A young boy anticipates the arrival of a snowstorm bearing gifts. Awardwinning author lester laminack s clever take on this familiar childhood wish features an unexpected twist sure to surprise and delight schoolage readers. Realistic illustrations heighten the anticipation and make. Hell snuggle with his family under a blanket and drink hot. Lester is also the author of several childrens books including the sunsets of miss olivia wiggins, trevors wigglywobbly tooth, saturdays and tea cakes, jakes 100 th day of school, snow day. Laminack illustrated by adam gustavson a clever take on this familiar childhood wish features an unexpected twist sure to surprise and delight schoolage readers. Even it doesnt snow where you live, you can enjoy anticipating snow, playing in it, and even seeing its colors in these and other books. Laminack has written numerous books and articles for educators and is a familiar speaker at professional meetings and reading associations nationwide. A clever take on this familiar childhood wish features an unexpected twist sure to surprise and delight schoolage readers. Adam gustavson, lester laminack, picture books, picture books fiction. Laminack 2007, picture book at the best online prices at ebay. The narrator makes big plans for winter fun in anticipation of a snow day and awakens to discover. L aminack, including saturdays and teacakes, and three hens and a peacock, and more on. She is going to make snow angels, a snow man, she is going to make hot chocolate and snuggle with her family, and play.
If you have not seen lester laminack s new book snow day, it is a must havefor pretty much anyone who has ever anticipated a snow day. The childrens book council cbc is the nonprofit trade association of childrens book publishers in north america, dedicated to. Adam gustavsons expressive illustrations comically capture the excitement of pure possibility in author lester laminack. Snow day by lester laminack i cant think of a better time to write about a book glorifying the snow day. When i picked up the book, i thought it was going to be about an actual snow day what kids did on a snow day, etc. As a snow day approaches the narrator describes all of the things that she is going to do with her day off of school. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
These moments calm happy acoustic guitar background. As the family members pile into the car so they wont be late for school, an unexpected twist reveals who wanted the snow day most of all. In writers are readers, the mutually supportive roles of reading and writing are made visible through the idea of flipsides. The entire family awaits the huge overnight snowfall predicted, dreaming of what theyll do in it. A clever take on this familiar childhood wish features an unexpected twist sure to. He has come to believe that the person who is asking the questions is the person who has done the thinking.
When the television weatherman predicts a big snowfall, the. Laminack is a specialist in childrens literacy and professor emeritus at western carolina university. Even if the snow doesnt fall over your town this year, you can bring the snow to life with some great snow books for kids. What do short days, long nights, cold weather, and december holidays mean. Yet it seems that much of our reading instruction relies heavily on having our students answer a set of questions after they complete. Adam gustavsons expressive illustrations comically capture the excitement of pure possibility in author lester laminack s thoroughly original tale. Actually, i could use about a week of snow days right now. With it comes snow waiting for it, hoping for it, playing in it, and listening for it. Laminack has written numerous books and articles for educators and is a familiar speaker at professional meetings and reading associations. This is a surprise ending story about snow day fun. Lester laminack says its time to flip the traditional teacher read aloud. This speech and language book companion compliments snow day. In addition to all of the ccss, teks, and va sol standards listed below that are covered in each of the starts with a story book companions, this print. The kids want a snow day, and the forecasters are predicting a possible snow storm.
Laminack generates the increasingly hopeful energy to a fever pitch. When the television weatherman predicts a big snowfall, the narrator gleefully imagines the funfilled possibilities of an unscheduled holiday from school. Dizzying hopes and dashed dreams are pitchperfect in lester laminack s picture book that ends with a surprising and hilarious twist when the identity of the narrator is revealed. Laminack 2010, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Laminack s book, will provide you with tons of reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing prompts to complement the story. Here comes the meanest substitute teacher in the world, ms. Working through the hard parts and theyre all hard parts lester l.
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