Winter Stories and Rhymes

Babies
Biscuit's Snowy Day
by Alyssa Satin Capucilli; pictures by Pat Schories and watercolors by Mary O'Keefe Young
ISBN: 0060094680
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| "Chocolate" | |
| (Hold baby in your lap and pretend to hold a wire whisk or spoon in your hand as you whip up the chocolate.) | |
| Uno...dos...tres...cho! | One...two...three...cho! |
| Uno...dos...tres...co! | One...two...three...co! |
| Uno...dos...tres...la! | One...two...three...late! |
| Uno...dos...tres...te! | Whip it up, chocolate! |
| Bate, bate, chocolate! | Whip it up, chocolate! |
| Bate, bate, chocolate! | |
| "Warm Kitty" | |
| (Stroke your baby's right arm with her left hand and make a "purr" sound.) | |
| Warm kitty, soft kitty, | |
| Little ball of fur. | |
| Sleepy kitty, happy kitty, | |
| Purr, purr, purr! | |
Toddlers
Snow sounds: An Onomatopoeic Story
by David Johnson
ISBN: 0618473106
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| "Snow is Falling Down" | |
| (Share this rhyme in a quiet voice.) | |
| Snow is falling down - | Raise hands up high and flutter fingers down. |
| Shhhhh! | Raise finger to mouth to make "shhh" sound. |
| Snow is falling down - | Raise hands up high and flutter fingers down. |
| Shhhhh! | Raise finger to mouth to make "shhh" sound. |
| Sifting, drifting | Wave fingers gently from side to side. |
| Sifting, drifting, | Wave fingers gently from side to side. |
| Snow is falling down - | Raise hands up high and flutter fingers down. |
| Shhhhh! | Raise finger to mouth to make "shhh" sound. |
Preschoolers
First Snow
by Bernette Ford; illustrated by Sebastien Braun
ISBN: 0823419371
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| "Snowflake, Snowflake" | |
| Snowflake, snowflake twirl around. | Twirl around. |
| Snowflake, snowflake touch the ground. | Touch the ground. |
| Snowflake, snowflake land on my nose. | Touch your nose. |
| Snowflake, snowflake freeze my toes. | Wiggle toes. |
| Snowflake, snowflake in the air. | Jump up with arms overhead. |
| Snowflake, snowflake everywhere! | Reach arms out to the side. |

