DePaola, Tomie

At the request of a kind duke's loving daughter, LaColomba, a pure white bird, braves the bitter winter of the northern Italian mountains to sing for the gravely ill man.

When he learns that his mother is going to have a baby, Tommy is very excited and hoped that the baby will be a sister.

A little boy's wish for snow comes true and it snows for five days and nights. He and his animal friends have a wonderful time playing in it until it melts and causes a flood.