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A very informative children's book that is more like a picture book than a non-fiction read. Great pictures.

Sweet book of poetry about joys to be found in nature. Read an interview with the author at https://dulemba.blogspot.com/2019/10/laura-purdie-salas-and-claudine-gevry.html .

I received this arc from NetGalley for an honest review. This is a book about animals and winter. Some hibernate, some tolerate, some do some other things. Great rhyming and fun as a read-aloud.

Salas gives the reader a simple introduction to a surprising number of animals and their winter survival techniques in this little book. The illustrations and rhyming text will appeal to even the very young. Older children will learn a great deal from the text and the appendix.

Through beautiful artwork, and lovely rhyme Snack, Snooze, Skedaddle by Laura Purdue Salas looks at how animals prepare for winter. There are three main methods- migrate, hibernate and tolerate. Several critters, including humans, are looked at for each. The end of the book has an appendix with more detailed information, along with a glossary section. Great early science teaching tool, and perfect for the young animal lovers in your life!

***Many thanks to Netgalley and Lerner Publishing for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Laura's clear and brief poems show her expertise in relaying pertinent and interesting information for young readers. She's divided winter preparation behavior into three parts, and then includes differences within those categories. With a shout-out to all the wonderful things one can do in autumn, a shout to do them because it's time for a change! "The banquet of autumn will soon fade away", it's time to turn the page (and season) to discover those animals that migrate to warmer places. The hummingbird doubles its size to have strength for the long journey, the monarch flies south to mate and ensure future families. I imagine children will love these familiar beginnings, then be eager to learn more.
Others do migrate, like the blue whale, swimming many miles to warmer water. We think miles, but another kind of migration only means to 'dig deeper', as worms do. They "Vacuum dead leaves like a super-slow sweeper/Forget going south. Just wiggle down deeper!" Each spread offers a second bit of prose information about each animal.
Animals, of course, don't always move; some do other kinds of preparation, eating more and more in order to take naps, short ones in a den with a stash of seeds and nuts like chipmunks or long ones, like bears. These hibernating animals are known more than others, but Laura's choices continue to suprise as she did with the worm above, this time with the Northern Wood Frog who amazes as a "frog icy pop".
Much information is given in the poems, the small bits of information adds to them, and Claudine Gévry's illustrations illuminate in her soft pastels. She places the animals in settings that show the habitat and the action, like a tiny mouse stocking up its pantry, gathering seeds on what looks like a warm autumn day, then tunneling to its cozy den, Laura writes, "Hope that your tunnel doesn't collapse."
It's challenging not to tell about every bit of this book that is perfect for autumn learning. It's entertaining with Laura's clever wordplay shown in each poem. Here's one more sample in the final section, animals that stay and change with the colder weather, this time about moose: "Grow a new coat that's cozy and warm./Stay toasty no matter how brutal the storm."
There is expanded information in the Backmatter. It would aid a plan for further research into these animals' lives or jumpstart wider research about animal behavior prepping for winter. Laura offers a glossary, explains three survival strategies, and a short piece telling more of these amazing survivors. It's terrific!

What a charming book written by a Minnesotan who knows winter, with the most colorful and engaging illustrations! It had me at the fox on the cover, then won me completely with the rhyming story about how creatures get ready for winter. Some like lumbering bears hibernate, others such as the sly fox endure the chill while still others including fluttery hummingbirds leave for warmer climes. Includes a glossary of terms, with more detailed sections on winter survival strategies and the three types of animals fitting those categories: migrators, hibernators and tolerators. Perfect for children learning about creatures and nature — and adults, who will be entranced by the artwork! 5/5

Pub Date 03 Sep 2019.

Thanks to Laura Purdie Salas and Claudine Gévry, Lerner Publishing Group and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are mine.

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This book gives a wonderful introduction to young readers about adaptations for winter. The combination of strategies are presented in multiple ways to engage the reader. The illustrations are colorful and playful depicting how animals prepare for winter. The main text is written in poetry with small sidebars identifying the animal and their strategies. The back matter provides detailed and in depth information with science vocabulary. Recommend this book for every classroom, library and home teaching.

This is an excellent picture book that teaches children how animals survive the winter. It goes far past the usual hibernation and migration summaries to show specifically how all different animals survive, from ruby-throated hummingbirds (Dive into snapdragons. Double your size! Dine on delectable tropical flies) to moose (Grow a new coat that's cozy and warm. Stay toasty no matter how brutal the storm). Tiny text by each animal gives more information, such as that the moose grows special hollow hairs in his fur in the winter that trap warm air against his body and that the ruby-throated hummingbird puts on lots of extra weight to fuel its nonstop flight south.

The illustrations are lovely and the entire story is told in rhyme. The end of the book provides more details on the ways that animals survive the winter and the animals featured in the story.

Highly recommended, this would make a great addition to a home or school library.

