Millie in the Snow [Hardcover]

Alexander Steffensmeier (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Millie’s new job as a mail cow keeps her very busy. Christmastime is especially hectic, and she can barely wait for the milking to be done before she’s out delivering presents. 

On Christmas Eve, at the end of a long day, the mail carrier sends Millie home with all the presents he’s made for the farmer and the other animals. Only, Millie gets a bit confused by the snow-covered landscape. Suddenly everything looks the same, and the farm is nowhere in sight! Can Millie make it home to deliver the presents in time for Christmas? And more important, will the presents make it there in one piece?

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1–Millie, last seen in Millie Waits for the Mail (Walker, 2007), is asked by the mail carrier to deliver his homemade Christmas gifts to the farmer and the other animals at her farm. After a series of mishaps through the deep snow, the disheveled cow finally makes it home with the presents–but because the tags were lost, the gifts get mixed up to humorous but happy effect (the chicks use the dog's basket as a toy castle; Millie uses the farmer's coffeepot cover as an udder warmer). The full-page color illustrations are absolutely hysterical and filled with tiny details that will reward careful scrutiny; the animals in particular have complex and satisfying lives, to judge by all their activities and accoutrements. An absolute must for warm Christmas chuckles.–Eva Mitnick, Los Angeles Public Library
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About the Author

Alexander Steffensmeier is also the author and illustrator of Millie Waits for the Mail, which Kirkus Reviews called “simply moo-velous” in a starred review. He studied illustration at the Munster School of Art and is currently a freelance designer for several publishing houses.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Walker Childrens (September 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802798004
• ISBN-13: 978-0802798008
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #310,393 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant story, November 10, 2008

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Overall this is a cute book. The illustrations are wonderfully done.To me the story reads as a condensed version of a longer story. Overall it is an okay book,especially if your child likes cows.

5.0 out of 5 stars Super books!, March 27, 2011

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Got two Millie books for 4YO son for Christmas and we ALL love them! Millie is terrifically funny, the stories are sweet and engaging, and for someone who has lived in Europe, the wonderful illustrations give us much extra pleasure as we see things we are familiar with that you only find in Europe (as the illustrator is a European). We also see something new almost every time we study the pictures. You won't be disappointed in these lovely stories! I hope more will be coming out soon!

4.0 out of 5 stars Millie in the Snow, December 6, 2010

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Fun read. Had to read it to my granddaughter three times in a row because she liked it so much.