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The Little Snowgirl: An Old Russian Tale | Carolyn Croll

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I love the Russian folktale of The Snegurochka, and that‘s what this book is about. Illustrated by the beloved Tomie dePaola, this version has a different ending. If you know anything about pagan lore and teaching, you‘ll see the similarities here to such figures as the Green Man, Oak King, Holly King, Callieach, and more. This is one of my favorite folktales and I plan on getting the Russian versions as well for their art and linguistics.

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The Little Snowgirl: An Old Russian Tale | Carolyn Croll

Not sure why I feel compelled to follow up on my last post about shoveling with this information, but please humor me. 🥴🤪. A big old 12-18” of snow and high winds for two days.

Butterfinger It was a good thing you cleared off your roofs. Stay safe and warm. 3w

Suet624 @Butterfinger thanks! As long as the wind doesn‘t knock out our electricity it should be a lovely few days. 3w

AmyG Wow! We are getting snow, too. Just got pulled out of a snow bank. Stay home. Stay safe. 3w

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Suet624 @AmyG yikes! I hate getting stuck. YOU stay home and stay safe 😊 3w

Luke-XVX Someone‘s gonna have arms as big as Arnie…. 3w

Suet624 @Luke-XVX hahaha. 3w

ChaoticMissAdventures I live in a town where snow in the forecast shuts everything down, I can't imagine this 😂. We had 2 days of snow this week and I haven't left my house. You snow people are a different breed! Hope you stay warm and snug. 3w

Leftcoastzen Yikes ! 3w

Suet624 @ChaoticMissAdventures I remember when I lived in Tennessee and once there was a thin layer of ice on the roads that stopped everyone for several days. So I get it. I pay extra for studded tires now and shovel throughout a snowstorm so I don't have to get stuck with shoveling all 12 inches in one go. :). Where do you live? 3w

ChaoticMissAdventures @Suet624 I live in Portland Oregon, and we get snow every year usually once and no one is prepared! I have lived in snowier places but people here are super dangerous driving, there was a 100 cat pile up on Thursday, so I just don't leave the house (super lucky I can work from home) Ice is the real danger! 3w

Suet624 @ChaoticMissAdventures that‘s wild. I thought Portland got a good amount of snow. And a 100 car pileup? That‘s nuts! 3w

AkashaVampie U and me don't live too too car from each other. I'm in Plattsburgh, NY 3w

AkashaVampie I meant far... not car 3w

Jeg Wow wow. 3w

kspenmoll Sue, thinking of you- hope hope you din‘t lose power. 💕 3w

sarahbarnes Wow. Hope you‘re staying safe. 3w

Suet624 @AkashaVampie You're right! We could practically wave to each other.. :)
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Suet624 @Jeg In some ways it's nice - it's so old school Vermont to have snow up past your head. 3w

Suet624 @kspenmoll Thanks Katherine. So far so good. The high winds haven't started yet but we are overwhelmed by the snow right now. 3w

Suet624 @sarahbarnes Besides snow shoveling, all is good. Definitely not driving . 3w

marleed Stay warm and safe. We are due to get significant snow this Tuesday and Wednesday. I‘m hoping I get a chance to shovel in doses but unlikely as I watch my 2-yo grandson on weekdays. But I‘m hopeful this will be our last hurrah for significant snow this season 🤞 3w

AkashaVampie @Suet624 my hubby works over in VT. So he probably drives by u all the time. He works for Performance Food Group as an overnight truck driver. He is working today in all the shit. 3w

Jeg Sue I have some vague memories of high snow when we lived in North Swanzey near Keene NH. Not being able to go to school. We caught a bus which took us to a new school Mt Caesar . 2w

JenniferEgnor I ordered this book and it just came in the post today. I love this story and didn‘t know Tomie dePaola had done a book for this…thank you for this post/tag!!! 1w

Suet624 @JenniferEgnor how funny! I know nothing about the book! But I‘m really happy for you. (edited) 1w

JenniferEgnor @Suet624 it‘s the story of The Snegurochka! Russian folk tale similar to the old pagan stories about the changing seasons and their various figures (green man, holly and oak king, etc) 1w

Suet624 @JenniferEgnor wonderful! 1w

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Suet624

The Little Snowgirl: An Old Russian Tale | Carolyn Croll

Over 5,000 lbs. of snow had to be pulled off the upper roof to the porch roof and then 3 of us shoveled the porch roof to the ground. That pile on the ground is up to my nose. And a nor‘easter will start tomorrow. I feel like I‘ve been shoveling for weeks. This weekend it will be just me, the books and watching the snow fall.

Aims42 🤯🤯🤯🤯 omg! You must have arms of steel by now!! 3w

Suet624 @Aims42 I‘m pooped. 3w

Aims42 @Suet624 You‘ve earned a restful night!! 3w

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Suet624 I just noticed those top three windows have all different shades. I never noticed that before! 3w

TiredLibrarian @Suet624 It's about the same in my neck of the woods in upstate NY. It just won't give us a break! 3w

Suet624 @TiredLibrarian oh, yes, I imagine we have the exact same weather. 3w

TheBookHippie Looks like home ❄️ 3w

AmyG Holy Cow! 3w

Jas16 Living somewhere it never it snows, I cannot even fathom this. I often wish it would snow in San Francisco but none of us could handle it. 3w

LeahBergen Yikes! It‘s snowing here today in my part of Canada but nothing like that! 3w

