North Mankato Taylor Library Storytime. S is for Snow

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1 North Mankato Taylor Library Storytime S is for Snow Super Snowy Stories We Shared: Snow by Manya Stojic Stranger in the Woods by Carl R. Sams Snow Day for Mouse by Judy Cox Danny s First Snow by Leonid Gore Snowman Magic by Katherine Tegen More Snow Books To Share: Snow Children by Masako Yamashita Let s Play in the Snow by Sam McBratney Perfect Snow by Barbara Reid Mouse s First Snow by Lauren Thompson Snow Blew Inn by Dian Curtis Regan Magical Snowman by Catherine Walters Super Snow Day by Michael Garland Snow Dance by Amy Ackelsberg Sweethearts in the Snow Jan Brett s Snow Treasury by Jan Brett Snow Bunny Tales The Snowy Day by Komako Sakai Footprints in the Snow by Mei Matsuoka Anna s Wish by Bruno Hachler Sam the Snowman by Susan Winget Curious George s Snowy Day Snow Fun Pip and Squeak by Ian Schoenherr Snowboy 1, 2, 3 by Joe Wahman When Blue Met Egg by Lindsay Ward When Will It Snow by Kathryn White Making a Friend by Alison McGhee Snow Happy by Patricia Hubbell Snowbots by Aaron Reynolds Snowmen at Night Series by Caralyn Buehner Chaucer s First Winter by Stephen Krensky Snow! Snow! Snow! By Lee Harper Dora Saves the Snow Princess Little Puppy Lost by Linda Jennings Snowy, Blowy Winter by Bob Raczka Holly s Red Boots by Francesca Chessa Millie in the Snow by Alexander Steffensmeier Snow by Cynthia Rylant A Kitten Tale by Eric Rohmann Let It Snow by Holly Hobbie Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt Little Bea and the Snowy Day by Daniel Roode Waiting for Winter by Sebastian Meschenmoser Fancy Nancy: There s No Day Like a Snow Day There are many, many, more books about snow in the Picture Book Area. Early Literacy Activities: * Help your child think of words that rhyme with snow. Some words that would work are: go, blow, toe, show. Make up silly rhymes that use these words. * On three cards, draw simple weather pictures: bright yellow sun, dark grey clouds and raindrops, a snowman and snowflakes. Prepare three piles of clothing to match these weather conditions (either actual clothes or pictures): a bathing suit and sunglasses,

2 an umbrella and boots, mittens hat and scarf. Show your child one of the weather pictures and discuss. Then your child to choose the right clothes for that kind of weather. If you decided to get out actual clothing, help your child dress up in these items and act out appropriate weather related activities. Songs and fingerplays to share: Snow Everywhere Snow falls on my head. (wiggle fingers on head) Snow falls on my nose. (wiggle fingers on nose) Snow falls on my boots (wiggle fingers on shoes) But it doesn t touch my toes! (stand and shake head) Snow falls on my hands. (wiggle fingers on top of each hand) Snow falls on my hair. (wiggly fingers stroke hair) Snow falls on my shoulders. (wiggle fingers on shoulders) Snow falls everywhere! (wiggle fingers all through the air!) Snow is Falling Snow is falling, falling down (wiggle fingers) Snow is falling to the ground Snowing, snowing (say slowly and softly while wiggling) Flurries, flurries (wiggle and say really fast) BLIZZARD! (say fast and loudly while frantically wiggling fingers!) Dance Like Snowflakes (Sung to Are You Sleeping) Dance like snowflakes, dance like snowflakes In the air, in the air Whirling, twirling snowflakes Whirling, twirling snowflakes Here and there, here and there Snowflakes (Sung to Sailing, Sailing) Snowflakes, snowflakes Falling to the ground Each one rests so gently They never make a sound Snowflakes, snowflakes Are so pure and white The special thing about them is No two are alike Snowflakes Falling Down (Sung to Row, Row, Row Your Boat) Snowflakes falling down Falling to the ground Big white fluffy flakes That do not make a sound Two Little Snowflakes Way up high in the winter sky, 2 little snowflakes caught my eye. Down to the ground they fell without a sound. And before very long, It was snowing all around.

3 Winter Wonderland (To the tune of Ring Around the Rosie) Winter Winter Wonderland Pockets Full of Mittens Snowflakes, Snowflakes We All Fall Down! Snowball Poem I made myself a snowball Just as perfect as could be. I thought I d keep it as a pet And let it sleep with me I gave it some pajamas And a pillow for it s head. Then, last night it ran away, But first it wet the bed! Gotcha! Here is a Hill Here is a hill (make a hill with your left arm) All covered with snow We'll get on our sled And ZOOM! Down we'll go. (swoop right hand downward) Snowflakes Falling Down Snowflakes, snowflakes falling down, (flutter fingers downward.) All around, on the ground. (make spreading movement with hands.) Get the sled and climb so high, (walk fingers up arm.) Down we'll go, slippety-slide! (slide hand down arm.) The First Snow Watching. Hoping. Sighting the first flake. Watching. Wondering. What will I make? A snowman, a fort? Angels in the snow? A thousand flakes are falling. Let's go! Let's go!! Let's go!!! ~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare **Some ideas in this handout were borrowed from The Perry Public Library website:

4 The Alphabet Song a-b-c-d-e-f-g h-i-j-k-lmnop q-r-s t-u-v w-x y and z Now I know my ABCs Next time won t you sing with me. mzimmermann@nmlibrary.org

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