Irma Wilde (1907–1991)

When the snow was still falling, three children made a snowman. A carrot nose, two lumps of coal for eyes. The littlest boy, Davey, used a stick to draw his mouth but it drooped a bit at the edges because Davey wasn’t very tall.

The children are excited for Christmas. And when the night comes, and the children are all asleep, a special visitor comes.

Will he leave the children the gifts they want? And what about Mr. Snowman?

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This story, told by Mr. Snowman to Big Red Sun at sunset on show more Christmas Day is perfect for the young reader. The story, charming and uplifting, brings just the right holiday message and leads to an unexpected, but delightful, denouement that is sure to bring a smile to every child’s face.

Highly recommended. show less

I had mixed feelings about this book after reading it. I liked the book because of its descriptive and patterned language. The author used descriptive words like “feathery snowflakes” and “became pale with rage” that created imagery as I read the book. The author also used patterned language throughout the book by using rhymes and repetition. Multiple times throughout the book it said, “Mirror, mirror on the wall, Who is fairest of us all?” to show the importance of that stanza. show more The author used rhyming words such as, “Thou were the fairest, lady queen; Snow-White is fairest now, I ween.” I also liked this book because of the illustrations. The illustrations were on each page along with the text that showed the reader exactly what was happening in the text. Although I think the plot creates imagination for its readers and situations that don’t happen in real life, I don’t like that the whole time the queen is trying to poison and kill someone. I think that isn’t at the grade level for which this book is made to be. Overall, I think the main idea of this book is to show that people can live happily ever after like in fairytales. show less