In the Wood by Eileen Mathias Cold winter’s in the wood, I saw him pass Crinkling up fallen leaves Along the grass. Bleak winter’s in the wood, The birds have flown Leaving the naked trees Shivering alone. King Winter’s in …
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poetry friday
Yup, it’s still snowing here in Minnesota — 6 inches of fluffy, downy flakes yesterday. We have a long piece of winter yet to come… Snow by H.W. Longfellow Out of the bosom of the air, Out of the …
poetry friday
When All the World is Full of Snow by N.M. Bodecker I never know just where to go, when all the world is full of snow. I do not want to make a track, not even to the shed and …
poetry friday
White Fields by James Stephens I In the winter time we go Walking in the fields of snow Where there is no grass at all; Where the top of every wall, Every fence and every tree, Is as white as …
snow in the forecast…a flurry of five wintertime tales
Big Snow, written and illustrated by Jonathan Bean Ever since I heard Jonathan Bean was working on a snow story, I’ve been eagerly anticipating it. That’s fitting, because Anticipation permeates this ah-mazing new book I have fallen in love with. …
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baby, it’s cold outside…five bracing books for frosty days
This Place in the Snow, written and illustrated by Rebecca Bond In the cold, blue night, while everyone is sleeping snug in their beds, millions of silent snowflakes swirl out of the sky, piling into an ethereal layer of soft, …
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The Snowflake by Walter de la Mare Before I melt, Come, look at me! This lovely icy filigree! Of a great forest In one night I make a wilderness Of white: By skyey cold Of crystals made, All softly, on …
nonfiction nuggets…who’s hiding under the snow?
Over and Under the Snow, by Kate Messner, art by Christopher Silas Neal The pristine woods are blanketed with snow, white folds softening every bend of land, delicate flakes dusting each twig. As one little girl and her dad ski …
a list of…five happy new year’s stories
Snow, by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Lauren Stringer Here in Minnesota, our dreams of a white Christmas were sadly unmet; so now we are anxiously awaiting the first snow of the new year. There are those who dislike snow. Cynthia …
a list of…five frosty tales singing of snow!
Red Sled, by Lita Judge In the blue, starlit coldness, one cozy cabin glows golden light through its snow-trimmed window. A jolly red sled leans up against the log wall, resting after a day of coasting. Then, tiptoe-tiptoe-tiptoe…off goes the …
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