Winter Visitors [Hardcover]

Elizabeth Lee O'Donnell (Author), Carol Schwartz (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 17, 1997 | Age Level: 2 and up

After a snowfall a variety of animals take shelter in a house.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1. In this rhyming counting book, a little girl and her cat walk through the winter woods. Upon returning home, they find that their house has been overtaken by a plethora of animals?"Ten wild turkeys," "Nine feisty chickadees," "Eight hungry snow hares," etc. The creatures wreak havoc in various rooms until one single skunk sends the others fleeing. This is a promising idea that doesn't quite reach its potential. The text is often forced and awkward. Large, colorful, double-page spreads featuring the mischievous animals will appeal to children; however, they appear a little too precious and posed. With the abundance of counting books available, this one won't be missed.?Heide Piehler, Shorewood Public Library, WI
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Kirkus Reviews

A treacly counting book in forced rhyme. A small girl and her cat go out to find woodland animals, returning home just in time to see ``Ten wild turkeys are gobbling through our door!/Nine feisty chickadees splutter from the floor,'' and so on. Last to come into the kitchen is a skunk, who sprays the cat, the child, and the wild animals, causing a hubbub, and providing the opportunity to reverse the countdown of animals with more limping rhymes. The marginal story makes clear its author has probably never been skunked, for the girl is serene only moments after the spray; the wild animals are greeting-card cuddly, poorly proportioned, and awkwardly posed. (Picture book. 3-6) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins; Torn Pages edition (October 17, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688130631
• ISBN-13: 978-0688130633
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,997,476 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cute Animal Book, November 30, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Winter Visitors (Library Binding)

This book is a perfect example of how critics and kids see things differently. My daughter got this book for Christmas last year and it is still one of her favorites a year later.
The pictures of the animals are so cute and she loves the part with the skunk!

Moral of this review - don't always believe what the critics say. Go read the book yourself.