Suet624 @Jas16 It‘s so beautiful when it comes down but as it adds up, I can be super heavy to shovel. This year was the first year we‘ve had to rake the upper roof. Usually it just slides right off and I just shoveled the flat roof. I kept being afraid that the roof would collapse on me. 3w

Suet624 @LeahBergen Tomorrow is when our big storm starts, so I wanted to be sure to get that snow off the roof. Another 10 inches wasn‘t going to be a good thing. 😳 3w

tpixie @Suet624 I‘ve never thought about having to shovel the snow off the roof!!! Amazing job! I bet you are exhausted 🥱 Glad you are safe. 🩵 ⛄️ 🩵 3w

Suet624 @tpixie thank you! I‘ve noticed that on our town‘s forum lots of people are asking for help raking their roofs. Something about the weather this winter has made the snow stick to metal roofs, which is really uncommon. I‘ve been here 11 years and I have never had to do it before. (edited) 3w

dabbe Wowza! Glad you are safe, you powerful woman, you! ❣️💪🏻❣️ 3w

tpixie @Suet624 very interesting good luck with the next batch of snow! 3w

kspenmoll Here I was worried all January about no snow! We have some, but nothing in comparison- only 6 is expected tomorrow but also lots of ice/sleet which makes for power outages & falling tree limbs. Snow up to your nose!!!!! Glad your roof is safe & you are bundled up.💕💕💕 3w

Hooked_on_books WOW! 🤯 3w

BarbaraBB That must have been quite the job 😳 but it‘s probably a relief you did it. You deserve a book filled weekend and hopefully some raise in temperatures afterwards! 💕 3w

Deblovestoread The weight of snow is no joke. Shoveling or caving in a roof. You deserve a peaceful restful weekend! 3w

squirrelbrain Glad you‘re OK + good luck with the next storm. 3w

Cathythoughts Enjoy your book weekend 🤍 3w

Jeg Shovelling all that snow you will be very fit! 3w

DogMomIrene @Suet624 Interesting about snow sticking to the metal roof. I haven‘t heard this one before, but my research into steel roofs isn‘t super deep. We‘re years away from converting🤞🏼 Hope you‘re well rested now! 3w

Suet624 @BarbaraBB More snow, so more shoveling this weekend, but it's gorgeous. 3w

Suet624 @Deblovestoread You're right about the weight. The snow on the roof wasn't fluffy - it was solid and heavy. And no joke. 3w

Suet624 @squirrelbrain @cathythoughts Thanks to you both. 3w

Suet624 @DogMomIrene Generally speaking, the metal roof has been fine. Someone on our local forum said he'd had a metal roof for 43 years and his was completely covered too. It was the first time he had experienced it in all that time. 3w

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Bookwormjillk

Stopping by woods on a snowy evening | Robert Frost, Susan Jeffers

My daughter claimed not to know Robert Frost* so I took tonight‘s walk as an opportunity to introduce her.

*It‘s also possible she was trying to shut me down so I didn‘t embarrass her by reciting Robert Frost on our walk.

KAO Perfect! 3w

AnnCrystal 😍❄️💝. 3w

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful ❄️ 3w

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TheBookHippie 🙃 3w

marleed I love this! 3w

BooksandCoffee4Me The first poet I ever really read and took to heart. 3w

ImperfectCJ I sang an art song of this poem several years ago, and ever since, I can't read it/recite it without singing it. Which my teen says doesn't decrease the embarrassment factor. 3w

Sparklemn Lovely neighborhood 3w

Cathythoughts Beautiful picture 🤍 3w

LiseWorks 🤣 3w

kspenmoll Love this! 😉💕 3w

Read4life Beautiful!!! 💙❄️💙 3w

dabbe 🤩😂🤩 3w

MemoirsForMe Love this photo! ❄️ 3w

MemoirsForMe @ImperfectCJ 😁😁😁 3w

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Kshakal

Snowy Day | Ezra Jack Keats

Indeed it is and indeed they are! 🤓🤓🤓

Scochrane26 It‘s raining a lot where I am but also a good day to read 4w

Bookwormjillk Yes! Going to get groceries and then it‘s reading time! 4w

kspenmoll Snow predicted by 7:00 pm here in CT. 4w

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julieclair

It's Snowing! | Gail Gibbons

Snow and icicles on Hilton Head Island, SC! This NEVER happens. Time for books and hot beverages all day long. ❄️❄️❄️

OriginalCyn620 We got some in NC too! So happy! I‘m gonna be in a cocoon of blankets all day. ❄️😄 1mo

AlaMich What a pretty view! I live in Chicago so the novelty wore off a LONG time ago!! 🥶🥶 1mo

majkia I live in the Florida panhandle near Destin. We got 4 or 5 inches. I'd have loved it a lot more if I hadn't had to be out in it because of a procedure scheduled at the hspital. They did do their best to get us out of there early so the snow had only just started. 1mo

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TheBookHippie @AlaMich 😂😂😂😂😂 the novelty wore off 🥶👋🏻from two hours away 🥶🥶🥶 1mo

AmyG Yes, such a beautiful view! 1mo

AlaMich @TheBookHippie Yeah, pretty quickly after I moved here from California 30 years ago! 1mo

dabbe #aroomwithaview 🩵❄️🩵 1mo

Sleepswithbooks Gorgeous! 1mo

Cuilin Enjoy!! 1mo

kspenmoll So pretty! ❄️ 1mo

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