Under the Snow by Melissa Stewart

Under the Snow by Melissa Stewart, illus. by Constance R Bergum, 2009, hc, 32 pp. Ages: 4-8.

What happens to all the animals in winter? When it snows, children like to sled and skate and do all sorts of wonderful things outside, but what about the animals? Where do they go? "Under the snow in a field. . .  . . . dozens of ladybugs pack themselves into a gap in an old stone wall." The reader learns about a number of animals and other creatures (fish, insects) and what they do in winter. The pictures create a magical yet realistic world for children to use their imagination.