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kyliebean4's review
4.0
Thomas and his little brother, the bear, return, this time to make a snowman. Thomas sees all the different snowmen and other creations, so he tries to build one too. But he realizes it is too hard to do by himself, so he needs to wake the bear and have him help. Waking a bear is no easy task, but once it is done, the siblings have fun in the snow together. This is a charming book with a simple story and adorable illustrations.
backonthealex's review
3.0
When Thomas discovers that he can’t build a snowman by himself, he decides to try to wake up the ‘hibernating bear’ in the upstair bedroom. But bears don’t like winter and neither does this little one. After trying all kinds of ways to wake up the ‘hibernating bear’ Thomas finally gets him downstairs with a favorite snack. Together, they finish the snowman, go sledding, build a snow cave, and at the end of the day, they share a favorite story. I found this to be a wonderful story about siblings learning to play together and enjoy each other’s company. My kids did wonder why the younger brother was sleeping when Thomas left for school and still sleeping the he got home from school. I explained he was probably taking an afternoon nap, but that wasn’t in the story. I have to admit I didn’t like the fact that Thomas has such a hard time waking up his brother, it felt like something was wrong and one of the kids asked if he was sick. My readers had no problem with him dressed up a in bear suit, telling me it was pretend, and probably warm. Overall, they liked this story especially since most of them are older and/or younger siblings.
libraryjen's review
3.0
Thomas wants to build the best snowman ever, but determines that he needs help. So, he attempts to enlist the help of the hibernating bear (little brother in a costume) in his house. A sweet story about siblings.
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