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Katy and the Big Snow Paperback – April 3, 1974

by Virginia Lee Burton (Author)

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Katy, a brave and untiring tractor, who pushes a bulldozer in the summer and a snowplow in the winter, makes it possible for the townspeople to do their jobs.

In 2009, we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Virginia Lee Burton's birth. As part of this celebration a glitter-cover edition of Katy and the Big Snow, complete with snowy stickers, has been created. In this enduring winter favorite from the Caldecott Medal winner Burton, Katy the snowplow finally gets her chance to shine when a blizzard blankets the city and everyone is relying on Katy to help dig out. This new paperback is perfect for gift giving. Children love sharing Katy’s shining moment of glory and will inevitably admire her “chug, chug, chug” endurance.

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This old-fashioned tale about one little snowplow's determination in the face of a small-town blizzard has all the charm and moral grit of The Little Engine That Could. This isn't surprising, considering that Caldecott Medal-winning author Virginia Lee Burton (The Little House) specializes in bringing the inanimate to life with endearing illustrations and stories of fortitude and vulnerability. Katy, a red crawler tractor, "could do a lot of things," Burton explains early on. In the summer she is a bulldozer, helping to build and repair roads in the city of Geoppolis. In the winter, she turns into a snowplow, waiting and waiting for her chance to be useful. Most of the winters, though, the snowfalls are mild and the town doesn't need Katy. But when the big one finally hits, the town is buried in page after page of powder. The power lines are down. The doctor can't get his patient to the hospital. The fire department can't reach a burning house! "Everyone and everything was stopped but... KATY!" Suddenly, the entire community is dependent on one little snowplow. Children love witnessing Katy's shining moment of glory and will inevitably admire her "chug, chug, chug" endurance. (Ages 4 and older) --Gail Hudson

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"Bright, vigorous pictures with plenty of action and endless detail portray Katy at work for the Highway Department of the city of Geoppolis."

Lexile Measure : 520L
Item Weight : 6.4 ounces
Grade Level : Preschool - 3
ISBN-10 : 0395185629
ISBN-13 : 978-0395185629
Paperback : 40 pages
Product Dimensions : 9.63 x 0.22 x 8.75 inches
Publisher : HMH Books for Young Readers; Stk Edition (April 3, 1974)
Language: : English
Reading level : 4 - 7 years

Best-sellers rank #116,850 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#970 in Children's Transportation Books (Books)
#1,532 in Children's Classics
#1,542 in Children's Holiday Books (Books)

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Basha Vic

Stay away from the paperback version, buy the hard cover!

Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2017

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My 4 year old loves the detailed illustrations! She has me go over ever page. She LOVES helping me read this book. DO NOT GET THE PAPERBACK VERSION!!! The paperback version has the snow being green and not blue like the original versions. Plus, the page illustrations are cut off ever page. Not sure if it's the way they print these books or the way they cut them at the printers. The hard cover has the illustrations corrected. Ended up giving away my paperback and bought the hard cover.

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M. Dreibelbis

Don't buy the Kindle version!

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2016

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I used this in the classroom for several years and found it a great way to introduce the concept of community. I ordered the kindle version for my grandson and was deeply disappointed. It looked like the book was scanned (badly) and the pictures and the script did not align. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY! Buy the original in soft back or hardback, if available. What a shame, I feel that the author would have been horrified with this version.

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A New Winter Classic in Our Home

Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2017

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My daughter (almost 3) has been enjoying a copy of this book from the library for the last month, so I decided to purchase a copy for our collection. We live in Minnesota, so we enjoy stories about snow for at least 1/2 of the year! :) I love that this mighty snowplow has a female persona ("Katy" or "K.T."). The detail in the illustrations is so fine, and my daughter loves to look at the overview of the whole city and pick out the different buildings. The glittery "snow" texture on the front of this paperback edition is a fun touch (but it does not seem to shed glitter all over the house-phew!), as are the stickers on the last page. I think it will be fun to tuck this book away at the end of winter and then pull it out when the snow flies again next year.

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Pam

Katy: Strong and helpful

Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2016

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This is a book that I've read to my children who as a girl and a boy both enjoyed for years. I've bought this book for baby shower gifts. Katy is a tractor who is able to do the biggest jobs, but this means that she might not be used during normal times. This time, Katy helps the entire city and surrounding area dig out after a blizzard. There are emergencies that require her strength and she comes through every time. My daughter liked this because there was such organization in Katy's paths to plough out and my son liked that Katy was strong and used her talent to help others. I enjoyed it even though I had to read it multiple times, like any books the kids loved.

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Val B.

