Katy and the big snow

This old-fashioned tale about one little snowplow's determination in the face of a small-town blizzard has all the charm and moral grit of The Little Engine That Could . This isn't surprising, considering that the author specializes in bringing the inanimate to life with endearing illustrations and stories of fortitude and vulnerability. Katy, a red crawler tractor, "could do a lot of things," Burton explains early on.

What better way to appreciate the cold winter weather than to delve into "Katy and the Big Snow" by Virginia Burton?! We have spent a good chunk of the deep winter months here in Minnesota rowing "Katy," along with "Stopping by the Woods on A Snowy Evening" illustrated by Susan Jeffers. WE READ: - Snow Crazy by Tracy Gallop - The Snowman by Raymond Briggs - Stranger in the Woods by Carl R. Sams - Snowballs by Lois Ehlert - Snow by Uri Shulevitz - The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats - Owl Moon…

We have fallen in love with Virginia Lee Burton and her stories and illustrations. The most recent one we have worked with is Katy and the Big Snow. It is a simple yet engaging story about Katy, a …

Even though we live in Thailand, we like to pretend it gets cold here. So during our "winter" we pull out all of our snowy books. The Thais do call this winter, which is really funny because the coldest it gets here is in the low 70's but daily temps are still in the upper 80's to 90's! So, with all the major storms hitting the States over the past few weeks, we decided to row Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton . This is a cute story about a snow plow named Katy that saves the city…

This week we rowed “ Katy and the Big Snow ” by Virginia Lee Burton. A cute little story about a red tractor by the name of Katy. After th...

Dickerson Diaries: FIAR: Katy and the Big Snow & Snow Fun

Take a peek at our fun week with Katy and the Big Snow, by Virginia Lee Burton, with this BIG list of learning activities inspired by FIAR!

Welcome! The following is the 11th in a series of 24 lesson plans, Learning the ABC’s through Literature, the 1st year. It was written especially for classroom use within a homeschool co-op, and was designed to teach the alphabet, over the course of a school …

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Timely detail of a vintage children's book illustration: "Katy and the Big Snow" is a charming 1940s children's story book by Virginia Burton. Katy the snowplow finally gets her chance to shine when a blizzard blankets the city and everyone is relying on Katy to help dig out. Katy and the Big Snow. Written & Illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton Published by: Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston First edition (1943)