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Snowmen at Night
Have you ever built a snowman and discovered the next day that his grin has gotten a little crooked, or his tree-branch arms have moved? And you've wondered . . . what do snowmen do at night? This delightful wintertime tale reveals all! Caralyn Buehner's witty, imaginative verse offers many amusing details about the secret life of snowmen and where they go at night, while...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
September 23rd 2002
by Dial
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Out of all the Goodreads posts and children's picture books that I have read this one I would say is at the top of my favorite list! It's absolutely adorable! Every child always enjoys building a snowman, putting carrots as it's nose, and other accessories to give him a mouth and eyes but no one really thinks about what snowmen do at night! The main idea/premise of the story is a fun way of explaining why in the morning snowmen often look a little droopy - and it has nothing to do with higher te...more
My mom recommended this book to me about a week ago and told me that it is a favorite among the students at her school. So I decided to give it a try and found that it is a fantastic book that is both well written and illustrated. The cover of the book is very beautiful and creative. I absolutely love the illustrations throughout the entire book. This book is cute and creative while still capturing the beauty of winter which I think can sometimes be a challenge in books. Furthermore, the idea be...more
Did you like making a snowman as a kid? I know I did! Children put a lot of time into making snowmen and go back for days to check out their masterpiece. In this delightful winter story, the little boy noticed that his snowman looked different the next day. Because of this, he started to wonder what snowmen do at night. He imagines the exciting life that happens when snowmen get together such as enjoying hot chocolate, racing, ice skating, play baseball, a huge snowball fight, and many more exci...more
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This book A Snowman at Night is about a boy that creates a bid snowman and when the boy saw the snowman the next day he noticed that the snowman wasn’t the same. The snowman was smaller and his arms weren’t in the same position. Then the boy starts to create a story about what he thinks that the snowman did the last night. The age range of this story is primary because is not that easy for little children. The art of this book looks like the artist used oil paints and the “elements surrounding t...more
Jun 26, 2011
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Have you ever wondered why your snowman looks slightly disheveled from one day to the next? Caralyn Buehner answers this question with her fun-filled story about snowmen at night. Snowman races, sledding, ice skating, snowball fights, and ice-cold cocoa make for a wild, wintry adventure. It’s no wonder that your snowman looks a little different the next day. Mark Buehner’s beautiful oil paint and acrylic illustrations capture the snowmen’s joy and exhilaration as they play while the unsuspecting...more
"Snowmen at Night" is a beautiful book. The illustrations are awesome! This story would be great to read during the holidays, or during a lesson on rhyme. The whole story is written in stanzas that rhyme. Students could create flip books of rhyming words, using some of the story and some that they come up with on their own. Or, students could write their own rhyming stories. I would have students take a different object/thing, instead of snowmen, and write about what might happen to those things...more
Did you ever wonder what snowmen do at night? This story takes you on snowmen's adventures at night. The illustrations are very animated and the text is graphically designed to add to the fun. At the end it makes you wonder if they really were playing games in the dark! As an added bonus there are hidden pictures cleverly drawn into the illustrations. The author got the idea by observing a real snowman that had "moved" during the night and looked a bit disheveled. When you think about it the sto...more
Snowmen At Night is a tale that captures the imagination of children at heart. Ever wonder why snowmen look different in the morning then they do at night? The young boy in this story reveals his thoughts on what exactly snowmen do while everyone is fast asleep. They all slide off the lawn and down the street to the park. They gather to sip ice cold cocoa, and then the snowman games begin. They have snowman races, skating tricks, snowball fights, and even sledding. "So if your snowman's grin is...more
I love using this book as a mid-year writing assessment. We read the book and discuss all of the fun/funny things that the snowmen do at night. We then practice making text to self connections, by thinking of a time they build a snowman. Then we brainstorm what they think their snowman did at night. We also discuss using mental imagry. I ask them to close thier eyes and think about what thier snowman looks like...is it wearing a hat, gloves, scarf? What color? Is it a boy, girl, animal etc... I...more
This story uses rhyming words and promotes use of imagination. A little boy makes a snowman one day. He comes back the next day and notices that the snowman looks different. He then makes up an elaborate story about what snowmen do at night (race, do skating tricks). This story teaches students about sequencing. You can discuss with students why snow melts and well as what causes things to change (sun warms things). For older students, you can begin talking about water cycle and how snow melts i...more
Dec 23, 2010
Dolly
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When I saw this book, I had just read Snowmen at Night by the same author/illustrator team that same day and I recognized the illustrations from the cover. So I thought it was fortuitous that I could read two stories about these rascally snowmen on the same day. As I paged through the pop-ups, I realized it was the same book, only with a different title and a pop-up format. Still, it was an entertaining book.
