CHARLOTTE'S SNOWMAN by LAINEY DEE with illustrations by SARAH LEIGH WILLS.
Target Age ... Children aged 5-7 years
Genre ... Picture Book
Publication Date: ... October 2020
Estimated Page Count ... 32
Standalone Book
Purchase Link ... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Charlottes-Snowman-Lainey-Dee-ebook/dp/B08P1P97F1
Children love building snowmen. When they add a nose, eyes, and mouth to their snowman, they get a magical feeling that their snowman has his own personality.
And… sometimes snowmen do come alive!
Charlotte wakes up and sees that it’s snowing… it’s snowing and it’s snowing. She runs outside to build a snowman. She fixes a carrot for the snowman’s nose, a stick for his mouth, and two stones for his eyes.
But the snowman has many demands, so Charlotte has to part with her gloves, scarf and hat; so her snowman wouldn’t feel cold. But the sun comes up all of a sudden, and Charlotte cannot find her snowman anymore. She is sad. Then, she learns that her snowman hasn’t disappeared completely, but is hiding in the ground, waiting to emerge next winter.
A great book for those children who miss their much loved snowman when winter is over.
A charming winter's tale. Perfect for reading whilst cuddled up in a favourite blanket, Charlotte's Snowman will leave you feeling all warm and fuzzy inside.
Put in mind of the time of the time when our niece {now in her 30's} cried when her Uncle {aka Mr T}, having maintained that indoors was no place for the snowman he had just built her, left him outside to face the elements; that she awoke the following morning to find her new friend gone, nothing but a carrot left, well, you can imagine.
Charlotte understood that her snowman had melted under the hot sun.
She missed him very much. He was such a wonderful snowman, the best she'd ever made!
The truly magical read of a truly magical snowman who like all snowmen before him was destined to 'disappear' {if you get my meaning} once the sun showed its face and the snow began to melt. I cannot begin to tell you how much I adored this delightful read with its big, bold, colour illustrations that helped bring the story to life.
Such a wonderful way to celebrate winter, I can see this becoming a firm seasonal favourite to be brought out every year.
Lainey Dee was born in Birmingham and grew up in Kidderminster, Worcestershire.
The author of Charlotte's Snowman, Let's Celebrate Being Different and Rodasauri the Dinosaur's Trip to London.
Lainey was inspired to write for young people having worked with children for many years. Lainey currently looks after twins aged five years. A huge art deco fan, she lives in an art deco house which is decorated in that period style. In her free time, she enjoys baking and cooking for friends and visiting national trust properties.
Her favourite ice cream is strawberry and the strangest place she has slept in was a tepee Texas.
She enjoys using her imagination to invent new stories and characters. Lainey hopes her books will help readers see themselves and the world differently and understand how special they are.
Website ... https://www.shieldcrest.co.uk/about/featured-authors/lainey-dee/
With thanks to Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for organising a paper copy. One of several bloggers participating in the Blog Tour of this book, agree or disagree with me, all opinions are my own; no financial compensation was asked for nor given; threats of violence towards my favourite teddy bear went unheeded as did promises of chocolate.
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