Author: Lauren
Muskovitz Ranalli
Illustrator: Mollie
Olinyk
Publisher: Lauren
Ranalli
Released: January
1, 2023
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 978-17733143318
Reviewer: Ellwyn
Autumn
Rating: 4 Lemon
Drops
Prepare for
a snow day unlike any other. What makes this one so different from all the
other snow days? It’s at the zoo!
Summary:
Have you
ever wondered who takes care of all the animals at the zoo when it snows so many
schools and businesses shut down? Snow Day at the Zoo offers readers a
unique and playful perspective of how zoo animals spend their snow day.
Review:
Told through
the little girl’s point of view, we get a firsthand look at how much this
lively child enjoys caring for the animals. She turns chores into active games
that even her reluctant brother revels in.
Youngsters
will clamor to hear more or to visit their local zoo in the dead of winter,
after reading Lauren Ranalli’s interpretation of a snow day at the zoo. For
every parent’s sake, I hope their children choose the former every time! 😉
With
spirited rhyming, the story takes us though the day of two siblings who help
their zookeeper father tend to the animals on a snowy day at the zoo. From
sledding with tigers to ice-skating with penguins, this is a one-of-a-kind snow
day full of wintertime fun!
Mollie
Olinyk’s colorful illustrations are charming and pleasing to the eye. I
especially enjoyed the picture of the little girl celebrating snow day number two.
I give it 4 Lemon Drops!
Classroom Connection:
Age
Range: 2 years and up
Targeted
Vocabulary: blanketed, chores, barricades, swarmed, exhausted
Resources & Lesson Ideas:
Literacy:
After
a read-aloud of the book, children and grown-ups can discuss a typical snow day
they’ve experienced. Compare and contrast these experiences to those of the characters
in the book.
Zoo Animals Flashcards | FREEBIE by
Prestige English | TPT (teacherspayteachers.com)
Fun Animal Shadow Matching Worksheets
- FluffyTots
Art:
How to Draw a
Lion for Kids - How to Draw Easy
Music/Movement:
Act out the movements and sounds of each animal in the book.
The BEST Dear Zoo
Activities for Preschool & Kindergarten (littleslovelearning.com)
Science:
All
About Zoo Animals-FREEBIE!! by Free Falling in SDC | TPT
(teacherspayteachers.com)
FREE!
Zoo Animals MATCHING Activity - MONTESSORI Theme - Busy Book Binder
(teacherspayteachers.com)
Math:
Zoo Activities for Preschool
They'll Be Wild About in Math Centers - Turner Tots
About The Author:
Lauren
Ranalli is an award-winning children’s book writer and marketing coach for
aspiring and self-published authors.
She is a fully-grown adult who still gets excited about the
Scholastic book catalogue. She can wander for hours in bookstores and
absolutely loves a freshly sharpened pencil.
She has found so much joy in pursuing her dream of being a
children’s book author. Inspired by her own high-spirited children, she aims to
create stories that excite curiosity and broaden our sense of community.
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