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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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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...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
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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 th...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 ...more
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 h...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 h...more
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.
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!
-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
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.
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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.
Loved this book! I read it over and over with my kids at bedtime, and even mom doesn't get sick of it. Owen loves the snowmen with a pickle for a nose. The pictures are awesome and the story is completely original. Major snaps to Caralyn Buehner (author)! Also, thanks for the good read, Karena!
This is fun Christmas book about what snowmen do at night while everyone is asleep! It is fun to read and the illustrations are great. It is fun to read with children on a snowy day, followed by building snowmen of course. It is a great Christmas book I would love to have for my classroom.
Another great winter themed story to put out in December! Kids k-2 will probably enjoy this book because of the great illustrations and the funny rhyme. This book can be used for writers at any elementary grade level to talk about rhyming and using different types of fonts for emphasis.
A child's explanation of why a snowman looks different the next day...of course it would be do to all the evening activities that snowman do at night (ie., sledding, baseball, racing one another). Again...not found of the sing-songy verse but the story and the illustrations win me over.
A little boy builds a snowman and notices the next day that his snowman looks droopy. He begins to imagine what might have happened overnight--what do the snowmen do? With rhyming text, this beautifully illustrated book shows what snowmen actually do while everyone else is sleeping!
The concept is excellent; however, I really think it doesn't live up to the potential it has for creativity. Needs more whimsy, wit, and mischief. It does provide challenging hidden pictures on every page to find. Bonus: The oil/acrylic rendering of light in the book.
This book is very good. It is always read during the holidays at my house and this christmas i had the pleasure of reading it to my little sister. This book is about what snowmen do at night while everyone is home asleep. They have big snowball fights and they go sledding and at the end of the night they all make it back safely and they act like nothing has happened.
The pictures really make this book, they are beautiful and funny. This is about a kid who builds a snowman, and notices it has changed overnight. He imagines all the things that snowmen do overnight, like have iced cold coco, snowball fights and sled down the hill.
Have you ever wondered what a snowman has been doing at night when in the morning you find it falling apart. Kids are aloud to let their imaginations run wild in this book as they see some of the different adventures this writer has created for these snowmen.
Adorable poem and illustrations with hidden pictures on every page. The author tells why snowmen are sometimes not as straight and tall the morning after they've been built--it's because they've been out playing all night. One of my kids' favorites!
I loooooove this book. I'm big into the snow and snowmen are the epitome of snow, plus the illustrations are so beautiful. The lighting and mood... I was really impressed. A lot of fun. Bought a copy for my nephew, now I just need one of my own!
This has become a new favorite Children's book. I simply must buy it. If you wake up in the morning and your snowman doesn't quite look how it did, you might wonder what happened. Now you find out what Snowmen do at night. Beautiful illustrations.
I've actually read this a bunch of times this year with my children. How did I miss putting it on Goodreads? It explains what happens to snowmen at night and why they look tired out in the mornings. It also has an eye-spy game on each page.
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