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Rhymefollowsrhymeaslayerafterlayerofwinterclothing("bunchyandhot,wrinkledalot,stiffintheknee,andtoobigforme")isfirstputonandthentakenofftothereliefofthechildbundledinside.Cleverrebusesandjauntyillustrationsmake"TheJacketIWearintheSnow"especiallyfunforprereadersandnewreaders.
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InHerOwnWords..."Myearliestmemoriesareofmymotherreadingaloud.Alotofcharactersfrombookswererealtome,asourfamilyritualincludedbedtimestoriesformeandchaptersfromlongerbooksfortheolderchildren."Iwantedtoreadformyself,soIoftenlayonthekitchenfloorwhilemymotherworkedandI'read'toherfrommemory.SoonIrealizedIcouldtellthestorymoreexactlyifIlookedcarefullyatthewordsonthepage.SpellingaloudthewordsIcouldn'tfigureout,Iworkedmywaythroughenoughstoriestosatisfymeuntilournightlyreadingsession."Iwaseagertostartkindergarten,andthedayfinallycamewhenIwalkedthemilefromoursmallfarminthewesternpartofMichigan'sUpperPeninsulatoaone-roomschool.Iwatchedeagerlyastheteachergaveeachchildastackofbooks.Whenshegavemeonlyone,Iwasdisappointed,butIturneditsidewaysandreadthepartsthatsaid'TotheTeacher.'ThenIcarefullyfollowedthedirections.Whenmyteachersaidshewantedtotalktomymother,IthoughtIwasintrouble,butitturnedoutshethoughtIshouldworkwiththefirstgraders.Thatmademehappybecausetheyeachhadmorethanonebook."Myloveofreadingcontinued.InsixthgradeIwenttothe'big'schoolintown.Theschoolhadaroomwithonewholewallfilledwithbooks.Immediately,Idecidedtoreadeverybookinthatlibrary.AstoryIwrotewaschosenforourschoolnewspaper.Ienjoyedpeopletellingmetheyliked'MyLifeasaPencil.'"InhighschoolIwonsomeessaycontests,soIthoughtofacareerinjournalism.ButIbecameateacherinsteadsoIcouldcontinuereadingwonderfulbooksforchildren.Iencouragedmystudentstowrite,andsometimesIsharedmywritingwiththem."Whileplanningoneassignmentformystudents,Iplayedwiththepatternofthenurseryrhyme'TheHouseThatJackBuilt.'Mystudentslaughedintherightplaces,andfriendsencouragedmetosendmyrhymetoaneditor.Ittookalotofcouragetodothat,butIsentittoGreenwillow.Theeditor-in-chief,SusanHirschman,likedmyrhyme,andchoseNancyWinslowParkertoillustrateit.Nancydrewlittlepicturestoreplacesomeofthewords.TheresultwasTheJacketIWearintheSnow,thefirstinourseriesofrhyme-and-rebusbooks."UsuallyIstartwithatopicanddecidehowthestoryshouldend.ThenIwritelittlesnippetsofrhymeand,likeputtingapuzzletogether,figureouthoweachpartconnectstoanother.BeforeIfinish,thestorychangesmanytimes."SometimeswhenIreadmybookstochildren,oneofthemsays,'Readitagain.'Ithinkthat'sthebestrewardawritercanhave."
