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K-3
Illustrated by
David Barneda.
Rhyming text relates a typical snow-day adventure--with a robot twist. The McSqueak kid-robots sled on trashcan lids and make ice sculptures with their chainsaw hands. When a wintry blast freezes the robots, they "warm up every part and piece" with "cocoa spiked with axle grease." Rich acrylics and colored pencils add warmth to the snowbound residents of Clackentown.