Ten Ways to Hear Snow

"Ten Ways to Hear Snow" is written by Cathy Camper and illustrated by Kenard Pak. A snowy day, a trip to Grandma's, time spent cooking with one another, and space to pause and discover the world around you come together in this perfect book for reading and sharing on a cozy winter day.

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Today, we're reading 10 ways to hear snow written by Cathy camper and illustrated by canard pack. When Lena woke up, everything was quiet. No cars honked. No buses chugged. No garbage trucks, sculpts trash across the street. Snow. Last night's blizzard was gone. Leaving the city muffled and white. But today was grape leaf day when Lena would help her grandma make what enough CT was losing her eyesight and Lena loved helping her cook. I went to tell CT about the snow storm and make sure she's okay. The snow so deep Lena's mom said we could go with you. Lena's dad offered. But Lena wanted to go to CT spine herself. Stay warm have beeped D her dad told her Lina bundled up. Outside the sun on the snow was this bright white as a light bulb. Lena squinched her eyes and pulled her scarf over her nose. She could barely see. I wonder if this is how CT feels, leave a thought. The world sounded softer, but the noise that she heard were clear. Scrape scrip, scrape scrip. What was that? It was Mrs. Watson shoveled digging out the sidewalk. That's one way to hear snow Lena thought. Leena walk down the street. Snack snack. Yeah, the noise was low to the ground. What was that? It was the treads of leanness boots, crunching snow into tiny waffles. Two ways to hear snow. Lena ducked under a pine tree. poof. Uh, powdery sound. Uh, blue Jay on a branch had knocked down snow. Three ways to hear snow. Lena counted. She listened for more. Swish, swish Bush. What was that soft? Whiskery noise. people were sweeping snow off their cars. They're brushes made the fourth way to hear snow. Leena cut across the park. Scratch. Scratch. Scratch. Scratch Another snow noise. Lena saw long skinny tracks by her boots ahead of her people were skiing. Their skis made the fifth way to hear snow. Rashid and Mary and we're building a snowman. Pat pat, pat. What was that? It was mitten smoothing the snow man's head, a gentle sound, made the sixth way to hear snow. As Lena walked away, her friends whispered and laughed. Oh, no. Lena ran away fast from the seventh way to hear snow. Lena reached CTS, building all out of breath. Her boots covered with white powder. Stomp stomp stomp. Clean and giggled. She was making the eighth way to hear snow. Hello, Lena, the lady in the lobby said, go on in. She pointed towards Leavis grandma's room. Lena tapped on the door. Surprise CT. It's me. I came to make great beliefs with you. Lena threw her coat and mittens on the radiator to dry. Wonderful. The Lammot rice. Already CT said. You like it? Wait, Lena shouted. Let's get started. Lena and rinse the grape leaves and put them on towels. Put some feeling in the center, roll them up and put them in the pot. CT instructed. They're like little greatly. Chickens. Lena said, looking at them, piled on the plate. Oh, lots of little sleeping bags, CT replied. Huh. It looks like a mustache. Lena held her stuffed grape leaf under her nose. Uh, CT held hers under her nose too. That's good. She wrinkled up her face and said, We look like. Real tough guys in a tough guy, voice. CT did you know, we had a blizzard last night. Of course. Lena was surprised. How could her grandma know when she couldn't see very well. Then she heard a noise. Drip drip with the mittens. It was the sound of snow melting. Nine ways to hear snow. Suddenly Lena understood how CT knew. CT. Did you hear this? No. CT smiled each morning. I opened the window and listen. Today, everything's down to Tustin soft. No noise. No noise. It's the sound that means it's snowing. CT. I listened to. I heard snow nine different ways. Shovels spurt. One boot spur to the blue. Jay was three slow down a beep D I want to hear them all. But right now. Shh. CT went to the window and opened it again. Listen, she said. Outside the late blue afternoon was completely still. Quiet is the 10th way to hear snow.