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Dream Snow
Dream Snow
Dream Snow
by Eric Carle

It's December 24th, and a kindly old man says good night to all the animals in the barn. As he settles into bed, he wonders when it's ever going to snow. He dreams that a snowstorm comes and covers him in a snowy blanket while he sleeps. Then he dreams that a snow blanket covers each of the animals in the barn, one by one.

When the man awakens, he finds that the animals have not been buried by the snow, but that it has snowed quite a bit. Finally he remembers something. He goes back outside, puts some gifts underneath the tree for his animals, and presses a button that activates a snowy melody. In true Eric Carle fashion, the button is a real button that the reader presses in order to activate the melody.
Age: 2 Year-olds | Title: Dream Snow  |  Author: Eric Carle  |  Publisher: Philomel Books
It's December 24th, and a kindly old man says good night to all the animals in the barn. As he settles into bed, he wonders when it's ever going to snow. He dreams that a snowstorm comes and covers him in a snowy blanket while he sleeps. Then he dreams that a snow blanket covers each of the animals in the barn, one by one.

When the man awakens, he finds that the animals have not been buried by the snow, but that it has snowed quite a bit. Finally he remembers something. He goes back outside, puts some gifts underneath the tree for his animals, and presses a button that activates a snowy melody. In true Eric Carle fashion, the button is a real button that the reader presses in order to activate the melody.
Why we chose this book Why we chose this book

With this holiday-themed book, classic children's author Eric Carle delivers another visually beautiful story. Kids ages two and up will enjoy the animal, counting and Christmas themes as well as the unique aspects of the book, such as plastic pages with white snow that overlay the illustrations, creating the illusion of the drawings being covered with snow. Children will also love when the farmer dresses up in a Santa-like coat to deliver Christmas to his beloved animals by decorating a tree near the barn and placing presents underneath it. The text is repetitive and simple but it's the illustrations that really make this book special.

Although the farmer states at the beginning of the story that he has five animals named One, Two, Three, Four and Five, the reader doesn't find out which animal is which until they turn the plastic page to unbury the animal from the snow. The outline of the animal is visible through the snow, however, and it creates a fun game for kids to guess who is hiding. Plus, kids can follow along and count the animals from One to Five. The final page, complete with an image of the decorated Christmas tree, has a sign that says "Push Here," and pressing the button leads to a pleasing array of tinkling musical notes.

Emily, the little girl I babysit, loves the plastic snow pages and giggled as she turned the page back and forth, covering the animals with snow before peeking at them again. She also decided that the farmer's choice of snack sounded delightful: hot peppermint tea and a slice of bread with honey.

--Abby
What our customers are saying What our customers are saying

It's about a farmer who dreams of snow, only to wake and realize that it wasn't a dream after all. The snow has blanketed the farm animals which have been named in numbers and helps teach children counting, and it incorporates Christmas in a simple way. Emma doesn't have many holliday-themed books so I knew this would be great. It is one of the more unique books we own. There are plastic pages that overlay some parts of the story to help depict snow.

--Heather, Southampton, NJ
 
The book is beautiful and all the different pages with the clear plastic page that covers the pages with "snow" is a lot of fun. Tobin loves discovering what animals are under the "snow". The very last page has a button that really works! When you press it, a melody will sound.

--Rachel, Tooele, UT

Both my husband Chris and I loved sitting down with Audrey and reading this book! We've always been fans of Eric Carle, so it was no surprise that we loved Dream Snow! The pictures are beautiful, and at the end it even has a button that plays music! This is a great Christmas story for any little one!

--Rebecca, Peebles, OH

This book is really too cool, Eric Carle is a HUGE favorite of mine and my daughters! The art is always fabulous and the books are quirky and neat. This one is especially neat because when the "blanket of snow" covers the animals there is a plastic see through page and once you turn it it reveals the animal. Very neat! My daughter loves calling out the animal names and she thinks the old man is Santa Claus!

--Candice, Cumming, GA
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