master of Education in Child Studies from Tufts University. In 1975 he moved to Canada to work at the preschool at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario. He also taught in the Department of Family Studies at the University of Guelph as a lecturer and as an assistant professor. In Guelph he was encouraged to publish the many stories he made up for the children he worked with.
Munsch's wife delivered two stillborn babies in 1979 and 1980. Out of the tragedy, he produced one of his best-known books, Love You Forever. This book was listed fourth on the 2001 Publishers Weekly All-Time Best selling Children's Books list for paperbacks at 6,970,000 copies (not including the 1,049,000 hardcover copies). The Munsches have since become adoptive parents of Julie, Andrew and Tyya (see them all in Something Good!)
Munsch has obsessive-compulsive disorder and has also suffered from manic depression. In August 2008, Munsch suffered a stroke that affected his ability to speak in normal sentences. He has recovered enough that he is able to perform live, but has put his writing career on hold until he is fully recovered.
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January 19, 2020
This one lacked his usual off beat humor. Still a fun read for elementary level.
July 8, 2018
Good for the preschool- age 7 group.
Girls and their dad jumpl into a hole and need to be pulled out. It gets more fantastic each time someone jumps in.
WW are repeated to help with retention, but not so often that it sounds like a school primer. I read it in french and learned 14 new ww that hopefully i now have in my long term memory banks- esp. those ww starting with e. Somehow i have this belief that e ww in french are impossible to memorize. Don't know why. Maybe it's b/c there are so many e ww! Four of these new ww started with e.
Remembering these words is helped by remembering the pictures that go with the story. Depasser: to protrude - see the guy's legs sticking out of the snow hole. etc. The stories are short so there's not a lot to remember when trying to 'see' the picture in my head. There will be a few more of these stories this summer as i'm trying to also increase Katrina's vocabulary before gr 7. This book taught her 4 new ww. And helping her read quickly, no stuttering and stumbling over the words like in a long book like Harry Potter, which is what i tried first. She balked. This way it takes no more than 15- 30 minutes every day or so. If we learn 100 new words over the summer it will help her next year, as 100 ww plus all the other derivations (ie all the verb tenses, the nouns and adjectives/ adverbs all from the same word make 100 ww into many more.
Girls and their dad jumpl into a hole and need to be pulled out. It gets more fantastic each time someone jumps in.
WW are repeated to help with retention, but not so often that it sounds like a school primer. I read it in french and learned 14 new ww that hopefully i now have in my long term memory banks- esp. those ww starting with e. Somehow i have this belief that e ww in french are impossible to memorize. Don't know why. Maybe it's b/c there are so many e ww! Four of these new ww started with e.
Remembering these words is helped by remembering the pictures that go with the story. Depasser: to protrude - see the guy's legs sticking out of the snow hole. etc. The stories are short so there's not a lot to remember when trying to 'see' the picture in my head. There will be a few more of these stories this summer as i'm trying to also increase Katrina's vocabulary before gr 7. This book taught her 4 new ww. And helping her read quickly, no stuttering and stumbling over the words like in a long book like Harry Potter, which is what i tried first. She balked. This way it takes no more than 15- 30 minutes every day or so. If we learn 100 new words over the summer it will help her next year, as 100 ww plus all the other derivations (ie all the verb tenses, the nouns and adjectives/ adverbs all from the same word make 100 ww into many more.
April 28, 2020
Deep Snow
Robert Munsch
I love Munsch, we have pretty much all his books here and both girls enjoy them tremendously. Him and Michel Marchenko are a perfect pair, the Goscinny-Uderzo of children's book perhaps. None of their books are bad, but this is in the lower tier in my opinion. And what do Adi and Ari think? Well, they are unreliable as their favorite changes constantly...
Right now, Ari (3) loves this and wants to read it every night. I know she picks it from the heap of stories we have only because she knows it. Familiarity is a powerful master, isn't it...
