An excited and frustrated boy watches hopefully as wintry weather develops slowly into a big snow.

While helping his mother with holiday housecleaning, a boy keeps a watchful eye on the progress of a winter storm. He's hoping for a big snow. A really big snow. Inside, he is underfoot, turning sheet-changing and tub-scrubbing into imaginary whiteouts. Outside, flakes are flying. But over the course of a long day (for Mom) the clouds seem slow on delivering a serious snowfall. Then comes a dreamy naptime adventure, marking just the beginning of high hopes coming true in this irresistible seasonal story.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Published: 09/24/2013
ISBN: 9780374306960
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 11.28h x 8.84w x 0.34d
Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award - Nominee
Award: Charlotte Zolotow Award - Highly Commended

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/17/2013
School Library Journal 09/01/2013 pg. 112
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2013 pg. 128
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2013 pg. 137 - Book Of Special Distinction
Booklist 10/01/2013 pg. 98
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2013 pg. 72
New York Times Book Review 12/22/2013 pg. 14
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 161739 / Big Snow
Reading Level: 2.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5