Liv's Poetry Blog

The book I chose is, It's Snowing! It's Snowing! by Jack Prelutsky and pictures by Yossi Abolafia.

This winter poems book explains about one little boy and his dog who lives in a town that is experiencing winter season. Both of them got so excited when they saw snow falling from the sky. They went out to do all different kinds of activities outside with all the snow until it melts and turns into spring.

The genre of It's Snowing! It's Snowing! will be poetry. Author's note briefly explains how Jack is master of rhyme and creates a flurry of winter verse. There is total of sixteen poems in this book. This book is heavy on rhymes like what I mentioned recently, the rhymes in this book are simple and cute. I picked this book because I always have loved snow growing up so I suddenly feel connected with this book. There are some examples of how Jack uses rhymes in this book. Opening the chapter with, "I am freezing! I am freezing!" then types paragraph and repeat that line after. Or he would use the ending rhymes such as cold and gold using (ABAB). This book is perfect for confident readers to understand complex plots and yet easy to read.

This book is more neutral with social justice issues. I feel this book is more about showing how much fun we all can have playing in the snow. But there is a tiny part of social justice, respect of others, that could be included based on students' experiences with snow. Ideas I would use related to this book by having students write their own poetry about their favorite season or to write their poetry about their favorite outdoor activities. There are different idea possibilities to use for this book.