Fort Morgan Public Library

A small boy enjoys playing alone in deep snow all day, and later welcomes his warm bath and snug bed-so he can go out again tomorrow!

The year is 1502, and seven-year-old Bianca de Nevada lives perched high above the rolling hills and valleys of Tuscany and Umbria at Montefiore, the farm of her beloved father, Don Vicente. But one day a noble entourage makes its way up the winding slopes to the farm -- and the world comes to Montefiore. When Borgia sends Don Vicente on a years-long quest, he leaves Bianca under the care -- so to speak -- of Lucrezia.

When it begins to look, feel, and smell like snow, everyone prepares for a winter blizzard.

Someone is very, very excited about the possibility of missing school due to snow, and plans a whole day of sledding, building forts, reading, and sipping hot chocolate rather than going to school for that test on chapter ten.

"One small snowflake fluttering down--that's all you need for a snowman. Except...bottle caps, a carrot, walnuts, a scarf, a fanny pack, mittens...and that's all. Or is it? Grab your mittens and join this exuberant crew as they build snow friends!"--Back cover.

Full-color illustrations and simple text introduce different types of snow to early readers, which includes soft, light, and heavy snow.

A young black boy spends an adventurous day in the city when it snows.

Two families--a large one that lives in a house and the other a tiny one that lives in a snow globe, look forward to a big snowstorm.

Rambunctious Froggy hops out into the snow for a winter frolic but is called back by his mother to put on some necessary articles of clothing.