The Snowman

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Summary: The Snowman
Review: A children's classic, a must for every book shelf. The wordless format lets the children create their own story. We purchased the book for our then three year old, at eighteen he still reads and loves the book. This year I am purchasing another copy for our thirteen year old who also loves the gentle illustrations and the heart warming message. This book truly illustrates that words are not necessary for a book to be a literary great.

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Summary: Special
Review: A gentle book that has no words. The story is in the pictures. For my three year old son who so desperately wants to read, he had no problem 'reading' this story. He was able to tell a story, look at the pictures and pick out different details and tell a different story. The pictures are gentle and kind and show a special relationship with imagination, dreams, wishes, children and the fine line between reality and imagination that children can walk with ease.

Enjoy.

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Summary: A heartwarming Christmas video
Review: How can something so simple be so beautiful? My 7 year old grandson is emotionally touched by it, my 4 year old grandaughter is delighted, and even my 1 1/2 year old grandson is enraptured. I can enjoy the music while they watch it...but I mostly have to watch too, as I think it is wonderful. I bought one for our local children's library so others could enjoy it too.

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Summary: A cute story
Review: I like this story because it doesn't take that long to read. My toddler has a short attention span so this book worked well for him. The ending, however, may be a slight "shock" to preschoolers because the snowman melts; but that can lead to a good dicussion for parent and child.

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Summary: A great pre-reading activity with your toddler
Review: I love this story. The fact that the story is without words was a plus. This book provided an excellent opportunity to snuggle up with my little boy and listen as he told me the story he saw in the pictures. It was the beginning of many discussions about the books we read at bedtime and those he had later to read in school. He is 21 years old now and a very articulate man, and I have some wonderful memories of helping him to learn to read.
The story itself evokes the magic we all knew as children, and the poignant ending leaves open the door to hope that the snowman will re-appear when winter comes again.

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Summary: A beautiful book for children of all ages.
Review: The entire story is told through beautiful illustrations (thereare no words). This is a wonderful book for young children becausethey can contrust the story and use their imagination. Older children can add their own dialogue. The possibilities are endless. The young boy and snowman are delightful.

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Summary: review
Review: The Snowman's story is simple but touching. The Snowman of Raymond Briggs's is always a fat, happy and lovely figure. I love it very much since it was broadcasted on television. You might find it childish and boring as an adult, but definitely you can recall your memory as a kid from The Snowman.

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Summary: The Snowman
Review: This book is beautiful. The story is sweet, the illustrations are touching on many levels, and the plot and character development (if it can be called that, as the story has no words) are rich. However, I have to approach this from a parent's point of view, and my kids (5, 8, 10, and 13) were all bored with "The Snowman" for varying reasons. The youngest wants to hear books read to her; the 8-year-old found that this format was somewhat confusing ("I need words, Dad!"); the 10- and 13-year-olds simply weren't challenged nearly enough.

While it might not be as fair a review as it could have been, I would have appreciated knowing in advance how the kids would have reacted before buying it myself. While the wordlessness of the book is my only true criticism of the work, it affects the entire book to such an extent that the ilustrations and story itself cannot (for my family's purposes) override it. Do yourself a favor - thumb through a library copy before you commit your own checkbook to it.