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libraryrobin's review against another edition
5.0
Love her illustrations of the town of Geopolis and the elaborately detailed frames on several spreads.
nairam1173's review against another edition
4.0
Forever torn between the length of time I have known this story, the overwhelming busyness of the artistic style, and the sweet simplicity of Burton's storytelling.
katieckb's review against another edition
4.0
This is a children’s picture book about a snow pole named Katy and how she worked super hard on an extremely snowy day to clear the paths for everyone in the town.
calistareads's review against another edition
3.0
It seemed the perfect time of year to read this. Katy is a big plow and she likes to work hard. She is a bight red machine and very proud of being so helpful. She has a plow on the front and they can put a snow plow on her too. Well, one day there is a wallop of a storm and it’s so deep that everyone is snowed in. No one can go anywhere.
So Katy gets out the snow plow and she plows everyone out. She saves the day slow and steady. The art uses red, green and yellow color with black and white. The story is told with a picture window in the middle of the page with bubbles around it of things happening or places in the town or just other information the story could use. It mostly shows Katy plowing streets.
The kids sorta enjoyed this and they wondered what the point of the story was. It’s pages of streets being plowed. I have loved Virginia’s other stories so far, but this one was not as wonderful as the other. It has a charm, but it’s a bit slow as a story. The children were on to the next story after this was read. It did not penetrate their conscious really. The niece gave this a star and the nephew gave this 2 stars.
So Katy gets out the snow plow and she plows everyone out. She saves the day slow and steady. The art uses red, green and yellow color with black and white. The story is told with a picture window in the middle of the page with bubbles around it of things happening or places in the town or just other information the story could use. It mostly shows Katy plowing streets.
The kids sorta enjoyed this and they wondered what the point of the story was. It’s pages of streets being plowed. I have loved Virginia’s other stories so far, but this one was not as wonderful as the other. It has a charm, but it’s a bit slow as a story. The children were on to the next story after this was read. It did not penetrate their conscious really. The niece gave this a star and the nephew gave this 2 stars.
wordnerd153's review against another edition
4.0
A great tale about how much one person can affect a community. This would also support a unit on maps and cities.
emlickliter's review against another edition
5.0
Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton – This is on kindle unlimited. After you read Mike Mulligan, read this too! It’s a wonderful testament to the men and women who keep working even in the worst conditions. If you, like a lot of frontline workers right now, need a little boost to keep on going, I have your book! Happy Reading!
birdmanseven's review against another edition
3.0
Not as good as Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel. Still, it is entertaining and charming.
catgirl_luna's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
booksaremagic's review against another edition
3.0
This is my favorite so far by Virginia Burton. If you love her, you'll love this book. Katy gets a whole town out of trouble by plowing in all directions in Geoppolis. No one but Katy is strong enough to do it, and she keeps going until every bit is done. I love these illustrations - just imagine what the page looks like that shows the town under a huge snowfall. It's fun.