The Snow Day
In this gentle story, a little rabbit wakes up and discovers a fresh blanket of snow has closed kindergarten. Anxious to play outside, he hops out of bed; but Mommy says it must stop snowing first. It snows all day—keeping Mommy from the grocery store and canceling Daddy’s flight home. When bedtime arrives, he realizes that it has stopped snowing! It only takes a little begging for Mommy to comply. Mommy bundles him up to go outside. Soft illustrations capture little rabbit’s delight as he scampers across the snow with his playmate, Mommy, close behind.
Pennsylvania Center for the Book Awards
Book Activities & Discussion Ideas
Because of the snow, little rabbit has to stay indoors. From the pictures, we can see that little rabbit plays cards with his mother, watches a little television, reads a book, and plays with his toys. Ask children to think about their favorite indoor activity and their favorite outdoor activity. Provide paper with a line down the middle for children to draw each of those favorite activities. Write a sentence of the child’s description of the activities on the paper. Invite the children to share their activities with each other. This gives children an opportunity to compare and contrast kinds of activities as well as engage in conversation with a peer.
When little rabbit and mommy are stuck at home during the snow, they play cards. Talk with families about having a regular “family time” that includes playing together—the family play could be board, card, or dice games, as well as participating in an activity such as bowling, sledding, or kickball. These kinds of activities are fun for families but also help to build on family literacy by creating activities and memories to write or talk about!