Howdy, folks, and welcome to Perfect Picture Book Friday!
According to the Farmer’s Almanac, the first day of autumn 2019 is Monday September 23…which is in a couple days. I am not in ANY way trying to hurry the onset of winter with today’s selection! I love autumn. And autumn is the time when animals prepare for winter. So even though today’s book has a wintry-looking cover, think of it as a celebration of autumn rather than a harbinger of cold and snow! 🙂
Title: Snack, Snooze, Skedaddle: How Animals Get Ready For Winter
Written By: Laura Purdie Salas
Illustrated By: Claudine Gevry
Millbrook Press, September 3, 2019, nonfiction
Suitable For Ages: 5-9 (I think younger kids will enjoy it too!)
Themes/Topics: nature, animals, preparing for winter
Opening: “Soak up the sun, breathe in the breeze,
Munch crunchy apples that fall from the trees.
Enjoy every morsel you feast on today:
the banquet of autumn will soon fade away.
So plump up or burrow or journey before
frosty winds rattle and batter your door.
Snowstorms and dark nights are next to arrive.
Here comes winter!
PREPARE.
SURVIVE!”
text copyright Laura Purdie Salas 2019, illustration copyright Claudine Gevry 2019 Millbrook Press
Brief Synopsis: From the publisher: “There is more than one way for animals to prepare for winter. Some, such as mice, foxes, and moose, simply tolerate the cold. Of course black bears hibernate, but chipmunks, wood frogs, and garter snakes do too. And then there are the creatures that migrate, including hummingbirds, blue whales, and even earthworms! This rhyming nonfiction picture book by Laura Purdie Salas tells you all about how animals survive chilly weather.”
Links To Resources: the book itself is a resource, full of facts about toleration, hibernation, and migration. There are several pages of back matter about survival strategies, survivors, and a glossary. Hibernation activities; Hibernation Migration activities
Why I Like This Book: the rhyming text is engaging and fun to read aloud and provides a lyrical aspect to the nonfiction content. It is accompanied by simply stated facts that children will find accessible. And the text is beautifully complemented by the colorful art which is both eye-catching and warm and appealing. The whole book is a gem that you and your little animal enthusiasts will love!
text copyright Laura Purdie Salas 2019, illustration copyright Claudine Gevry 2019 Millbrook Press
I hope you enjoy it as much as I do 🙂
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Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!!! 🙂
Susanna Leonard Hill 
How gorgeous!!! I love her A ROCK CAN BE, WATER CAN BE, A LEAF CAN BE…series. Must add this book to my collection. Thank you for sharing.
I know! All her books are so good, Nadine!
Can’t wait to read this one. I took her Water Can Be out of the library last week just to remind myself of her craft.
She’s amazing, isn’t she, Joanna? I admire her writing so much!
Timely choice for autumn and as we combat climate change.
Oh, so true, Patricia!
This looks like a great book about animals being prepared for winter. As a Master Naturalist, this would be great for programs for younger kids. For some reason, when I read the title the first time, I read it as How Animals Get Ready for Bed. It makes so much more sense as getting ready for Winter.
Well, I supposed some of them ARE getting ready for bed, Sarah – the old long winter nap 🙂
As much as I’d like late summer to hang around, I’m looking forward to reading this one. I love Laura’s work. I’m pleased to say that the San Francisco Public Library has 14 copies on order. Yay!
Wow! Laura will be thrilled to hear that, Jilanne!
This is absolutely beautiful – a wonderful pairing of pitch-perfect verse and sweet, whimsical illustrations. Congratulations to Laura and Claudine!
It is a lovely book, Carole!
I just came back to look at the illustrations again. I love how the illustrator created space around the critters underground. And I love the color palette, too. Just lovely.
I know. It’s really beautiful!
Lovely book. Beautiful and words and illustrations. Congrats, Laura and Claudine!
They sure did good, didn’t they, Kim?! 🙂
This looks like a great book. I’ve got a hold on one of the 12 copies my library has. Can’t wait to look through this. I love the hibernating bear & chipmunk images!
You’re going to love it, Maria! Laura is always amazing, and the art in this book is perfect.
Love the looks of this book and its story. Thanks for sharing.
I hope you get a chance to read it, Carole. It’s beautifully done!
Aw, thank you so much for sharing:>) I really appreciate it–and I agree, it’s more about what happens in fall than winter, so the winter cover is a wee bit misleading. I have some activity sheets on my site, too: https://laurasalas.com/snack/
My pleasure, Laura! I love the book… or it wouldn’t be on Perfect Picture Books! Thank you so much for sharing the activities! I don’t know how I missed those!
PS, thank you to everyone for your lovely comments! Makes my day!
I do think I have anything like this in my Kindergarten picture book collection- and that saying something! I look forward to adding this one, Rhyme is my favorite and pairing it with nonfiction is a great way to catch the interest of everyone in my class!
I think this would be a great addition to your Kindergarten collection, Ingrid!
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