A snow day means building a snowman and at night you can't just leave that snowman out freezing in the cold. A little boy shares his world with his snowman and his snowman in turn shares some of his magic one cold and snowy night.
Bibliographic Citation:
Briggs, R. (1978). The Snowman. New York, NY: Random House, Inc.
My Impression:
Few things in this world are more magical than snow and Raymond Briggs that to me through this story featuring only pictures. While it is different to "read" a story with no words, I found myself exploring this story perhaps more than I would have if the tale had been told traditionally. I looked further at the illustrations for details relating to the plot of the story bringing The Snowman even more to life.
Reviews:
Children's Literature
This classic book has been reissued in board book form. It is a wordless story about a boy who builds a snowman and has a series of adventures with his new friend. There is a lot of information packed into the images and toddlers as well as older kids can appreciate the book. For the young ones, parents and caregivers will probably supply their own words to accompany the illustrations. The ending may be the most difficult for young children to accept and understand. Also the sequence of adventures is more akin to a dream than reality. Much as I like the story, I really don't think it works for the young board book audience. Part of the "Bright and Early Board Books" series. 2000, Random House,
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How to use this book in your library:
The unique nature of this story would be an incredible introduction to an art based writing project. Children could create a story through the use of illustration only and then share their stories. For young adults this project could be adapted to introduce graphic novels and allow for creativity in many formats.
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