Sam the Snowman, by Susan Winget, Harper Collins Publishers, 2008—In this sweet book, Sam must learn about giving in order to make snow.

Sneezy the Snowman, by Maureen Wright and illustrated by Stephen Gilpin, Marshall Cavendish Children, 2010—Cute illustrations and story about a snowman who hates being chilly.

The Snowman, by Raymond Briggs, Puffin,1992—This book has pictures from the animated film The Snowman. I love the magical feel of the illustrations and the story of a boy and his snowman one Christmas night.

Snowman's Story, by Wil Hillenbrand, Two lions, 2014 - No words are found in this beautifully illustrated book, but your child will understand the story.

The Snowman's Wish, by Harmen Van Straaten, NorthSouth Books Inc, 2012 - A snowman in a snowglobe makes a wish...such a sweet tale of love.

Snowzilla, by Janet Lawler and illustrated by Amanda Haley, Amazon Children’s Publishing, 2012—A little girl builds a gigantic snowman named Snowzilla, can she figure out a way to save it from the town who thinks it is too big?

How to encourage your child to write:

Choose the level of your child:

¨ Toddler – discuss the answer(s) out loud first and have your child draw a picture of the answer

¨ Preschool/Kindergarten – discuss the answer(s) out loud first and write the answer down for him/her leaving one word for him/her to write out himself/herself with your help. You could also encourage him/her to draw a picture as well.

¨ Early Grade School – have your child either write out the answer himself/herself (encourage phonetic spelling) without your help, or offer to help with spelling each word out loud one word at a time.

¨ Grade School – have your child write a sentence or two on his/her own and then read over and discuss the response. (You decide whether to correct the spelling or not)

¨ Older Child – have your child write a longer response (paragraph).

¨ As A Challenge – instead of a question ask your older child to write a story or poem about a snowman, snow-woman, snow-child, or snow animal.

Snowman

Here are some picture books featuring snowmen:

All You Need for a Snowman, by Alice Schertle and illustrated by Barbara Lavallee, Silver Whistle Harcourt, Inc., 2002—I love the watercolour illustrations in this book that shows children building a snowman.

The First Day of Winter, by Denise Fleming, Henry Holt and Company, 2005 – Using the same pattern as the “First Day of Christmas” song, this one adds items to a snowman bit by bit!

The Greatest Snowman in the World, written and illustrated by Peter Hannan, Harper, 2010—Charles Chinchilla wants to make the greatest snowman in the world and his creative ideas just might make that happen.

Heart of a Snowman, by Mary Kuryla and Eugene Yelchin, Harper Collins Publishers, 2009 - Why do Owen's snowmen disappear? The answer wil surprise you.

A Perfect Snowman, written and illustrated by Preston McDaniels, Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2007—This is such a touching tale about learning humility and compassion, as a haughty “Perfect Snowman” slowly lets love warm his heart.

Raid your child’s bookshelves to find any books that feature a friendly Snowman!

My 9 year old's painting he made with Grandpa!

BOOKS

WRITING AND READING

Why not go to the library with your kids to find some snowy books together!

JOURNALING

Question Prompt:
Write out one or more of the following questions in your Family Theme Day Scrapbook or on a piece of paper to glue in your scrapbook: If you could build a snowman what materials would you need? What would you name the perfect snowman? What else can you build out of snow besides a snowman? Can you write a poem about a snowman?