My kids love this book!

Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2014

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We checked this book out from the library and my kids (boy, 8 and girl, 5) both liked it so much that I had to buy the hardcover.

It is a story about a tractor who loves to work. In the summer she works in construction, and in the winter, she has a plow. The only problem is that there's hardly ever enough snow to need such a big tractor-style plow, so she usually gets left at home while the plow trucks head out. Of course, in the book, there is a giant snowstorm, and Katy saves the day, eventually even rescuing all of the plow trucks.

This is a great story for kids from about 3-9 I would say. It is a pretty quick read, but there are some maps you can study to open up more discussion. One of my favorite parts about it is that the main character is a strong female, but, importantly, the book makes no big deal about this. There is no mention of trying to prove that she is as strong as the males or anything of the sort.

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Maureen Pratt

Great story get the full picture book not board book

Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2020

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This is a great book. A bit long for a board book, I think it would be best fit in the full picture book format. My 2 year old does fine with it but would be too long for a younger listener to sit through. The story is nice, the illustrations are engaging and I love that it is a transportation themed book where the vehicle is female! Great addition for any transportation obsessed kiddos.

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Deb Wingerter

Text altered

Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2015

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I'm not sure why the publisher of this book chose to leave out some of the text because there was plenty of room on the pages. Not acceptable to change the text of a children's classic.

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Lise

Best winter book for toddlers that avoids stereotypes

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2018

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My 2 year old loves this book and asks to read it often. I love how the tractor in the book is female, wish that wasn't so rare in this modern age. Cant' wait to read him other Virginia Lee Burton books in the future when he's ready for them!

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janice l

Great book. No volume two? Where is the other volume as stated in the description?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 25, 2019

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Great story. I have bought this before. This is not volume two as I though it was. It’s the same book again. I do not not know if there is another volume in this series.

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Anton

My favourite book!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 14, 2016

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This was my favourite book as a little boy. i used to spend hours looking at the illustrations. Now I've brought a copy for my baby girl and she loves it too! The story is good fun and the illustrations are beautiful and there are lots to look at and to keep you entertained. I used to like following Katy around the city on the big map in the middle of the book. I wonder perhaps if this book is the reason that I ended up marrying a girl called Katy... Something subconsciously made me have an affinity with the name.

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Beetleypete

Classic tale, solid book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 16, 2018

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A classic American story, beautifully told and illustrated on a solid and almost-indestructible board book. It has been put away for our grandson, and will come out the next time we have snow!

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islander

Wonderful story much loved by my 5 year old son

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 6, 2018

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Wonderful story much loved by my 5 year old son, as it was over 50 years ago when I was his age... this copy bought so that my old copy could retire with dignity before it fell to bits!

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Otaktay

A lovely book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 5, 2018

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Love this story and the illustrations are lovely. My son loves this book as much as the others written by Virginia Lee Burton.

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Apricot

Some kids might like this

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 12, 2018

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I’m hoping my now 5 year old will grow to like this... but so far reception is lukewarm

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Bob Mathews

Lovely book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 27, 2013

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I loved it when I was 5. I will see how my grandchild of 2 likes it. I had meant to get the full copy and not the board book, but this is well bound and more suitable for younger children

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Pu55ycat1

Lovely story about persistence with a strong female role model ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2014

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Lovely story about persistence with a strong female role model, really enjoyable to read Aloud - does not show its age at all

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John

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2015

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Excellent little books. Gives great enjoyment to our two and half year old grandson as bedtime stories.

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S.Moran

:) all good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 21, 2013

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:) just as ordered. It came on time and in good shape. would order again. o o o o o

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 4, 2016

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Charming story told to me by my late mother. X

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Ashley Linde

Great classic book

Reviewed in Canada on November 29, 2019

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Such a fun book! It came used but in excellent condition. Its a great book, and can be used to teach about mapping. We got it to use with five in a row. I remeber reading this book as a kid.

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Austin

Such a Great Book!

Reviewed in Canada on January 10, 2020

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My older sons wanted to get this for their little brother because they remembered loving it when they were younger and we got it from the library. They still loved it as much as he does- its a fun book to read as a family, especially in the winter!

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Pamela

My favourite kids book

Reviewed in Canada on March 1, 2019

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I absolutely love this book and the collection, it’s definitely my favourite set of books for the kids.

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KAB

but mostly we just enjoyed the story

Reviewed in Canada on January 10, 2017

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I can't even count how many times we read this book. It's super-fun (lol). I got it back when we homeschooled and we used the pictures for counting practice (a la Four-in-a-Row curriculum), but mostly we just enjoyed the story.

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