PreSchool-Grade 2—When Ollie sees the first flakes fall, he and his siblings scamper off to roll and dig in the snow-covered field. All of a sudden a large dog approaches and barks at them. Frightened, the three puppies run off, and Ollie runs so far that he gets lost. An owl perched in a tree advises him to follow his tracks home, but cautions that he needs to hurry before the falling snow covers them. When he reaches the edge of the woods, the pup slides down an icy slope, encounters fox cubs, and soon realizes that he is unsure of how to proceed. Cold, hungry, and tired, he lies down under a bush. About to close his eyes, Ollie hears his mom call his name. Home safe and sound, he falls fast asleep. Soft-focus illustrations lend a quiet, dreamy, wintry quality to the attractive spreads.
