A winter with a friend
The snowflake has fallen a long way from a cloud high above town, and now it wants to see everything. Together, your child and the snowflake go sledding, build a snow lantern and watch ice form on the pond. The snowflake explains how it was made from water and cold, and why snowflakes come in so many different shapes.
But as the days grow longer and the sun gets warmer, water begins to drip from the roof. The snowflake is afraid of disappearing, and your child must find a way to comfort it. The book reveals what happens to snow when it melts, and where the snowflake might be next winter.
Understanding the seasons
This idea is for children waiting for the first snow and those who wonder where it goes. It introduces the water cycle without feeling like a textbook: snow becomes water, water becomes clouds, and clouds bring snow again. Read it when snow falls, or when winter is giving way to spring.
A three-year-old might love the sled, the snow lantern and the talking snowflake. A seven-year-old can follow water on its journey and wonder why the seasons come in the same order each year.
Your own winter
Tell us where you go sledding, who builds the biggest snowmen and whether there's a pond or lake near your home. You can include brothers, sisters, friends and even the dog who eats snow. If you live somewhere it rarely snows, the first snowfall might be extra special, and the book could be about the one day everything turned white.
Find more ideas in the seasons and weather theme.
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