I have two little ones under five years old so I have definitely read my fair share of children's books. I thought the story was really cute and I enjoyed the different aspects of the animals and their little roles in the story. However, it was a bit hard to follow the flow of the story because the galley that I read did not include illustrations, something that is kind of necessary when reading a children's books. The story would tell you to look for something but, with no photos included, it was a bit hard to follow the instructions. The story was cute but the review copy was a bit lacking.

This is a great book about what animals do in the winter. I really liked the consistency of finding the robin with the author telling where it is & finding the snowdrop flower with no hints. I liked how there was a word highlighted on every page of where the animals sleep. The illustrations are lovely and it would be fun to see a print copy of this book.

This book was so cute! It was a cute spin on the typical "good night" book, showing where each type of animal calls home, and I especially loved that the reader is supposed to find both the cardinal and the snowdrop on each page, giving it a great sense of interactivity when reading with a child.

However, I inadvertently got the Kindle edition which did not include the illustrations. Judging by the cover, the illustrations must be charming! I'll have to check this one out once it's published, for sure!

Bright and colorful book on winter and the animal activities during that period. Teaches preposition

Cute, colorful, interactive book for the pre-K set. Squirrel sets out to find his friends before winter. Robin, hedgehog, frog, chickens in the coop, and more. All have found cozy places to settle down for the snowy season. Each page features something to find, engaging young readers.

A simple story that helps children learn about in, out, behind, beside, and in front. Squirrel is getting ready to sleep the winter away, but before he does so he has to say goodnight to all his friends. While at he looks for the snowdrop that can be found in every scene.

This is a cute book to engage young children learning about the winter. It focuses on squirrel and his friends, specifically where they sleep. The different homes are shown with the animal either sleeping, getting ready to sleep or getting sleepy. The illustrations are bright and colorful making them visually appealing. Each page has a snowdrop as well as a robin and the children are encouraged to find it as they read. This highly interactive book that would work well as a read aloud in large and small groups. A good choice for a kindergarten or pre-school classroom as well as a family library.

A bit stilted writing wise, but not a bad book. Littles will enjoy it, I'm sure. Illustrations were wonderful.

This is a nicely laid out, bright and colourful book with some fun activities thrown in for children to take part in. In each scene they are encourages to find the snowdrop and the robin. It also teaches the use of words such as in, behind, etc. to help with development. The images are great and I loved the little wild animals in the book to tell the story - a lovely book for winter.

I thought this was an extremely cute and well written children's book. It would really help young children with learning locations from having to find Robin and the snowdrop on almost every page. The illustrations are very bold and bright which really captures your attention. I also had no idea frogs hibernated so it really is true that you learn something new every single day!

I enjoyed reading this book. I especially like the idea of finding something in the painting, in the book. It is surely a good interaction with children via the book. However, the drawing of other animals are all fantastic, only the squirrel could be better, because it looks like a fox, honestly.

This is a fun book with bold bright illustrations. The title follows squirrel as he says good night to all his friends that are also hibernating for the winter. This is the type of book my young son loves. He likes to look and follow the plot. Here you will find the "snowdrop" in each picture. I didn't know what that was, but after two pages realized it was the white flower that appears in each scene. The reader is also asked to follow along with the robin's activities across the pages of the book. Overall, this is a great title to spark discussion and interaction beyond the actual reading with younger children.

This is a book about prepositions, which has been very effectively written in the form of a story about where animals, such as the title character Squirrel, sleep in the snow. I love the bold graphics, and the text is clear and well[-placed amongst the images. The little white boxes of questions encourage interaction, and the prepositions are written in bold, making a feature out of them. The only thing that irks me is the use of 'good-night' in one place and then 'good night' in another. There is no hyphen in the phrase, and it would be good to see consistency.

Nope. I thought the pictures and text seemed a little confusing as I didn't know exactly what I was looking at.

This is a very nice children's book. I read it to my 3.5 year old and she adored it. Although since it was sent to my Kindle we didn't have the pictures to go along with the words, so while I read " do you see the robin, etc " she looked at me confused lol. We will have to buy this book when it comes out so she can actually see what I'm reading about. She sat intently listening so she did enjoy the story and even asked me to read it again. Thank you Netgalley for the book.

Squirrel is saying goodnight to all his friends as not only is it bed time, the snowfall shows it's winter for the animals and staying safe is and warm is key. Squirrel also likes the snowdrop flower growing nearby and there's the task for you readers on each page to spot it for yourself!

A lovely picture book for young children on the build up to Christmas as the nights get darker and crisper along with the chance of a snowfall increasing in real life too, this book will excite little one's for sure.

Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!

Squirrel in Winter by Lizelot Versteeg. Clavis Publishing. 5 Stars. A children’s board book with cozy, cheerful winter illustrations about a squirrel saying a temporary goodbye and goodnight to other animals until spring, replete with a snowman and a snowy roof and, well, snowy everything. The only thing that vexed me was the question, “Can you find the snowdrop?” Being from the American south (New Orleans)--as opposed to Holland or some place colder than Louisiana, upon first reading I did not know what a snowdrop was! Lol. So now I know. (It is a bulbous plant widely cultivated in Europe that bears drooping white flowers during late winter—“snowy time” for us childlike adults.) This did not deter me from enjoying the book, the lovely moon, the sleeping owl and the clearly illustrated wintery landscapes and snow-laden greenery that all indicate a slowing down of life for all of us—providing the deepest quiet, that recess before the busiest time of the year to come—spring. But until then, squirrel rests curled in a tree on a bed that nature has always provided. Highly recommend. Thanks to NetGalley and Clavis Publishing for providing this ebook for review.