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Big Snow
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While "helping" his mother with holiday housecleaning, a boy keeps a watchful eye on the progress of a winter storm. He's hoping for a big snow. A really big snow. Inside, he is underfoot, turning sheet-changing and tub-scrubbing into imaginary whiteouts. Outside, flakes are flying. But over the course of a long day (for Mom) the clouds seem slow on delivering a serious snowfall. Then comes a dreamy naptime adventure, marking just the beginning of high hopes coming true in this irresistible seasonal story.
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Big Snow
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While "helping" his mother with holiday housecleaning, a boy keeps a watchful eye on the progress of a winter storm. He's hoping for a big snow. A really big snow. Inside, he is underfoot, turning sheet-changing and tub-scrubbing into imaginary whiteouts. Outside, flakes are flying. But over the course of a long day (for Mom) the clouds seem slow on delivering a serious snowfall. Then comes a dreamy naptime adventure, marking just the beginning of high hopes coming true in this irresistible seasonal story.
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Anxious for snow - lots of snow! - young David continually asks his mother about its arrival, and continually finds that the tasks she sets him - helping make cookies, cleaning the bathroom, making the bed - remind him of the flaky white substance he has on his mind. Eventually, after making lots of extra work for mom, David takes a nap, waking as his father gets home, and discovering that a big snow has finally arrived...A fun little story about a young boy's eager anticipation of a snow storm, Jonathan Bean's Big Snow pairs engaging illustrations with an entertaining tale that highlights both a boy's imaginative world - everything David does suggests snow to him - and the warm and loving home life he leads. I appreciated the fact that David and his parents are brown-skinned - are they African-American? Latino? it isn't clear... - but that this isn't at all the focus of the story, as unselfconscious diversity is often the best kind. Recommended to children who eagerly await the snow, as I did myself as a girl, and to anyone looking for picture-books that are perfect winter-month selections.
David has snow too much on the brain to help his mom with household chores.
Big Snow by Jonathan Bean tells about an antsy little boy waiting for a "big snow." There is always something reminding the little boy of snow which causes him to abandon that chore. He is constantly asking his mother about the big snow and she is quick to give him something else to do in order to pass time, but it leaves her to complete the unfinished task.I think that students could possibly learn about patience from this book. While the little boy was awake and constantly asking about the snow, it seemed to take a really long time for it to come, but after he fell asleep it seemed to arrive quicker. I think that children will be able to relate to this book because of the fact that most children have no patience. Whether it's waiting for snow, a snack, recess, whatever. I think this book could help children realize that if they put as much energy into doing something productive as they do worrying and rushing - waiting would be so much easier!
When one lives in the south where it almost never snows, one's inclination is not to be carried away about a book about snow. Will the kids relate? With Bean's book, of course they will. It's as much (or more) about a child's impatience for an impending event ("When will it snow/") and how his mom tries to divert his attention. The bake cookies - but the flour looks like snow, which has David checking the weather; they make the beds, but the white sheets have David checking the weather again. Every chore abandoned leaves mom with a bigger task of cleaning up. Pair with Harriet, You'll Drive Me Wild when exploring parent/ child relationships.
A charming CHARMING rendition of an older suburban neighborhood just like the one I grew up in. David is yearning for snow, but the world is that dull color of late fall. So he 'helps' his mom with with chores in between rushing outside to check on the weather. His inside tasks lovingly mimic the developing outdoor conditions, and finally we are rewarded with the full storm through dusk. This book is so evocative of reality in my childhood. Mr. Bean gets it JUST RIGHT.