The Sugar Snow Spring Author:Lillian Hoban "What's sugar snow?" asked Oscar Mouse. "That's when it snows after the sap starts running in the maple trees," said his father Everett. With snow on the ground, it's hard to believe that Easter and Mrs. Mouse's spring baby are both coming soon. Everett and Oscar work extra hard finding food, but one day Everett mysteriously disappears. And then... more » it's young Oscar's job to tend to his mother--and get a bed for the baby too. With help from the Easter Bunny, Oscar and his family find two surprises awaiting them on Easter morning. Lillian's Hoban's superb family story is complemented by enchanting pictures of a cozy household surrounded by a sugar snow spring.« less