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If It's Snowy And You Know It, Clap Your Paws! (2013)

by Kim Norman(Favorite Author)

4.01 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1454903848 (ISBN13: 9781454903840)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Sterling Children's Books

review 1: Booklist (October 15, 2013 (Vol. 110, No. 4))Preschool-Kindergarten. Here’s a cheerful and humorous take on the old, familiar tune “If You’re Happy and You Know It.” The focus here is the joys of winter: “If it’s snowy and you know it, clap your paws.” The pairing of verse and illustration highlights the outdoor activities enjoyed during winter months. Animals—from bears to bunnies to seals—are shown cavorting across the double-page spreads, skiing, sledding, skating, and generally having a great time. Toward the end, the action slows with tired and cold animals seeking indoor activities such as reading, drawing, or sleepovers. Begging to be sung at storytime, the lyrics roll off the tongue easily. Search no longer for the book to brighten long, dreary da... moreys. Once children learn the verses, they will sing this tune all winter long. Pair with Ten on a Sled (2010), also by this talented author-illustrator team.Horn Book (Spring 2014)This book puts a frosty twist on the classic tune "If You're Happy and You Know It." Bouncy rhyming verses, perfectly matched to the song's rhythm, roll out as arctic friends, from polar bear to beluga whale, slide, ski, skate, and build a fort in the snow and ice. Mixed-media illustrations extend the text with silly details (e.g., a sunbathing moose).Kirkus Reviews (August 15, 2013)A wintry riff on the popular participation song, with a cast of appropriate cold-climate animals. A rabbit in sunglasses slides down a snowy hill, using a polar bear pal as a sled. Penguin, walrus, fox and others look on approvingly. The text faithfully follows the rhythms of the song as these characters frolic. "If your fur is full of flurries, taste a flake" shows the walrus making snow angels while thewolf andbighorn sheepskate neat figure eights around him. "If it's shimmery and sunny, sculpt a friend" features almost all the animals making snow animals. (The moose is sunning in a chair with a reflector.) They also build a fort, blow a kiss, give a roar and share a meal ("If it's starry and you're starving..."). Everyone shares a cave at the end of the day: "If it's sleeting and you're sleepy, climb in bed." It's like a big pajama party. In their sleep, all dream of more exciting fun they can have tomorrow. Norman's solid variations on the preschool song are completely singer-friendly, supported by Woodruff's crisply drawn, smiling animals, in watercolor,colored pencil and pastel. Consistently entertaining and engaging. All together now! (Picture book. 3-6)Publishers Weekly (September 9, 2013)The team behind Ten on the Sled presents a rollicking twist on "If You're Happy and You Know It" starring a bevy of winter-loving animals. Norman offers 11 alliterative verses whose spot-on rhythms and rhymes make singalouds a given: "If your fur is full of flurries, taste a flake./ Skate around or make some angels on a lake." The verses build a narrative that involves an igloo that nearly drifts to sea, an outdoor picnic, and cozy indoor reading and painting. Woodruff includes lightly comedic moments throughout her mixed-media illustrations (a rabbit zips into its footie pajamas in preparation for a slumber party), which have a warmth that belies the midwinter setting. Ages 3-up. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.School Library Journal (August 1, 2013)PreS-Gr 2-The Arctic menagerie from Ten on the Sled (Sterling, 2010) is bundled up and back for another rhythmic romp in the snow. This time the melodic text is based on the familiar "If You're Happy and You Know It" tune. It is perfect for singing or chanting about all of the vigorous wintry activities enjoyed by a seal, hare, walrus, caribou, bighorn sheep, and the rest of the tundra crew. Each of their many snowy pursuits is described in a stanza with strong, alliterative, and colorful vocabulary, culminating in a punch line with oomph: "If the skies are crisp and clearing, grab your skis./Give your tiny friends a ride behind your knees./If the skies are crisp and clearing/let a walrus do the steering./If the skies are crisp and clearing.../...grab your skis!" As the day wanes, the animal gang sensibly winds down, too, with a shared meal, bedtime story, and sleepover inside a cozy cave that sends them all off to their respective adventurous dreams. Watercolor, colored pencil, and pastel illustrations engagingly depict the creatures' fun and frolic, with many humorous details and illustrative subplots to pore over. This paean to winter fun will be enjoyed again and again in any season.-Kathleen Finn, St. Francis Xavier School, Winooski, VT (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
review 2: Ten on the Sled gave us a fun group of Arctic critters and they are back in another vigorous winter romp in the snow. "If You're Happy and You Know It, Clap Your Hands" is the base for this fun and rhyming text so get ready to sing or chant along with this treasure of wintry-decked animals...a seal, bighorn sheep, caribou, walrus, a hare, and more. They love to play and be silly in the snow. Their winter scarves and caps make the reader feel chilly, but give us warmth as the animals ski or ride down the hill on a sled, make snow angels, a snowman, an igloo, and even a snow walrus. As we read along and feel like playing with them in the snow, we can't help but sing or chant the colorful and wordy text. It is fun, silly, and filled with joyful song. The day does slow down over a common meal, a bedtime story, and a sleepover inside a cave. The family or the library/classroom story time will love this slippin' and a sliding' tale...again and again! The illustrations are by Liza Woodruff in watercolor, colored pencil, and pastels with lots of detail, making you want to go back to see what else was on that page, and that page, and.... Reading Level: 3 - 7 YearsAuthor:Kim Norman has written several picture books which include Crocodaddy, Ten on the Sled, Jack of All Tails, I Know a Wee Piggy, and The Great Christmas Crisis. She has been a singer, songwriter, artist, and actress, and is a mom. Kim lives in Virginia. You can find her at kimnormanbooks.com.Liza Woodruff has illustrated many books, including Ten on the Sled and How About a Kiss from Me? plus she illustrates school textbooks, magazines, and posters. Liza lives in Vermont with her husband and their two children. You can find her at lizawoodruff.com. less

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