This book told the story of the blizzard of 1888 that struck North and South Dakota, Minnesota, and Nebraska. Featured prominently, as the title suggests, were children who had walked to school, some miles, on this particular day. Many of the children were without gloves and proper coats, as the temperature had increased to a pleasant enough degree. Unfortunately, the blizzard caught everyone basically unawares. Teachers made poor decisions to send the children out to walk home in whiteout conditions, which irritated me endlessly. As a result, around 500 people died out in these conditions trying to seek shelter, and a good majority of them were children. This part of the story was very engaging and I read it rapidly. The first half of the book focused on the weather and the phenomena of blizzards. It was very informative, but I found it boring. Overall, the book was good.