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B-R-R-R-R! AH-CHOO! Sneezy the Snowman is cold, cold, cold. To warm up, he drinks cocoa, sits in a hot tub, stands near a warm fire – and melts! But the children know just what to do to build him up again – and make him feel ”just right”. Hilarity chills the air with playful mixed-media illustrations by Stephen Gilpin as Sneezy attempts to warm himself with some silly results.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Maureen Wright is an Amazon Publishing author.

Stephen Gilpin is an Amazon Publishing illustrator.
FROM SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
PreS-Gr 2–Sneezy the Snowman is cold. In an effort to warm up, he drinks hot cocoa and subsequently melts. Now a puddle in the surrounding snow, he asks three children (and two playful cardinals) to rebuild him. Once complete, Sneezy is again too cold, so one of the little girls gives him a hat. Unfortunately, it is not enough to keep him warm. He attempts a dip in a hot tub only to once again melt and be rebuilt, and adorned with an additional garment. He has a similar experience involving a campfire. This time, however, the snowman gains a coat. Now he’s too hot. At last, the children get him seven scoops of ice cream and he reaches a happy medium. The repetitive, rhyming text reads well. The bright, cartoonlike illustrations are hand drawn and colored in Photoshop, and the small details will reward those who have a close look, particularly at those cardinals. This new take on a popular seasonal theme should find a warm audience during cold months.Laura Butler, Mount Laurel Library, NJ
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FROM BOOKLIST
Even snowmen get chilly sometimes, and on a particularly blustery day, Sneezy just can’t stop shivering. With his own ingenuity and the help of three multicultural children, he tries cocoa, a hat, a hot tub, a scarf, a campfire, and a coat to warm up, but with each attempt, he melts, and it’s up to the kids to build him up “brand new” again before yet another puddle can form. At last, the kids realize that ice-cream can play a key role as a temperature-regulating agent. The rhyming text keeps the snow show moving along at a brisk, bouncing pace, and the series of problems and solutions creates an entertaining, recognizable pattern. The large digital illustrations are colorful and uncluttered, and they slyly integrate the additional antics of two boisterous cardinals, who cavort along with Sneezy until his happy, Goldilocks-like proclamation, “At last! I feel just right.” Although not a necessary purchase, this may be just the thing to freshen up wintry storytimes. Preschool-Grade 2. --Andrew Medlar
BOOK DESCRIPTION
B-R-R-R-R! AH-CHOO! Sneezy the Snowman is cold, cold, cold. To warm up, he drinks cocoa, sits in a hot tub, stands near a warm fire – and melts! But the children know just what to do to build him up again – and make him feel ”just right”. Hilarity chills the air with playful mixed-media illustrations by Stephen Gilpin as Sneezy attempts to warm himself with some silly results.

A classroom unit guide by Deanna Jump is available on teacherspayteachers.com.

Marshall Cavendish Children

9780761457114

2012-12-01

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