Rhyme follows rhyme as layer after layer of winter clothing ("bunchy and hot, wrinkled a lot, stiff in the knee, and too big for me!") is first put on and then taken off to the relief of the child bundled inside. Clever rebuses and jaunty illustrations make The Jacket I Wear in the Snow especially fun for prereaders and new readers.
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"Jaunty and appealing." -- Booklist
"One of the best of the current predictable books." -- Teaching PreK-8
"One of the best of the current predictable books." -- Teaching PreK-8
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"My earliest memories are of my mother reading aloud. A lot of characters from books were real to me, as our family ritual included bedtime stories for me and chapters from longer books for the older children.
"I wanted to read for myself, so I often lay on the kitchen floor while my mother worked and I 'read' to her from memory. Soon I realized I could tell the story more exactly if I looked carefully at the words on the page. Spelling aloud the words I couldn't figure out, I worked my way through enough stories to satisfy me until our nightly reading session.
"I was eager to start kindergarten, and the day finally came when I walked the mile from our small farm in the western part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula to a one-room school. I watched eagerly as the teacher gave each child a stack of books. When she gave me only one, I was disappointed, but I turned it sideways and read the parts that said 'To the Teacher.' Then I carefully followed the directions. When my teacher said she wanted to talk to my mother, I thought I was in trouble, but it turned out she thought I should work with the first graders. That made me happy because they each had more than one book.
"My love of reading continued. In sixth grade I went to the 'big' school in town. The school had a room with one whole wall filled with books. Immediately, I decided to read every book in that library. A story I wrote was chosen for our school newspaper. I enjoyed people telling me they liked 'My Life as a Pencil.'
"In high school I won some essay contests, so I thought of a career in journalism. But I became a teacher instead so I could continue reading wonderful books for children. I encouraged my students to write, and sometimes I shared my writing with them.
"While planning one assignment for my students, I played with the pattern of the nursery rhyme 'The House That Jack Built.' My students laughed in the right places, and friends encouraged me to send my rhyme to an editor. It took a lot of courage to do that, but I sent it to Greenwillow. The editor-in-chief, Susan Hirschman, liked my rhyme, and chose Nancy Winslow Parker to illustrate it. Nancy drew little pictures to replace some of the words. The result was The Jacket I Wear in the Snow, the first in our series of rhyme-and-rebus books.
"Usually I start with a topic and decide how the story should end. Then I write little snippets of rhyme and, like putting a puzzle together, figure out how each part connects to another. Before I finish, the story changes many times.
"Sometimes when I read my books to children, one of them says, 'Read it again.' I think that's the best reward a writer can have."
Nancy Winslow Parker is the author and illustrator of numerous books for children, including Locks, Crocs, and Skeeters; Bugs, written by Joan Wright Richards; and Money, Money, Money. She lives in New York City and Mantoloking, New Jersey.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
This book is excellent for children. Through all of the articles of clothing that he puts on, they can begin to count, a good math lesson. They can also participate while you read the story aloud through the pictures of the clothes instead of the word. I loved this book and am adding it to my collection.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Shirley Neitzel wrote a book called The Jacket I Wear In The Snow. The main character of the story is a little boy who tells a story. This story takes place at the little boy's house and it is in the winter. The book talks about the little boy and all the clothes that he has to wear outside. This book is different because it talks about clothes and replaces words with pictures of clothes, and it is in poem form. I think that the story is funny because it rhymes a lot. The illustrations are just like normal clothes, with a very nice tint drawn in with colored pencils. Overall, I really liked this story because it represents little kids and how they have to wear a lot of clothes outside, and that they cry sometimes when they get cold.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a lovely little book. The pictures are simple and add to the text of the book. As you add each article of clothing your child gets a simple math lesson. In addition to that the easy repetitive nature of this book makes it a great book for prereaders who can easily memorize and 'read' along with the book. Enjoy.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
Cute book, but not exactly what I was looking for
I was looking for a cute story to read to my son about putting on all of the winter layers of clothes to try to make it a more fun experience getting outdoors in cold weather. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Photogirl505
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cute story!
Love the story and the great repetitive reading, although when teaching a child the order to put your clothes on this is not a good book
Published 4 months ago by Theresa Thornton
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book
Excellent for preschoolers! Would be great for ESL groups,too. Repetitive text is always popular with the preschool population! Good buy.
Published 4 months ago by D. Cote
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very cute, but a little too long
I teach young children and this is a very simple, cute book about winter clothing with the structure of "The House that Jack Built," i.e. Read more
Published on February 2, 2011 by AFConnors
5.0 out of 5 stars
Creative winter fun!
This is a destined winter classic for the preschool set. Interesting though because of its wonderful potential for creative expression, the building story can hold the attention... Read more
Published on December 26, 2007 by Peggy Brown
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Rebus Book
I use this as part of my Winter preschool curriculum, but the rebus format is a little tedious to read aloud. Kids like it though.
Published on February 22, 2007 by netherfield
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