"An excited and frustrated boy watches hopefully as wintry weather develops slowly into a 'big snow.'"--

On a snow day, all the trucks go out to play.

Forest animals come out after a fresh snow to eat the seeds a thoughtful child has scattered on the ground.

Deer has told Squirrel how wonderful snow is. But Squirrel gets bored with the wait. With his friend Hedgehog they pass the time by singing and waking Bear. Soon things are falling from the sky, but they aren't snow. But eventually they find what snow is.

Animals enjoy a variety of wintry activities in the snow.

While trying to earn money by shoveling snow so she can buy her mother a Christmas present, Carrie comes up with an idea for just the right gift. Includes soup recipes.

"Badger cannot wait one more minute for it to snow. When his friend Hedgehog explains that everything comes in its time, Badger is unconvinced and impatient as ever. But Badger's friends have a few tricks up their sleeves to try and get the snow's attention and distract their pal in the meantime"--

"Cat sees snow. Dog can not blow the snow. Pig is slow in the snow. How can they go in the snow?"--

When the lights go out one snowy night, neighborhood friends get together for sledding, building forts, and more under the bright full moon.

"Chipmunk and Bear spend a snowy day together and discover that they like to do all of the same things"--