Willow And The Snow Day Dance

Willow and the Snow Day Dance

Ergodebooks.com ReviewArt Projects and Activities with Willow Click on the images below for larger ones to print and color [PDF].Willow likes to draw sea creatures in bright colors [PDF].Something huge sits next to Willow [PDF].Willow paints birds with fancy feathers [PDF].Click here to download a Willow snow day activity guide full of puzzles, questions, art, and more [PDF].Mr. Larch is not a very neighborly neighbor. He never has any visitors. His gray, gloomy house never has any decorations. He avoids everyone and everyone avoids him. But now Mr. Larch has a new neighbor. Willow and her family have moved into the bright yellow house directly across the street. Willow loves her new house and neighborhood. She loves the summer and planting her garden. She loves the fall and sharing vegetables with her neighbors. And when winter arrives, she loves that, too. She can't wait for the first snowfall because she has found the perfect hill for sledding. And it's right behind Mr. Larch's house. Can Willow melt his cold heart in time to enjoy a Snow Day? Denise Brennan-Nelson's books with Sleeping Bear Press include the Likes to Say series, Someday Is Not a Day of the Week, and Buzzy the bumblebee. As a national speaker, she travels the country sharing her reading and writing enthusiasm with schoolchildren and teachers. Denise lives in Howell, Michigan. Cyd Moore studied graphic design and fine arts at the University of Georgia. Her work includes posters, billboards, books, and newspaper and magazine articles. In addition to Willow, Cyd is the illustrator of more than 35 books, including the Stinky Face series. She lives in Commerce, Michigan.From BooklistWillow, a friendly little do-gooder, moves into a new neighborhood unaware that in the gray house lives Mr. Larch, whose main occupation seems to be getting kids to stay away. Busy Willow spends the spring planting a vegetable garden, the summer sharing the results with her neighbors, and the fall collecting mittens and scarves for a charity drive. She tries to make sure Mr. Larch is always included, but he is more suspicious than pleased. Ever since Willow arrived in the neighborhood, she has been looking forward to playing in the snow, but as winter passes, it takes a crazy (and mysterious!) note with a recipe for a snow dance to encourage the flakes to fall. Who could have sent it? Both parents and teachers will appreciate the book's many messages about sharing, friendship, and reaching out to the community. Moore's watercolors pull every perfect moment out of the story. Sometimes the pages are filled edge to edge with all the goings-on, but the book never seems crowded, just pleasantly busy. Fun, and something to think about. Grades K-2. --Ilene CooperFrom the Inside FlapIn this Willow sequel, one little girl's ability to see people and things differently and to open the minds and hearts of others helps to bring the liveliness back to a lonely neighbor's life. You may know Willow--she has enthusiasm for all things, a creative mind, and an abundance of kind-hearted generosity. She's been known to awaken others' imaginations while letting her own run wild.Moving into a new neighborhood, Willow continues her ways. Whether it's gardening with her mother, building birdhouses with her father, or enlisting her friends and neighbors to help those in need, her positive influence and thoughtfulness is sure to be appreciated. But from across the street, Mr. Larch doesn't seem interested. He would just as soon be left alone as he has been for many years in his quiet, gray house. Neither Willow nor Mr. Larch could ever have predicted the unimaginable outcome after Willow makes her final request: I'm in need of snow. Can you help?About the AuthorDenise Brennan-Nelson's books with Sleeping Bear Press include the Likes to Say series, Someday Is Not a Day of the Week, and Buzzy the bumblebee. As a national speaker, she travels the country sharing her readin