Toys Meet Snow

Being the Wintertime Adventures of a Curious Stuffed Buffalo, a Sensitive Plush Stingray, and a Book-loving Rubber Ball

Emily Jenkins ∙ Illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky

Paperback

Published on Oct 25, 2022 | 40 Pages

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Hardcover

Published on Sep 22, 2015 | 40 Pages

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Ebook

Published on Sep 22, 2015 | 40 Pages

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Grades Preschool – 2
Ages 3–7

A stuffed buffalo, a plush stingray, and a plastic ball venture outdoors and discover snow for the very first time in this delightful wintry picture book.

Lumphy, StingRay, and Plastic—the toys from the beloved chapter books Toys Go Out, Toy Dance Party, and Toys Come Home—are back in a glorious full-color picture book, perfect for gift-giving this holiday season. Acclaimed author Emily Jenkins and Caldecott Medal–winning illustrator Paul Zelinsky have created a book destined to become a classic.

Children who have loved listening to the Toys trilogy, as well as those meeting the toys for the very first time, will be thrilled to see Lumphy, StingRay, and Plastic venture outdoors to play in the snow. Together the toys build a snowman, make snow angels, and, when day is done, head back inside their cozy house and wait for the return of the Little Girl.

“Utterly enchanting; a perfect bedtime read.” —School Library Journal, Starred

“The wonderfully idiosyncratic trio works brilliantly together, playing with equally exciting imaginary and realistic hypotheses about snow, their unique personalities and intellectual strengths jiving all the while… Snow never left you feeling warmer inside.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred

"This wonderfully understated story enchants from the first page." —Publishers Weekly, Starred

“There is perennial pleasure to be had in stories of toys come to life, and fans of Jenkins’ Toys Go Out (BCCB 11/06), its sequel, Toy Dance Party, and its prequel, Toys Come Home, already know and love stuffed buffalo Lumphy, plush StingRay, and Plastic (a rubber ball).” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, Starred

ISBN 9780385373333 (Paperback)
Published on Oct 25, 2022
Published by Dragonfly Books
Pages 40
Dimensions 11-1/8 x 10
Age Range 3-7 years
Grade Preschool - 2
Reading Level Lexile: 340L | Fountas/Pinnell: M

ISBN 9780385373302 (Hardcover)
Published on Sep 22, 2015
Published by Schwartz & Wade
Pages 40
Dimensions 11-1/8 x 10
Age Range 3-7 years
Grade Preschool - 2
Reading Level Lexile: 340L | Fountas/Pinnell: M

ISBN 9780385373326 (Ebook)
Published on Sep 22, 2015
Published by Schwartz & Wade
Pages 40
Age Range 3-7 years
Grade Preschool - 2
Reading Level Lexile: 340L | Fountas/Pinnell: M

ISBN 9781101935729 (Enhanced Ebook)
Published on Sep 22, 2015
Published by Schwartz & Wade
Pages 40
Age Range 3-7 years
Grade Preschool - 2
Reading Level Lexile: 340L | Fountas/Pinnell: M

Emily Jenkins

Emily Jenkins has written many highly acclaimed books for children, including Water in the Park, a Booklist Editors’ Choice and a Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book; Lemonade in Winter, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year; and two Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor Books: Five Creatures and That New Animal. She is also the author of the popular Toys trilogy: Toys Go Out, Toy Dance Party, and Toys Come Home. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Paul O. Zelinsky

Paul O. Zelinsky was born in Evanston, Illinois. He attended Yale University, where he took a course with Maurice Sendak, which later inspired him to pursue a career in children’s books. He went on to receive a graduate degree in painting from Tyler School of Art, in Philadelphia and Rome. His first book was published in 1978. Among many other awards and prizes, he received the 1998 Caldecott Medal for his illustrated retelling of Rapunzel, as well as Caldecott Honors for three of his books: Hansel and Gretel (1985), Rumpelstiltskin (1987), and Swamp Angel (1995). Paul Zelinsky lives in New York with his wife, Deborah.