Akron Public Library

"One small snowflake fluttering down--that's all you need for a snowman. Except...bottle caps, a carrot, walnuts, a scarf, a fanny pack, mittens...and that's all. Or is it? Grab your mittens and join this exuberant crew as they build snow friends!"--Back cover.

When the mayor of Mouseville announces a contest, Clayton and Desmond compete to win the prize for building the biggest snowman.

Jaclyn cannot figure out why her Aunt Greta moved them to the tiny Arctic village of Sherpia where the townspeople are all living in fear of the Snowman, an evil creature that lives in an ice cave on top of a nearby mountain, but then she learns a secret that changes her life.

New for the fall season, this New York Times bestseller is now available in a sturdy board book edition, previously sold only through the gift set. Snowmen at Night reveals a wonderful wintertime secret--when we are sleeping, the snowmen are out playing! This exuberant, rhyming tale continues to delight young toddlers, as well as older readers, in a format that's just right for little hands.

In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a woman swallows some snow, a pipe, some coal, a hat, a stick, and a scarf.

A lonely scarecrow with a scary face has trouble making friends with the animals who surround him, until a heavy snowfall transforms him into a jolly snowman.

A young boy decides to build a snow family to take care of his snow boy the way his parents take care of him.

A snowman comes alive as the child building it adds pieces during the first ten days of winter.

Sadie must keep battling the sun and the animals to save at least a little of her friend, the snowman.

A snowman who finds it dreadfully cold keeps doing things that cause him to melt, while the children who rebuild him each time offer clothing to keep him warm.