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Beginning with the first warning, as wild geese fly south, and continuing through the reactions of various animals, the storm itself, and a kindly couple who scatter feed for the animals afterwards, the Haders The Big Snow won the Caldecott Medal in 1949. The USA was ravaged by huge snowstorms only the year before and Elmer and Berta Hader capture both the realism of the animals’ plight and the ecological impact of sudden snowfall. They capture both the expressiveness of the furry creatures as well as accurately depicting them in full color and black and white. An About Fine first edition, first printing of this hard-to-find Caldecott winner in a VG+ price-clipped dust jacket.,