The Snowman

Bibliographic Information: Briggs, Raymond. (1978). The Snowman. Raymond Briggs. New York, NY: Random House.

Brief Annotation: This is a story of a young boy who builds a snowman. In the middle of the night the snowman comes to life and the boy invites him into the house. The snowman tries to figure out how the appliances and car work. After the boy fixed the snowman a midnight snack, they go outside and fly to another land and return home just as the sun is rising.
Genre: Wordless picture book; fiction
Grade Level: Pre K-2
Readers who will like this: young emergent readers who are comfortable making up the words and letting the pictures tell the story will enjoy this sweet and timeless tale.
Response/Rating (1/4): I rate this book a 4! This book is timeless and there are so many place the imagination can take the reader that it truly is a journey—as all books should be.
One question you would ask before a read aloud: Have you ever built your own snowman and how did you decorate him? If your snowman were to come to life and invite you on an adventure, where would you want to go?