Picture Book # 19

The Winter Visitors

1.      Title- The Winter Visitors

2.      Author- Karel Hayes

3.      Illustrator- Karel Hayes

4.      Genre- Children's Picture Book

5.      Subgenre-

6.      Theme- Bears, Vacations, Summer, Winter

7.      Primary and secondary characters-

8.      Award(s) date of publication- 2007

9.      Publishing company- Down East Books

10.  Brief summary and how you would use the book, with students.

                     This is a great book about the seasons. It also talks about bears coming in while the other people leave. This is about the story of people coming to the cabin during the summer and leaving at the end of the summer. The bears come in after the visitors leave to have their vacation until the other visitors come back. While the bears stay they have parties and play just like the visitors! This is a great fun book to read to the kids. This would book would be great to use while we are talking about Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. I would get the kids to make up a funny story of what they think goes on while they are gone from the cabin. Great story!!!