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abigailbat's review against another edition
When some woodland friends come across a snowman in the forest, they mistake everything decorating it for something else - from the lumpy kickballs that make its coal eyes to the "dragon tooth" that makes its carrot nose. Pair this with A HAT FOR MINERVA LOUISE for another tale of mistaken identity.
agudenburr's review against another edition
4.0
The poor snowman was violated lol! The animals took the items from the snowman and had a party! This would be better for lower elementary children to understand what happened to this poor snowman.
backonthealex's review against another edition
4.0
When I first read this delightful book, I laughed out loud, but I wondered how my young readers would react. Well, they loved it, too. One snowy morning, friends squirrel and chipmunk spot what they see as a giant pile of snow but reader know is a snowman. Mistaking the different parts that make a snowman a snowman, the friends make what readers know are incorrect assumptions about each one. The eyes are lumpy kickballs, the stick arms are wooden legs, the hat is a rowboat, the not a rare dragon's tooth, and my favorite, the mitten are fish puppets. As more and more woodland animals gather round, they strip the everything off the snowman, taking it back to their lair where they prepare a lovely dragon tooth soup for their friends. But what if someone else had been planning a dragon-tooth-soup party? The friends take what components they still have and return it to the snowman - sort of. Did my young readers like this book? They loved it, and they thought making the wrong assumptions about each snowman component was hilariously funny because "everybody knows how to make a snowman!" The spare text is very tongue-in-cheek and harmonizes perfectly with the wintery digitally colored pencil illustrations. We've read this a number of times now and it never gets old. What fun!
kendallbridgete's review against another edition
4.0
This was a little gem--a sweet snowy story! I've already added this to a running list of books to order for my school library collection. :)
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