My rating system:
1 = hated it
2 = it was okay
3 = liked it
4 = really liked it
5 = love it, plan to purchase, and/or would buy it again if it was lost

I read a temporary digital ARC of the book for the purpose of review.

The illustrations are really nice and bright! The rhyming lines flow easily and work well with being read aloud. It focuses on the three ways animals deal with winter - migrating, hibernating, and tolerating. There are examples provided for each one, including some not usually covered in books about winter! The end of the book has information in greater detail about the topics and animals covered, and there is a glossary for terms that may not be known by the children. I would recommend and use this book in conjunction with a science lesson for school-aged children, but not for toddler storytime. There are a few pages that may not go over quite as well with the little ones. In the whale pages, they bring up mating, and I don’t really want to be the one to explain that concept to 3 year-olds in the library! The snake page might be disturbing (perhaps more for the parents than the children) and the fox page? I would prefer not to have tears at storytime.
I was provided this ARC free of charge in exchange for an honest review.

A delightful book with brilliant and engaging illustrations coupled with cozy and lyrical rhyme, sure to engage a child before bedtime or anytime! He or she will beg to have it read over and over again. Parents and educators will find the back matter useful to create a small unit of study, or answer questions that are sure to be raised after reading this charming story!

Lively dialogue, rhyming text, and colorful illustrations show how animals such as the ruby-throated hummingbird, the monarch butterfly, and the blue whale prepare for winter. A great read aloud or text for choral reading, this book combines science and art to promote understanding of how animals adapt to cold winter weather.

Snack, Snooze, Skedaddle by Laura Purdie Salas is an informative and interesting book. Several different animals, illustrated beautifully by Claudine Gévry, are shown in their various habitats anticipating the winter season. The lyrical rhyming nature of the text is ideal for younger children or for reading aloud. Scattered among the wonderful and colorful spreads are short tidbits about the animal featured on that page.

However, the end matter is quite dense and doesn’t lend itself well to the aged five-through-nine crowd. The younger readers drawn to the bright animal scenes with only a line or two of easy text per page will probably skip it unless they have adult help. The descriptions of survival strategies, different methods of survival for each animal, and the glossary are packed full of information. The way it’s presented, though, is completely different from the rest of the book. The end matter is structured in lengthy paragraphs with bold headings, no illustrated backgrounds, and only a small handful of sparse animal illustrations used as section breaks. The glossary contains words that weren’t mentioned in the story.

It feels like two different books for two different audiences. At the beginning, there’s a fun rhyme scheme about how animals cope with winter in a brilliantly illustrated book for younger children. The second part (after the the rhyming and pictures) is comprised of more than twenty wordy paragraphs full of terminology and information not likely to entertain the aged five-to-nine crowd. It’s educational, full of facts, and would make a wonderful reference book for younger middle grade report on what different animals do to cope with the cold season. Not unsurprisingly, the rhyming ends when the illustrations end.

The illustrations are great (4.5 stars). An overall look at the text shows two distinct parts that are both well written and informative, despite the disjointed natured of the whole (3.5 stars).


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Ah, okay, <i>Snack, Snooze, Skedaddle </i>by Laura Purdie Salas and illustrated by Claudine Gévry was so friggin cute. And yes, I primarily requested this book because of the fox on the cover. But the fact remains that this was an adorable and wonderful depiction of how animals survive the winter. The book brilliantly goes through animals from the mouse to the bear to teach readers about each animal's different approach to surviving the cold of this season's months.

I found it thoroughly amusing that the fox was the only one that the book really depicted as eating another animal, albeit a bit sad. But the fact of the matter is that foxes eat smaller animals and it's a truth that I'm glad the book is teaching. I adored the artwork the most, finding that the animals were drawn not only realistically, but in a very eye-catching and cute way as well. I can definitely see children enjoying this book and would certainly buy it if I had a kid of my own.

All in all, I loved the educational aspect of this book, the fact that it included foxes, and the specially adorable artwork. I definitely believe this is a book worth having on your children's shelves.

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This book did not disappoint! From the wonderful illustrations to a variety of text features, it would be a fantastic addition to a classroom or home library! I truly enjoyed the fact that this books combines the fun to read verse with the snippet of factual information about the animal on every page. The additional information in the back of the book is a great bonus too if your child is ready for some extended facts! One more thing worth mentioning is that you find your "typical" animals that are often discussed in children's books as well as those you wouldn't necessarily think about when you consider winter survival. Great book!

A big thank you to NetGalley and Lerner Publishing Group for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. This is a children's nonfiction book about how animals get ready for winter. It is a beautifully illustrated book. Gorgeous. It rhymes and this makes it a fun book for little ones. Good information at the end for more details. A fun, interesting book, good for finding and making things. Great fun! I think most children would enjoy. 5 stars

Cute book that gives insight into how different animals are preparing for winter. Some familiar animals preparing for winter, but also some animals that you don't normally think about preparing for winter.