Winter, Winter, Cold and Snow

by Sharon Gibson Palermo, Christina Song (Illustrator)

A gentle, repetitive story about forest creatures on a cold winter's day and night. With colorful, child-friendly illustrations this is a sweet pick for cozy storytimes by the fire.

Genres: Picture Books, Storytime, Animals, Childrens, Nature, Science, Nonfiction

24 pages, Hardcover

Published September 1, 2016

Reviews

[Josie B. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Similar in cadence and format to Bill Martin’s “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?”, this book focuses on how animals adapt to winter. This kind of predictable or circular story makes it easy for children to anticipate and predict the next word or sentence; encouraging children to repeat the phrase “Winter, winter, cold and snow” will help keep them involved with the story.  I plan to use the book in both a winter themed storytime for 3-5 year olds and in an upcoming preschool STEAM class focused on animal adaptations.    We are going to retell the story using a combination of Beanie Babies and plush toys bounced in a parachute—retelling a story with props is a great way to build narrative skills.  If you don’t have a parachute and enough toys, you can always retell it with a flannel board, giving each child a picture of one of the animals to add to the tale.

[Syntha Green · Rating 3 out of 5]

Perfect for storytime for the little ones, a sort of winter animal Brown Bear, Brown Bear.

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favorite part was the cut-paper illustrations. A simple rhyming book showing animals in the winter.

[Kelley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoy reading this to my 2 1/2-year-old granddaughter. The words are repetitive so she can "read" along with me. As each animal sees another in the cold and snow, she is able to identify and point them out. The illustrations by Christina Song are lovely and show each animal in its natural habitat. The repetitive words and the rhyming make the story fun to read.

[Kelsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Age: Toddler-Kindergarten
Tune: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Inspired by the Brown Bear Brown Bear series, Palermo explores one forest animal at a time as they live through the cold, snowy winter months. Not being the most detailed nonfiction tale of forest animals makes this an excellent read-aloud for preschools with supplementary material in the back. Sung to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star will be sure to keep their attention.

[Ms.Gaye · Rating 3 out of 5]

Using a pattern similar to Bill Martin Jr.'s "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?", the title phrase is repeated throughout as animals are introduced to the reader. "Winter, winter, cold and snow; Chickadee, Chickadee, who do you know? I know Bear, asleep in her den; she might wake up when the sun shines in."
A good choice for storytime. Ages 3-6

[Tracy Schillemore · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is rhyming book. I like that the rhymes are simple. There is not a lot of text so this is better for younger children. The story has a pattern that the children can recognize which may be good to encourage participation.

[Michelle (FabBookReviews) · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lovely and softly rhythmic story featuring a slew of animals in snowy weather- perfect for the winter months! If you're looking for something along the lines of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, but want something fresh and featuring different animals, this might be a great pick.

[Colorado Buck · Rating 4 out of 5]

Would be great for a winter time story time nice rhyming not a lot of words. It deals with animals that do a specific things in the winter, like a bear who sleeps in a cave, and a beaver, who sleeps under the ice.

[Robin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid winter read-aloud for toddlers. Great structure and rhythm paired with big and bold cut-paper illustrations. Cozy. Highly recommended for ages 1-4.

[Crysta Coburn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for winter!

[Ruth Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cut paper illustrations show a variety of woodland animals in their own habitats.
Repitition, rhyming words and simple text make this book a good pick for preschool winter storytimes.

[Nicole Sperry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute book. Very…Eric Carle-esque.

[Miss Sarah]

A rhyming book about different winter animals seeing each other in the snowy months. cute. toddler and up

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a cute read with a nice rhythm to it. I wonder if the library has a French copy because I think we’d enjoy that.

[Steph]

Turn/Level: 2/2

Themes: Animals in Winter

Get the audience to repeat the initial question: Winter, winter, cold and snow; ___, ___, who do you know?

[Mia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute little book that feels a lot like "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do you See?" Good repetition for read-alouds. You could easily get the kids involved with the reading. Cute illustration style.

[Melissa Anne King · Rating 4 out of 5]

Papercut illustrations are beautiful. Sweet book for young children. Backmatter includes information about each of the animals mentioned in the book.

[Sharon · Rating 3 out of 5]

This little book has a rhythm all its own as one visits the various woodland creatures in their winter homes. Helpful synopsis of the featured animals' cold season habits included.

While ultra cool cut-paper illustrations by C. Song make this work unique, it is too bad the texture couldn't come through more on the printed page for a more tactile experience. I'd love to see/feel the original artwork.

[Tricia · Rating 1 out of 5]

I can see what the book was going for, but it missed the mark. The cadence is off, so I felt like I had a mouthful of marbles, and instead of being charming and whimsical the repeating of "winter, winter, cold and snow" came off more with a "boil, boil, toil and trouble" feel.

[Juliana Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fans of Brown Bear, Brown Bear will recognize the repetitive pattern of this story. Winter, cold, and snow brings out different seasonal habits of various forest animals. Each one know what the next animal is doing. And now preschoolers will too.

[Vicki · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book shows are variety of animals in winter time, in their habitats. The repeating rhyme of the title would encourage audience participation. More facts about the animals are at the end of the book.

The cut paper illustrations are marvelous.

[East Gwillimbury · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book about what happens to animals and birds in the winter. The lines repeat which makes it an idea book for toddlers. At the back of the book is a brief synopsis of each animals and what they do during the long winter months.

[Jacqueline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice rhyme and illustrations. Should be very welcome in preschool classrooms.

[Sharon Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely book ! Perfect Christmas gift !

[Michelle Gray · Rating 3 out of 5]

Themes: seasons, winter, animals

[Lori · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for a winter storytime -

[Halli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Similar to the Brown Bear, Brown Bear book series. Cute illustrations. Great for preschool storytime!

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Readalike to Brown Bear by Bill Martin Jr., with rhyming words on every two-page spread.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

great for story time. Very rhythmic and repetitive