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Dream Snow Hardcover – September 25, 2000

by Eric Carle (Author, Illustrator)
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It's December 24th, and the old farmer settles down for a winter's nap, wondering how Christmas can come when there is no snow! It is in his dream that he imagines a snowstorm coming and covering him and his animals—named One, Two, Three, Four and Five—in a snowy blanket.

But when the farmer awakens, he finds that it has really snowed outside, and now he remembers something! Putting on his red suit, he goes outside, puts some gifts under the tree for his animals, and presses a button near a Christmas tree, creating a most surprising musical treat for children everywhere.

"Few in number are the parents who have made it through their toddler's years on just one copy of Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Dream Snow has similar ingredients: a simple story, lively collage-like illustrations and a fun gimmick for little hands . . ." —Time

"This is a simple, well-told story about a simple farmer. . . . Viewers. . . will want to get their hands on it." —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Carle fans and toddlers learning the basics will . . . enjoy the gentle text and creative design features." —Booklist

"The pictures are in Carle's trademark richly colored and textured collages that capture the snowy magic of Christmas." —Kirkus Reviews

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  6. Publisher
    World of Eric Carle
  7. Publication date
    September 25, 2000
  8. ISBN-10
    0399235795
  9. ISBN-13
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It's almost Christmas and it hasn't snowed yet. As the farmer naps on his small farm, he dreams of being covered in a gentle blanket of new snow. Then, one by one, he dreams of each of his five animals (aptly named One, Two, Three, Four, and Five) being covered as well. When he awakens, he discovers that real snow--not dream snow--has fallen. And "Oh my! Oh my! I almost forgot," the farmer shouts, and, bundling up, hurries out to his tree (named Tree) with a box and a sack, looking remarkably familiar in his white beard and red suit. After decorating Tree, the farmer shouts "Merry Christmas to all!" and pushes a button for a surprise Yuletide jingle.

Young fans of Eric Carle's The Very Quiet Cricket, The Very Clumsy Click Beetle, and other multisensory books, will delight in pushing the same microchip button the farmer pushes to hear the tinkling, oddly eerie holiday tune. In an even more unusual departure from standard picture books, Carle inserts a clear plastic sheet, covered with snowflakes and a white blanket, before each illustration of the dreaming farmer and his animals. Turn the plastic page to discover what kind of critter lies beneath the snow. Carle's magnificent collages, as always, are the heart and soul of his books. (Ages 3 to 8) --Emilie Coulter

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Ages 2-6. Visual and musical gimmicks enhance Carle's signature bright, textured collages in this holiday-cum-counting story. A white-bearded farmer lives the simple life with a few animals that he names One through Five. Children don't find out which number matches which animal, though, until they follow the farmer through a visually clever dream. "It's almost Christmas, and it hasn't snowed yet," says the farmer. But as he sleeps, he envisions snow falling, covering each of his animals, while the text counts along--"The snowflakes gently covered One with a blanket"---a plastic sheet printed with snow overlays each page, concealing the collage images until readers lift the page and discover that One is a horse, Two is a cow, etc. Dream becomes reality when the farmer awakes to a white world and hurries outside (dressed in Santa coat and boots) with presents for the animals and ornaments for a tree that, thanks to a changeable battery pack, plays a chiming tune at the press of a button. Although this is more an exercise than a story, Carle fans and toddlers learning the basics will still enjoy the gentle text and creative design features. Gillian Engberg
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ World of Eric Carle; First Edition (September 25, 2000)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0399235795
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0399235795
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 2 - 4 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD510L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.63 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.56 x 0.59 x 10.56 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has eaten its way into the hearts of literally millions of children all over the world and has been translated into more than 62 languages and sold over 41 million copies. Since the Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than 70 books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote.

Carle says: "With many of my books I attempt to bridge the gap between the home and school. To me home represents, or should represent; warmth, security, toys, holding hands, being held. School is a strange and new place for a child. Will it be a happy place? There are new people, a teacher, classmates - will they be friendly? I believe the passage from home to school is the second biggest trauma of childhood; the first is, of course, being born. Indeed, in both cases we leave a place of warmth and protection for one that is unknown. The unknown often brings fear with it. In my books I try to counteract this fear, to replace it with a positive message. I believe that children are naturally creative and eager to learn. I want to show them that learning is really both fascinating and fun."

Eric Carle has two grown-up children, a son and a daughter. He divides his time between the Florida Keys and the hills of North Carolina.

