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After a night's snowfall, everybody wants to play outside! Each creature is introduced with the same phrase, paired with a repeated sound, and described with three words: "The squirrel wants to play. Skitter, skitter, skitter, quick gray squirrel." (Why do the children have to be fat? For me that verse hits the wrong note, and I might substitute "fun bouncy children.") At the end, when playtime is over, readers have a chance to say good-bye to the creatures they met.

Song pairing: "Snow Is Falling All Around" (to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star")

So simple it would probably work as well or better if it were a board book. I can more easily imagine a tot spending time looking at this herself, rather than a family reading it aloud.

It would work pretty well for a family that likes to spend time talking about what they're reading, though, as you could relate your own experiences to those of the characters. Remember when we...?""

Animals and kids play in the snow. I didn't get the delight that I usually do from Henkes' books.

After an early snowfall children as well as animals find themselves playing. This book is easy to read and would be an enjoyable read aloud.

A great picture book for lovers of play days in the snow. An exuberant book that shows off the fun of a snowy day.

Oh! A cute story where animals and children come together to play in the snow. It is a short read, that can help children learn about animals and the things that animals do.

This book shows the magnificence of snow and how much fun one can have playing in the snow. At the end of the day, the children and animals have to go back home and sleep and await another snow-filled day. This is a cute little book to read to children on a snow day or in anticipation of snow.