Sophie gets excited when she hears the weather forecast that was predicting snow for the next day. Unfortunately, the snow doesn't arrive in time to cancel school. But while Sophie and her classmates are cutting out snowflakes, they looked outside and there were real ones beginning to fall outside. A realistic storyline with colorful illustrations. Included are basic instructions for creating one's own paper snowflakes. This is a great book to read to your child in winter time when forecasted snow doesn't arrive! Sophie is GRUMPY! The weather is cold so she has to dress up warm to go to school but there is no snow! Sophie finally gets her teacher to allow them to make snowflakes. The children all have fun and realize that just like in nature, no one snowflake is the same. ( )