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Dream Snow

by Eric Carle
Eric Carle
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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! In his dream he imagines a snowstorm 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 and places gifts under the tree for his animals, bringing holiday cheer to all.

"Few in number are the parents who have made it through their toddler's years on just one copy of Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Dream Snow has similar ingredients: a simple story, lively collage-like illustrations and a fun gimmick for little hands . . ." —Time

"This is a simple, well-told story about a simple farmer. . . . Viewers. . . will want to get their hands on it." —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Carle fans and toddlers learning the basics will . . . enjoy the gentle text and creative design features." —Booklist

"The pictures are in Carle's trademark richly colored and textured collages that capture the snowy magic of Christmas." —Kirkus Reviews

  • Creators

  • Series

    The World of Eric Carle

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 12, 2022

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780593660522

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      September 1, 2000
      \deflang1033\pard\plain\f3\fs24 Ages 2-6. Visual and musical gimmicks enhance Carle's signature bright, textured collages in this holiday-cum-counting story. A white-bearded farmer lives the simple life with a few animals that he names One through Five. Children don't find out which number matches which animal, though, until they follow the farmer through a visually clever dream. "It's almost Christmas, and it hasn't snowed yet," says the farmer. But as he sleeps, he envisions snow falling, covering each of his animals, while the text counts along--"The snowflakes gently covered One with a blanket"---a plastic sheet printed with snow overlays each page, concealing the collage images until readers lift the page and discover that One is a horse, Two is a cow, etc. Dream becomes reality when the farmer awakes to a white world and hurries outside (dressed in Santa coat and boots) with presents for the animals and ornaments for a tree that, thanks to a changeable battery pack, plays a chiming tune at the press of a button. Although this is more an exercise than a story, Carle fans and toddlers learning the basics will still enjoy the gentle text and creative design features. (Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2000, American Library Association.)

    • The Horn Book

      January 1, 2001
      Carle's newest picture book is eye-catching, but the story is slim. A farmer dreams of blankets of snow covering himself and his animals--transparent overlay pages provide the snow. A final spread shows the farmer placing gifts for his animals beneath a tree decorated with shimmering silver paper. Readers push a button for a musical, bell-like sound; the batteries can be replaced but will probably outlast readers' interest.

      (Copyright 2001 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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  • OverDrive Read

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