Two woodland friends spot a mysterious pile of snow decked out with funny objects which they put to use in unintended and highly original ways, proving that things are what you make of themOne morning, a squirrel and a chipmunk find the oddest things stuck in a giant pile of snow. Readers will recognize a snowman, but the two friends have their own ideas about what they've found. The top hat is a tall rowboat; the carrot nose is a rare dragon's tooth; and the mittens, of course, are fish puppets. The squirrel and the chipmunk wonder what all of these items are doing in a giant pile of snow, but when they take them home they figure out just what to do with them. The tall rowboat makes a perfect table; the rare dragon's tooth makes a delicious soup; and the fish puppets make amazing hats! They throw a dragon tooth soup party for all their friends, and the next morning they put (almost) everything back, nearly where they found. Readers will still see a snowman, but they'll also see how the snowman can be so much more.
On sale: November 5, 2019
Age: 3-5 years
Grade: Up to Kindergarten
Page count: 32 Pages
ISBN: 9780735230415
Reading level: Lexile: AD470L | Fountas/Pinnell: L
Kevin Tseng grew up in Thousand Oaks, California and earned a bachelor's degree in biology and illustration at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He lives in Los Angeles, where he works as a designer and artist at Disney.
Dana Wulfkotte is a freelance animator, comic artist, and children's book author/illustrator. As an animator/designer, she has worked on various animation projects for HBO, PBS, Google, and many others. She currently lives in Queens, NY with her boyfriend and two rabbits.
“[C]harmingly silly . . . Tseng’s minimal, witty text . . . works with Wulfekotte’s cheery, cheeky illustrations . . . [W]ill elicit giggles.”—
Publishers Weekly
“[R]eminiscent of Antoinette Portis’s
Not a Box or
Not a Stick . . . Wulfekotte’s illustrations provide thoughtful animation to the story . . . A quick, amusing read, this would be a good pick for most collections looking to round out their winter-themed selections.”—
School Library Journal
