The Biggest, Best Snowman

Little Nell lives with her big mother and big sisters in a big house with big blustery voices and big parties. Little Nell is constantly offering her help, but her big family members say that she is just too small. So, Nell would go outside into the big snowy woods and play with her reindeer, hare, and bear cub friends. One day, bear asked for her to teach them how to build a snowman, but she felt that she was just too small. All of her friends helped her roll huge balls of snow to create the snowman, and crow, cardinal, and sparrow came to make a face for the snowman. When it was lunchtime, she returned to her house, where her family members asked where she had been. She told them that she had made the biggest, best snowman, and they show more had to see it to believe it because she was just so small. Her mother is so impressed with her creation that she asks if Nell wants to come and make a big yummy lunch, but her sisters say that she is still too small. However, her mother says she is plenty big enough after seeing this huge snowman and she finally felt big enough to the world. The Biggest, Best Snowman was a book given to me from my first grade teacher for logging that I had read 425 books at home. There is still a sweet note in there that makes this book extra special to me. I would love to give that same joy to my students one day and hopefully make them smile even 15 years later. The story itself is one that is incredibly sweet and relatable to young students as they may feel that they are too small to be capable of great things. Scholastic Book Wizard has identified this as a Pre K-1 level story, and at this point, students are still feeling that they are tiny compared to the world around them. If they read a book like this, they will feel empowered and understand that no matter their size, they are capable of creating amazing things and being amazing people. They will feel that they are enough and will take this confidence with them to whatever the day brings. I have always hated when teachers or parents put children down as "I'm big, you're small; I'm right, you're wrong; and there is nothing you can do about it" just like Harry Wormwood says to Matilda. It is disheartening to know that there are children that feel they are incapable of greatness, so I would hope this book gives them the confidence they need. This book is a 5/5 to me as it shows someone small feeling victorious over the world around them. Beautiful. show less

"The Biggest, Best Snowman" is a heartfelt book about a young girl whose family tells her she is too small to do everything all the time. With some wonderful animal friends, teamwork, and perseverance the little girl and her animal friends build the biggest, best snowman ever. The little girl shows her family and finally, they understand that she is capable of big things. The themes of this book are family, teamwork, community, and persistence. I highly recommend this book in any elementary classroom library and it would be a great read during the winter time or anytime to help motivate students to do big things.

This is good book for older readers around 3rd or 4th grade. The concept and theme is very encouraging for students who have personal experience and can relate to what it is discussing. It has a cute plot and the illustrations all connect to what they text discusses. Overall, the story is amusing and engaging and students would love reading about how the main character makes a huge snowman.

This is a great book about a Little tiny girl who lived with three bigger women. They always tell her that she is too small to help do anything. This really makes Little Nell feel bad about herself. She goes out into the snowy woods and tells her animal friends she just is too small to do anything, even too small to build a snowman. They all help her and roll and roll snow until a giant snowman has been created. Little Nell then shows off her work to the three bigger women she lives with and everyone is proud of her. Students love the pictures in this book, and the lesson of believing in yourself that you can do anything, no matter your size, is taught.

Little Nell's mom and sisters always tell her "No, you can't help. You're too SMALL!" But when Little Nell's friends, Reindeer, Bear Cub, and Hare, ask her to make a snowman, their group effort results in the BIGGEST, BEST, snowman that ever was! Now, her mother and sisters say that yes, she can help!

Everyone loved this story about a little girl who surprises herself and everyone else with what she can do.

Nell has been called little her whole life and people assume that she is too little to do anything. Her friends Reindeer, Hare, and Bear Cub believe other wise and encourage her to build a snowman. Nell's friends' confidence in her makes up for her unsureness of herself. She ends up creating a wonderful snowman and proves a lot of people wrong.

This story teaches the classic moral that little people can do big things if they have friends to help them and the bravery to try.