A strange pick for for August I know but it was fun to read a book about snowmen when it was 95 degrees yesterday. :)
We took this out from the library last week with a ton of others and finally got to it yesterday. This is the type of childrens book that both Julia and I really enjoy. We both love rhyming verses spun around a fun subject and what's more fun than snowmen?
In Snowmen at Night a little boy notices one morning that his snowman looks different than the night before and he starts won...more
We took this out from the library last week with a ton of others and finally got to it yesterday. This is the type of childrens book that both Julia and I really enjoy. We both love rhyming verses spun around a fun subject and what's more fun than snowmen?
In Snowmen at Night a little boy notices one morning that his snowman looks different than the night before and he starts won...more
I thought this book was so clever and can show kids that an entire story can come from a simple question:
What do snowmen REALLY do at night?
Why are they so saggy and tired looking in the morning?
It's a good reflection of fun things children want to do in the snow too.
I love how imaginative it is, and the hidden pictures in the pictures take me back to my HIghlights days.
C'mon, who else LOVED hidden pictures?
A really nice winter book, even though I read it in the sunshine!
What do snowmen REALLY do at night?
Why are they so saggy and tired looking in the morning?
It's a good reflection of fun things children want to do in the snow too.
I love how imaginative it is, and the hidden pictures in the pictures take me back to my HIghlights days.
C'mon, who else LOVED hidden pictures?
A really nice winter book, even though I read it in the sunshine!
Have you ever woken up to find you snowman askew? Have you wondered how did it got in such a mess?
Well, let me tell you that melting has nothing to do with it. Because, at night, the snowmen get together and party. Oh yeah. So don't fuss about your snowman sloppy posture and misplaced items, he's nursing a massive hangover and you should just let him be.
While I wasn't fond of some of the text choices, it has nice illustrations that will, at least, make you smile.
Well, let me tell you that melting has nothing to do with it. Because, at night, the snowmen get together and party. Oh yeah. So don't fuss about your snowman sloppy posture and misplaced items, he's nursing a massive hangover and you should just let him be.
While I wasn't fond of some of the text choices, it has nice illustrations that will, at least, make you smile.
The book can be used to teach students how to set up their setting at the beginning of their story. It can be paired with some of Caralyn Buehner's other books about snowmen in order to show students how she set up her setting at the beginning of the story in all of those books. As this book is read, emphasize the fact that writers can set up their setting at the beginning. Keep pointing out how the author mentions the setting throughout the book.
This was my first grader's library selection from school and you could definitely tell it was a well-loved book with many repairs! We enjoyed reading it at least 3 times. I think it is just fanciful enough for my 6 year old and 3 year old. He especially enjoyed the illustrations. The 3 year old and I had fun looking for the hidden pictures as well. And finding the one snowman with a cucumber nose on every page. Definitely a fun book for kids!
The Buehner husband and wife team create delightfully enjoyable snowman tales based upon a child's wondering question. The question for this book is "what do snowmen do at night?" and the answer thrills children as they watch the snowmen play in the park until they head home, exhausted, before sun up. The text and illustrations fit so nicely together and offer equal amounts of fun for readers. Definitely a title for winter storytime.
