Snow Day! by Lester L. Laminack

This realistic fiction picture book is one of my favorites! As the weather man announces the possibility of a snow storm, the narrator begins to think about all that he/she can do if the school announces – “Snow Day!”. For instance, the narrator gets excited about snuggling under a blanket in his/her pajamas, building a fort out of snow, and sledding down hills. As the narrator goes to bed that night, he/she is sure that there will be a snow day tomorrow. However, the narrator wakes up to see children running to the bus with their book bags and realizes that they do have to go to school. Both the story line and the illustrations in the book lead the reader to believe that it is the children that are excited about having a possible snow day. Nevertheless, the end of the story reveals that it is the teacher all along who has been wishing for a snow day. I believe this would be a great book to read to students if the weather man was announcing the possibility of a snow storm. This book provides examples of activities that can be completed on a snow day. Finally, I think that this book helps students see that teachers like to have fun too!