For more information about Eric Carle and his books please visit:

The Official Eric Carle web site: http://www.eric-carle.com

Eric Carle's Blog: http://www.ericcarleblog.blogspot.com

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: http://www.carlemuseum.org

The World of Eric Carle Amazon UK page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/l/1658013031

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Update: I changed my stars from 1 to 4 because the new book was not missing pages but some of the pages are curled and hard to hold when reading to my classroom.Original review:I love the story this review is about the condition of the book I received. The first picture is what I received with missing pages and the last two are what I should have received (picture is from my original 10 plus year old book). I am currently waiting for my replacement for my recent order and will update but the first order was missing the last page of the book so I was really disappointed since I wanted to read it with my PreK class. My original version from 10 plus years ago no longer played the music at the end of the book so I was looking forward to this one. Hopefully the new order will be complete with all the pages!
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Kblonde82
5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet Christmas book
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2024
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The sweetest Christmas book with gorgeous illustrations and music. My kids love it
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Colleen
5.0 out of 5 stars For 2 little one s
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I’ll keep them I want to give as a gift on Friday. It won’t be here until Sunday. I’ll keep them. This is a great book
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun book for preschool
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Simple story that easily engages children. Great book for counting up to 5 and recall of the animals. The pictures are colorful. Wonderful surprise button at the end. Wish the sound was a bit louder and played slightly longer. This book is a great addition to a Christmas book collection.
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Treenz
5.0 out of 5 stars Board Book has flaps, no twinkling lights though. Cute book
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2016
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From reading reviews I wasn't sure what to expect with this book. I ordered the Board book and have to say - I love it! It has lift up flaps through out the book. Cute story - doesn't really go anywhere much but my toddler still enjoyed it and it was a nice christmas theme. My son also liked counting off the animals with the farmer which he's not done with any other book till now. I did expect twinkling lights on the tree at the end which you don't get with the board book edition sadly.
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Dr. K. E. Patrick
5.0 out of 5 stars Not a huge Carle fan, but love this book
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2007
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I find a lot of Eric Carle's books a bit humdrum, with the exception of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, so when my daughter was given this book for Christmas about five years ago, I thought it was all a bit gimmicky with its "tingle, tingle, tingle" noisy button at the end and plasticky, white-covered pages simulating snow.

But we read this thing over and over, and the rhythm of it was so gentle and the sounds of the book so hushed, that it was a metaphysical experience. In other words, I felt as though Carle was covering us with a white blanket of words. Ahh, the memories of the soft and slow pace bring back a smile.

Then the farmer suddenly realizes that he's forgotten something, and there's a flurry of activity (like a flurry of snow!!) as he rushes out to decorate the tree. Cap it all off with the "tingly" button, which gets pushed over and over and over and over, etc.

Anyway, the long and the short of all this is that I am buying a second copy for my family, having misplaced the original. I now have three other children who haven't been introduced to this lovely book, and I truly think your own children or grandchildren will find it a classic.
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4.0 out of 5 stars beautiful book and good (but simple) story
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2016
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beautiful book and good (but simple) story...classic Eric Carle both story and illustration style. Overlay pages tend to curl up a lot...hoping as the book sits on shelf the curl will eventually get cured. Just a heads up on the surprise button/music at the end. NOT very impressive. The music is VERY quiet and very short...and not a regular Christmas song. So don't expect a Christmas song you can really hear. I thought maybe I got a defective book, but I found several youtube videos of story readers doing the book out loud...and the song was just as quiet on their videos (like you could barely hear it)
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Mike
5.0 out of 5 stars Great find
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2021
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Unfortunately, I've been unable to find this in bookstores. However, was able to find it here on Amazon (shocker, right?). One of my middle son's favorite books as a child and the sound effect works!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A favourite book
Reviewed in Canada on July 1, 2023
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Perfect gift
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Martina D.
5.0 out of 5 stars A good and interesting tactile book
Reviewed in Italy on December 5, 2022
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✅Pros: my 1 year daughter likes opening the windows and find the animals inside. Enjoyable story and a kind way to learn the numbers and the name of the animals!
❌ Cons: no
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Ashena
4.0 out of 5 stars Great quality!
Reviewed in India on February 18, 2021
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Excellent quality! Not much to read though but it's an Eric Carl booka and the pictures are quite enough to capture a child's interest!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sencillo
Reviewed in Spain on January 29, 2021
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Las ilustraciones son muy bonitas, como todos los libros de Eric Carle.
Tapas y hojas de cartoné, con alguna que otra textura y ventanitas
La historia es lineal y aunque pueda parecer un cuento que se lee en Navidad, no lleva implícito ningún mensaje religioso.
Podemos practicar los los números en inglés y vocabulario de animales.
Lo compré en inglés porque me parece idóneo para el nivel de principiantes
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Michelle
1.0 out of 5 stars Boring Storyline
Reviewed in Germany on January 25, 2018
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This book does not meet my standards of an Eric Carle book. My little guy loves The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Very Busy Spider, but this book’s story leaves a lot to be desired.
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