The Jacket I Wear in the Snow
Paperback – Picture Book, October 19, 1994
HarperCollins · Paperback · October 19, 1994
Rhyme follows rhyme as layer after layer of winter clothing ("bunchy and hot, wrinkled a lot, stiff in the knee, and too big for me!") is first put on and then taken off to the relief of the child bundled inside.
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- Who it’s for
- A jaunty winter read turns getting dressed—and undressed—into a rhyming pleasure.
- Themes
- Layering winter clothing, Relief after bundling up
- Pacing
- Steady
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Rhyme follows rhyme as layer after layer of winter clothing ("bunchy and hot, wrinkled a lot, stiff in the knee, and too big for me!") is first put on and then taken off to the relief of the child bundled inside. Clever rebuses and jaunty illustrations make The Jacket I Wear in the Snow especially fun for prereaders and new readers.
Rhyme in Layers
A jaunty winter read turns getting dressed—and undressed—into a rhyming pleasure.
Come here for
- Bouncy rhymes about bunchy, stiff, oversized winter clothes
- Rebus clues and lively illustrations for prereaders and new readers
Expect
- A playful rhythm of piling on layers, then taking them off
- A child’s comic relief at last shedding the winter bundle
Where it sits
| Christmas & Advent | 37% |
|---|---|
| Poetry | 37% |
| Seasons | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Seasons
- Family Life
- Weather & Storms
- Poetry
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- Funny Poems
- Beginner Readers
- Physics
- Animals & Zoology
- Authors
- Shirley Neitzel
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 19, 1994
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Layering winter clothing · Relief after bundling up
- Reading lane
- Seasons