It is just a wonderfully cozy new book to have in your snowman or Halloween collection. Their details are amazingly fun (can you find a few hidden items on each page? If you cannot, make sure you kept your jacket as the answers are hidden there). Caralyn Buehner's witty, imaginative verse offers many amusing details about the secret life of snowmen and where they go at night, while Mark Buehner's roly-poly snowmen are bursting with personality and charm. Their bright colors and goofy, fun loving snowmen are here. SNOWMEN AT NIGHT Caralyn Buehner,, illus. Kids will enjoy the snowmen and their adventures, and the adults will get a kick out of some of the more fun costumes (can you spot a Monster Inc-like monster? Or a Bob Ross want-to-be?) Magic, mayhem and mischief fill the pages.Ĭaralyn M. what do snowmen do at night This delightful wintertime tale reveals all Caralyn Buehners witty, imaginative verse offers many. I do wonder how snowmen bob for apples, but we have that too. We have a fun Halloween night with tricks, treats, costumes and some really gooey apples. Otherwise, if you like the Snowman series, you will love this as it is right up there with the feel of the others. Now, living in New England, I know you can get snow in October (we “old timers” still talk about the storm of 1987), and I have had more than one costume “disappear” under winter jackets, but I would think most kids might not relate to having a Halloween snow fall. This time, the Snowmen at Halloween had the Halloween theme a tad forced to make it possible for the snowmen come to life at Halloween. I mean, I like them, but can take them or leave them. A great book for audience participation or one-on-one to help cheer up little pouters.įind The Pout-Pout Fish at your local library.I am not usually a fan of the Snowmen books. Delightful, vibrant, colorful illustrations, with smart, fun rhymes and a refrain that kids will recite over and over. Fish has lots of undersea friends to reassure him that he shouldn’t be so grumpy, but it takes a kissy-kissy fish to rid Mr. Fish is delightful, and a sure crowd-pleaser: “I’m a pout-pout fish/With a pout-pout face/So I spread the dreary-wearies/All over the place!/BLUB/BLUUUB/ BLUUUUUB.” Luckily, Mr. Squid, who ask him with playful rhymes why he can’t turn his frown upside-down. Fish encounters numerous friends, like Mr. The effect is captivating! On top of that, the language is straightforward and somewhat understated, which completes this perfect package.įind our favorites at your local library: Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity.įirst-time picture book author Diesen’s splashy, colorful Pout-Pout Fish is an empathetic swim through the currents of those “dreary-wearies” that make the Pout-Pout Fish pout! With a seemingly permanent grouchy countenance, Mr. He has set simply drawn, yet colorful and expressive, cartoon characters against real black-and-white photographs of Brooklyn. Once again, Mo Willems has created a masterpiece that will engage kids and parents alike. They also will understand her dismay and unhappiness when the day doesn’t turn out as she expected, and why she cannot sleep at night until the case of mistaken identity is solved. The hook: Anyone who has ever treasured a special doll or stuffed animal will understand Trixie’s feeling as she trots off to school to share “her one-of-a-kind Knuffle Bunny.” Her eyes are wide with excitement as she tugs her father behind her along the Brooklyn Streets, and she can hardly breathe as she lists the names of all the kids with whom she is going to share him. Perfect for: Kids who like humor stories.įind our favorites at your local library Fancy Nancy, Fancy Nancy: Bonjour Butterfly , Fancy Nancy: There’s No Day Like a Snow Day, and Fancy Nancy: Budding Ballerina. These fun crafts, snacks, and games are inspired by the book Snowmen at Night and are perfect for kids of all ages. Newcomers to her world will love it too and want to go back and read the rest of her “mah-velous” tales. Familiar sparkly cover aside, this book is sure to please current Nancy fans. Thoroughly convinced that she won’t have a good time, Nancy soon learns that her grandparents are indeed just as fancy as she is. Everything is going well until Nancy learns that she can’t go to the party because she has to attend her grandparents’ 50th wedding anniversary party. After Nancy and her friend Bree become captivated with butterflies, the two girls decide to throw a butterfly party. Once again the team of O’Connor and Glasser have swirled together another elegant Nancy tale with the glamour and humor that have characterized their past Nancy endeavors. The hook: Nancy is back and fancier than ever.
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