Katy and the Big Snow
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Stay away from the paperback version, buy the hard cover!
My 4 year old loves the detailed illustrations! She has me go over ever page. She LOVES helping me read this book. DO NOT GET THE PAPERBACK VERSION!!! The paperback version has the snow being green and not blue like the original versions. Plus, the page illustrations are cut off ever page. Not sure if it's the way they print these books or the way they cut them at the printers. The hard cover has the illustrations corrected. Ended up giving away my paperback and bought the hard cover.
More for ages 4+
Got this book in one of my amazon book subs for my daughter. Cute book but more for ages 4+. Thes a lot to read that she lost interest after a couple pages. Shes 2 years old going in 3. Good book to hold on to when shes old3r though.
Don't buy the Kindle version!
I used this in the classroom for several years and found it a great way to introduce the concept of community. I ordered the kindle version for my grandson and was deeply disappointed. It looked like the book was scanned (badly) and the pictures and the script did not align. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY! Buy the original in soft back or hardback, if available. What a shame, I feel that the author would have been horrified with this version.
A New Winter Classic in Our Home
My daughter (almost 3) has been enjoying a copy of this book from the library for the last month, so I decided to purchase a copy for our collection. We live in Minnesota, so we enjoy stories about snow for at least 1/2 of the year! :) I love that this mighty snowplow has a female persona ("Katy" or "K.T."). The detail in the illustrations is so fine, and my daughter loves to look at the overview of the whole city and pick out the different buildings. The glittery "snow" texture on the front of this paperback edition is a fun touch (but it does not seem to shed glitter all over the house-phew!), as are the stickers on the last page. I think it will be fun to tuck this book away at the end of winter and then pull it out when the snow flies again next year.
Katy: Strong and helpful
This is a book that I've read to my children who as a girl and a boy both enjoyed for years. I've bought this book for baby shower gifts. Katy is a tractor who is able to do the biggest jobs, but this means that she might not be used during normal times. This time, Katy helps the entire city and surrounding area dig out after a blizzard. There are emergencies that require her strength and she comes through every time. My daughter liked this because there was such organization in Katy's paths to plough out and my son liked that Katy was strong and used her talent to help others. I enjoyed it even though I had to read it multiple times, like any books the kids loved.
Love the story, but not the print...
Have the super old version of this... The old one is a blue color, and not green. There's also no glitter and stickers. I personally don't like the addition of the stickers. It's super annoying because it is stuck to the book, you can't rip it off. I don't mind the color changes and the glitter, but the stickers have to go.
Great story get the full picture book not board book
This is a great book. A bit long for a board book, I think it would be best fit in the full picture book format. My 2 year old does fine with it but would be too long for a younger listener to sit through. The story is nice, the illustrations are engaging and I love that it is a transportation themed book where the vehicle is female! Great addition for any transportation obsessed kiddos.
My kids love this book!
We checked this book out from the library and my kids (boy, 8 and girl, 5) both liked it so much that I had to buy the hardcover. It is a story about a tractor who loves to work. In the summer she works in construction, and in the winter, she has a plow. The only problem is that there's hardly ever enough snow to need such a big tractor-style plow, so she usually gets left at home while the plow trucks head out. Of course, in the book, there is a giant snowstorm, and Katy saves the day, eventually even rescuing all of the plow trucks. This is a great story for kids from about 3-9 I would say. It is a pretty quick read, but there are some maps you can study to open up more discussion. One of my favorite parts about it is that the main character is a strong female, but, importantly, the book makes no big deal about this. There is no mention of trying to prove that she is as strong as the males or anything of the sort.
Text altered
I'm not sure why the publisher of this book chose to leave out some of the text because there was plenty of room on the pages. Not acceptable to change the text of a children's classic.
Best winter book for toddlers that avoids stereotypes
My 2 year old loves this book and asks to read it often. I love how the tractor in the book is female, wish that wasn't so rare in this modern age. Cant' wait to read him other Virginia Lee Burton books in the future when he's ready for them!
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