Dream Snow by Eric Carle

Dream Snow

Hardcover – Picture Book, September 25, 2000

Eric Carle

Penguin Young Readers Group · Hardcover · September 25, 2000

It's December 24th, and the old farmer settles down for a winter's nap, wondering how Christmas can come when there is no snow!

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Who it’s for
A gentle Christmas story pairs a snowy surprise with richly colored collage illustrations.
Themes
Christmas gift-giving, Winter snowfall, Caring for animals
Genres
Christmas & Advent, Counting & Numbers, Farm Animal Stories

About this book

It's December 24th, and the old farmer settles down for a winter's nap, wondering how Christmas can come when there is no snow! It is in his dream that he imagines a snowstorm coming and covering him and his animals—named One, Two, Three, Four and Five—in a snowy blanket. But when the farmer awakens, he finds that it has really snowed outside, and now he remembers something!

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Putting on his red suit, he goes outside, puts some gifts under the tree for his animals, and presses a button near a Christmas tree, creating a most surprising musical treat for children everywhere. "Few in number are the parents who have made it through their toddler's years on just one copy of Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Dream Snow has similar ingredients: a simple story, lively collage-like illustrations and a fun gimmick for little hands . . ." —Time "This is a simple, well-told story about a simple farmer. . . . Viewers. . . will want to get their hands on it." —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Carle fans and toddlers learning the basics will . . . enjoy the gentle text and creative design features." —Booklist "The pictures are in Carle's trademark richly colored and textured collages that capture the snowy magic of Christmas." —Kirkus Reviews

A Snowy Christmas

A gentle Christmas story pairs a snowy surprise with richly colored collage illustrations.

Come here for

  • A cozy blend of Christmas, weather, and animal friends
  • A button-pressed musical surprise for little hands

Expect

  • Simple, gentle storytelling
  • Snowy holiday magic in textured collages

Where it sits

Christmas & Advent96%
Farm Animal Stories53%
Counting & Numbers45%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Farm Animal Stories
  • Christmas & Advent
  • Weather Stories
Authors
Eric Carle
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
September 25, 2000
Format
Hardcover
Theme
Christmas gift-giving · Winter snowfall · Caring for animals
Reading lane
Farm Animal Stories