4.3/7

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4.0/5

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Dream Snow

Written and illustrated by Eric Carle

Hardcover

$27.99

$26.59

3 - 7

Reading age

Page count

372

Word count

AD510L

Lexile measure

Jan 1, 2000

Publication date

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What's Dream Snow About

Publisher Summary

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! 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.

What Kind of Book is Dream Snow

Topics

holidays snow counting and numbers Christmas Santa Claus Christmas and advent rural living farms farm life and ranch life sounds or noises animals farm life

Genres

fiction interactive

Reviews

Marmee

4.50

I'm a huge fan of Eric Carle, but unfortunately, this one fell a little flat for me. The illustrations are, of course, amazing, but I felt a little lost by the story. If you want to teach your child to count to five with a Christmas themed book, however, this might be just the ticket!

B is for Bookworm

4.00

The illustrations really make this book! They are beautiful. I think the story is pretty lacking, sadly, and was a little disappointed that the tree in this story was named "tree." This book would help little learners count to five, and it's fun that the dreamer looks like Santa with his bag full of presents.

Book Lists That Include Dream Snow

Books about holidays

Books about snow

Books about counting and numbers

The Creative Behind the Book

Author & Illustrator

Eric Carle

Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. He is best known for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, From Head to Toe, and The Grouchy Ladybug. Eric Carle has illustrated more than seventy books, many bestsellers, most of which he also wrote. He has two grown-up children, a son and a daughter, and divides his time between the Florida Keys and the hills of North Carolina. Mr. Carle opened the celebrated Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Northampton, MA, to feature both his work and that of other esteemed children’s book artists.