There are millions of things for Jillian to do in the snow with her sister and her friends. So what if her hat doesn't want to stay on her head? It's a wonderful winter morning and Jillian can't wait to get outside and play! Soon she and her friends are busy making a snowy masterpiece. But then Jillian loses her scarf...and her mittens...and her hat. Oh no! What will her mother say? Sledding, snowmen and wild flights of imagination abound in this book featuring rhythmic text, a simple plot, and wonderfully humorous illustrations.Young readers will also enjoy locating where Jillian's missing articles disappear to in the pictures. Jillian Jiggs and the Great Big Snow Awards: Canadian Children's Book Centre, Our Choice, 2003. Shortlist, Shining Willow Award, 2003 and OLA Blue Spruce Award, 2004.
Pheobe Gilman was the beloved creator of the Jillian Jiggs series as well as the award-winning Something From Nothing, The Gypsy Princess, Pirate Pearl, Little Blue Ben, The Balloon Tree, and Grandma and the Pirates. She passed away in 2002.
ISBN: 9780439952156
Format: Paperback
Pages: 40
Publisher: Scholastic Canada Ltd
Published: October 01, 2005
Praise for Jillian Jiggs and the Great Big Snow:"Joyful and exhuberant."- Quill & Quire
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