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| LET IT SNOW by Maryann Cocca-Leffler |
Don't get the wrong idea! As far as I'm concerned, it can stop snowing any time now. But if you take a peek at the last page of this book, it may become clear why I like to bring it out in March.
Yes! Spring is coming ... and now is the perfect time to review all that "prior knowledge" preschoolers have built up around winter over the past few months. This sweet book uses short well crafted verse, a rural setting, and colorful pictures of a young family to remind us of all the fun we've had this winter. For example:
Lacy trees, hills of white ...
sledding, snowmen,
snowball fight.
... rosy cheeks, runny nose,
cold, wet mittens,
frozen toes.
There's shoveling and following tracks in the snow and cross country skiing. There's hot chocolate, blankets, board games ... even a Snow Day! And as I am flipping through the pages with preschoolers, remembering and retelling tales of winter adventures ... almost unexpectedly ... the season begins to change ....
But soon ....
sloppy,
slushy,
melting snow...
And there you have it! Mud Season!
My preschoolers and I can do so much with this book ... recalling ... prediction ... rhyme .... and familiar everyday life (for Vermont kids). It's all here in one book! Well, actually it's not just one book ... it's four! Because there's one of these great reads for each season! Each one perfect for those final weeks before the season's change ....
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