Charlotte's Snowman written by Lainey Dee Illustrated by Sarah-Leigh Wills #Review

 

Here's a lovely picture book for children aged 5-7, Charlotte's Snowman by Lainey Dee.

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

Young children always love stories about snowmen, especially magical ones who may come alive! They are a strong image and the colourful and clear illustrations complement the story. There is a sat[sfying amount of repetition in the story to encourage young readers. Building a snowman is an activity which most young children can empathise with and often, waking up on a snowy morning is an exciting prospect. This is a book which adults can share with young children with plenty of scope in the illustrations and within the text to encourage discussion.

Cat and Mouse say: snow cats and snow mice for us!

 

About the Author

 

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.

You can follow Lainey here: social links

Book links:    Amazon UK  |  Amazon US 

Thanks to Lainey Dee, KA Books, and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.

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