It's Winter [Hardcover]

Jimmy Pickering (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2002 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Sally and Sam, Jimmy Pickering's playful duo, uncover the enchantment of Winter in this charming look at our coldest season. Pickering's illustrations capture such simple joys as catching a snowflake on one's tongue, making angels in the snow and building a frosty dinosaur snowman - among numerous other wonderful Winter activities.

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About the Author

Jimmy Pickering's imagination and creativity have led him to work for some of the country's top creative companies, including Hallmark, Disney and Universal Studios. He lives in Los Angeles with his faithful canine companions, Harold and Maude.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Tallfellow Press (September 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931290164
• ISBN-13: 978-1931290166
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 9.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,086,160 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Winter Antics Abound!, August 8, 2002

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This review is from: It's Winter (Hardcover)

It's a wonderful treat to discover a children's book that has that magical combination of richly whimsical illustration with a fun-to-read story. A book that is easily a classic right off the press.

Jimmy Pickering's newest book "It's Winter" is one in a series of four children's books about the seasons. Accompanying it is "It's Fall" and one can assume that the other two seasons can't be far behind.

A delightful collection will be on your shelves once all four seasons are out, because Sally and Sam, the lead characters in the series of books, take delight in what's special about each of the seasons. Sally, an adorable little girl, and her loyal dog Sam and too adorable not to love. They take a "best of winter" journey through the season, making snow angels, drinking hot cocoa and hanging holiday lights.

Little children will love reliving what's great about the season while grown-ups will enjoy Pickering's whimsical illustration style, so textured and stylized the art begs to be enjoyed again and again.

When you're finished with"It's Winter" and the accompanying "It's Fall" and you're waiting for the other two seasons to be published, check out Pickering's "Somethin' Pumpkin," another whimsical, funnily-creepy book about Halloween. Pickering is a master of creating unique worlds and once you've fallen in love with one of his books, you simply can't wait for the next. Jimmy is one of those rare creators who has the genius of making things original and unique -- and what a treat that is!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A girl and her dog discover the wonders of the snowy season, November 14, 2002

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This review is from: It's Winter (Hardcover)

It's Winter by Jimmy Pickering is a season-themed picture book with a distinctively zany art style that effectively uses simple, stylized colors and shapes. A girl and her dog discover the wonders of the snowy season in this joyful, rhyming book for beginning readers. It's Winter is an ideal and entertaining addition to family, school, and community library picture book collections for young readers. Also highly recommended is Jimmy Pickering's companion title: ...

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book about winter, February 8, 2007

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This review is from: It's Winter (Hardcover)

I had previously purchased It's Fall by the same author and since we just loved reading it every fall I was so excited to see that the author had written the same type of a book for winter, summer & spring. This book is not only cute, educational and great to read, it also has the cutest illustrations I've ever seen. I don't know who loves it more- me or my two kids. I highly recommend it for a great fun winter read!