Created by author and illustrator
Virginia Lee Burton in 1943, Katy and the Big Snow is a completely
entrancing story. Who wouldn’t appreciate the grit and bravery of this
beautiful red crawler tractor when she gets called upon to plow out the city of
Geoppolis after a huge snowstorm? Readers follow her “chug! chug! chug!” as she
digs out the center of the city and calls, “Follow me” as she helps the doctor
get his patient to the hospital, the water department fix a broken main, the
fire department reach a three-alarm out in South Geoppolis, an airplane to land
at the snowed-in airport. This classic picture book is both a delight to read
aloud and a model of fortitude in the face of challenges. Ages 4-7.
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