Robert Munsch
I love Munsch, we have pretty much all his books here and both girls enjoy them tremendously. Him and Michel Marchenko are a perfect pair, the Goscinny-Uderzo of children's book perhaps. None of their books are bad, but this is in the lower tier in my opinion. And what do Adi and Ari think? Well, they are unreliable as their favorite changes constantly...
Right now, Ari (3) loves this and wants to read it every night. I know she picks it from the heap of stories we have only because she knows it. Familiarity is a powerful master, isn't it...
December 30, 2018
Ali was on a snowmobile ride with I'm assuming her sister and her father. Ali wants to jump into the snow, so she does regardless of the warnings she gets from Kate and her father.
She gets stuck, Kate has to go in and get her, she gets stuck.
It's hilarious.
There's a bunch of repeated things that occur because everything gets stuck in the deep snow hole.
It's a simple easy read for the whole family.
She gets stuck, Kate has to go in and get her, she gets stuck.
It's hilarious.
There's a bunch of repeated things that occur because everything gets stuck in the deep snow hole.
It's a simple easy read for the whole family.
February 9, 2019
I’ve read a number of Munsch’s stories to children, but never got to sit down to enjoy one for myself. Now I finally feel what the kids feel — such a sweet, fun story to hear (it feels like you are hearing it from someone). I especially liked (never quite noticed) the fact that the words pre-empt the picture which come at the next page.
February 23, 2024
A fun story about getting stuck in the snow, as a Canadian I can relate. Even though the way they get out is ridiculous. I also think of it as a cautionary tale, as deep snow can be scary to get stuck in.
March 25, 2018
Kid liked it
January 1, 2019
I love this book! And at my school in my second grade class I have deep snow! And I got to the level and I got to read it.
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January 25, 2019
Another great Robert Munsch story for my grandkids. The illustrations by Michael Martchenko add so much to these books.
November 19, 2020
Fun read for all kids! Robert Munsch knocked it out of the park again.
March 22, 2021
Great humor of trying to get out of the snow!
June 7, 2021
Genre: Fiction Humor Picture book Grade: K-3
This book was funny. As the problem grew it become funnier. Kids will enjoy the humor in this book so it would be a good book to read just for fun.
This book was funny. As the problem grew it become funnier. Kids will enjoy the humor in this book so it would be a good book to read just for fun.
November 4, 2021
More zany fun from Robert Munsch and Michael Martchenko as we discover the perils of Deep Snow!
February 3, 2022
Between 3.8 to 4 star rating
February 24, 2022
Classic Munsch story with lots of absurdity built into an everyday adventure. You just never know what will happen next!
April 7, 2022
The story behind the story, included at the end of the book, is just as funny as the main story.
December 3, 2023
A fun, silly story.
January 20, 2026
This was so much fun.
March 7, 2022
Well, that escalated quickly. XD
April 16, 2024
This is another exaggerated funny story by the author. Two children with their father went out on a snowmobile. The children jumped into very deep snow and their father had to pull them out. Then they had to rescue him. Their antics are hilarious. Great illustrating.
June 10, 2012
Ali and Kate were out on a snowmobile ride with their dad when Ali wanted to jump into the deep snow. "This is not a good idea," said Kate. Ali went ahead and jumped, and went so deep that she couldn't get out. So Kate jumped in to rescue her. And when Kate couldn't get out, either, Dad has to figure out a way to get them both out. Be prepared for Robert Munsch's usual outrageous comedy in this tale. As another reviewer said, this is fiction, folks. Fun for ages 4-7.
February 29, 2012
My first graders loved this crazy story about two girls who dive into the snow and can't get out. I won't spoil the story, but a father, hair, a snowmobile, and a plane are all involved. WARNING: Do not attempt to try any of these antics at home - the story is purely silly and meant for a good laugh - we need it every now and then.
April 2, 2016
Deep Snow was another fun book written by Robert Munsch, which send you on a snowy adventure. I enjoyed reading this book when I was younger.
September 26, 2016
Cute. Typical Munsch/Martchenko fare. Enjoyable but doesn't stand out in their whole body of work. Could talk about snow safety after reading it!
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