I See Winter

Children's Literature - Jeannine Stickle

This rhyming picture book for toddlers follows children as they engage in typical winter activities, such as skating on a frozen pond, and admire sights, such as snowflakes falling. The book ends with children receiving Christmas gifts. This book is well-crafted to appeal to toddlers. The language is in the first-person in present tense, which toddlers will be able to follow and involves daily activities and sights that they will be able to relate to. The vocabulary is simple and toddlers will know most of the words, and the rhyming text will help increase their language skills. Toddlers will also be drawn to the illustrations, which are drawn with simple lines and shapes and brightly colored. This is one of four books in the "I See" series. Recommended. Reviewer: Jeannine Stickle