Have you ever wondered what snowmen do at night? This cute picture book answers that question. In addition to the wonderfully, charming pictures, you learn that snowmen love to do some of the same things human children do. They do things such as: sledding, ice skating, snowball fights and many other activities. Maybe that is why when we see a snowman the next morning they look a little disheveled. Now we know why.
A hard book that lends to a childs imagination and also helps them to develope their math identification skills. Throughout the story their are hidden shapes in the pictures. While the story is being read, the children must also find the shapes located in each scene. A fairy tale that is also poetic.
The extention activity would be for the children to locate the shapes in the story.
The extention activity would be for the children to locate the shapes in the story.
This book is about why a snowman might look different in the morning than it did the night before. This would be a hard premise for most of my students who live in South Florida and have no experience with snow or snowmen. However, I could really see this being a springboard for other stories to explain why things look different after you leave them alone for awhile.
Have you ever wondered why your snowman looked so droopy in the morning? Well, this book can give you some ideas to what he was up to while you were sleeping! This fun winter story with delightful illustrations is a romping good time and sure to be a favorite. Be sure to look for pickle nose in each picture, as well as the hidden items throughout the book!
Snowmen at Night is a very cute winter theme book that could be a possibility for teachers to read that isn't religious. The story is about what a little boy thinks snowmen do at night that makes them droopy in the morning. The book has a rhyme scheme that flows with the story and pictures that would engage a young reader. I would highly recommend reading this book.
-secrets, snow, winter, cold weather activities, weat
-rewrite the book, changing the characters from snowmen to ___ and the weather/circumstances from snow to ______.
-draw, decorate a winter scene
-design, dress a snowman
-discuss weather, snow, winter activities
-drink hot chocolate and read the book aloud
-make snowflakes, snowmen, or snowglobes
-rewrite the book, changing the characters from snowmen to ___ and the weather/circumstances from snow to ______.
-draw, decorate a winter scene
-design, dress a snowman
-discuss weather, snow, winter activities
-drink hot chocolate and read the book aloud
-make snowflakes, snowmen, or snowglobes
I love reading this book around Christmas time. I can usually see the students' minds working and thinking about the what if's. I use this to have the students first predict themselves about what a story could be about. After the book has been read then students can create their own story about what they think snowmen do at night.
This is a fun and imaginative book about what snowmen do while we are all asleep. It has understandably dark illustrations (the setting is, after all, at night) and the narrative has all sorts of fun activities for the snowmen to partake in. Our oldest daughter's teacher read this aloud to the class during their holiday party.
Wonderful rhyming book with beautiful pictures. My two year old loves both this one and Snowmen at Christmas. I will definitely get Snowmen All Year Long. The book explains in fumny detail why snowmen look so slumped over and worn out the next day after building them.... the reason? Snowmen come out to party at night! :)
This was a cute book, with really good illustrations. They were dark, but the story was set at night. The story was fun, about wht snowmen do at night to look so frumpy in the mroning; like drinking ice coacoa. :D I enjoyed the story, and my kids enjoyed it as well. I think it's a good story for preschool to Kindergarten.
These books are beautifully illistrated and so imagitive. I love to read them to my children around Christmas. They explain to your child why there snowman looks different the next day. And the fun things they do at night while they sleep. I love to look at the pictures and find the hidden objects with my kids.
Snowmen at Night would be a great book to introduce a classroom to poetry. The whole book is written in stanzas and each of the stanza's rhyme. The students could figure our the type of poem it is such as AB or AABB. It could also be used to teach younger children about Winter and all things associated with it.
This book is one of my niece's favorites. I'm a sucker for a book with beautiful illustrations and this one doesn't disappoint. It is also a humorous way to imagine what snowmen might do at night while all of the people are asleep. Of course, this book would also be great for teaching children about winter.
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I could not agree more with the great review you gave this book. I have read this story to my class around the holidays in years past, and it i...more
Oct 20, 2010 06:30pm