100 Snowmen

by Jen Arena, Stephen Gilpin (Illustrator)

1 + 1 = 2 snowmen. 3 + 4 = 7 snowmen. 5 + 6 = 11 snowmen. Finally, 100 snowmen! As you count and add, watch the snowmen enjoy a snowball fight, make funny faces, play hide-and-seek— and just plain have fun. And you'll have fun, too!

Genres: Picture Books, Mathematics, Counting, Childrens, Storytime, Christmas, Number

20 pages, Hardcover

First published November 12, 2013

About the author

Jen Arena is lucky to have been surrounded by great children’s books her whole life. As a teenager, she worked at a children’s-only indie bookstore in Pennsylvania, and after graduating from college, she made her way to New York City, where she found a job in children's book publishing. Since then, she’s written many books for kids. She recently left New York and now lives in Florida, surrounded by sunshine, palm trees, and really weird birds.

Reviews

[Lynn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute picture book. The Mary problems will be difficult for kids who might enjoy this book.

[Amanda Murphy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Edited to change rating to five stars based on the repeated readings requested by my own personal preschool math nerd.

This is a great book for pint-sized math nerds.

[Peggy Tibbetts · Rating 5 out of 5]

The fun begins with the addition of two snowmen to one lonely snowman. But they soon multiply into one long equation that will have young readers reaching for a pencil. This is not a story book. It is a counting and math book and would make a great addition to an elementary classroom library, especially kindergarten through third grade. The cartoon illustrations of the snowmen enjoying all sorts of winter recreation are humorous and engaging. “100 Snowmen” is a math-magical way to approach a snowy day.

[Lorna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh, I loved it! I could spend hours studying each page and seeing something new each time. Love the "life" put into every snowman.

[Shauna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE SNOWMEN!

So when I stumbled upon this CUTE, CUTE book I just had to grab it!

FUN pictures!

FUN math!

This book will warm your heart with it's cool delight :)

[NeDa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Любимите ми сняг и математика на едно място : )
Шеговит текст, хубави илюстрации и забавни задачи "за решаване".

[Susan ...relish every word!!! · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truly a great December and January book to read to kindergarteners!!!

[Kylie N · Rating 5 out of 5]

For all of my teachers out there, I think that this would be a great read aloud book to kick off a lesson on how to read and identify addition word problems. On the left page of the book, it shows the first snowman (number) in the equation and then on the right page it shows the other snowman that is joining the first (the number you are adding the first number by). The book uses key terms so that students can identify that it is an addition problem, such as join, more, and in all. This book addresses many different mathematical concepts and can be used in the classroom to support student learning in many different ways, such as learning how to read math equations, learning how to solve different addition word problems, and practicing counting skills.

One activity that I would do with this book is having the students split off into small groups and giving each group some cotton balls. As we read aloud the book, students can use their cotton balls as manipulatives to represent the snowman in the book. I think that this would be a great activity for all students, as they are able to see the book come to life!

[Arianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is good for Kindergarten and 1st grade. The book starts off with one snowman alone. Then the author has multiple snowmen doing different acts. Throughout the book the author is adding the snowmen until they reach 100.

This book is great for young children, especially those who are learning how to count. Children may be more involved with math if they think that it is fun and this book is great to use for that. I think this is an amazing source to use as a read aloud and as a math book.


I would use this book to teach young children math. I can walk around as I read and have the chidren write on white boards the numbers that they need to add and see if they are correct or not. I could also use it for the 100th day of school.

[Jon Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awards:

Grades: K-1st

Summary: This book is a story about counting up snowman that are doing different activities. This book is great to not only learn reading but to learn math equations.

Review: This might be the best math book to read aloud. It has fun rhythms as well as math equations. This book would be the perfect tool to teach students on how to count or how to add. The pictures are awesome since each other is the number of snowman preforming an activity.

Class: I would use this book to teach the students on how to count and add. We could have the students start off with writing down the math equation they hear from just listening and then solve.

[Jo Oehrlein · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute rhyming book about lots of snowmen.
It counts from 1 to 10 and back to 1.
On each page, it adds 2 consecutive numbers.
1+2 = 3
3+4 = 7
5+6 = 11
7+8 = 15
9+10 = 19
9+8 = 17
7 + 6 = 13
5 + 4 = 9
3 + 2 = 5
1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+9+8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1 = 100

Other than the equations, all numbers are written as number words.

I would have liked it better if we were adding numbers that worked together to make 10.
The last equation might as well be magic because there's been no sense of where the 100 might be coming from.

[Cheriee Weichel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. I wish it had been available when I was teaching my elementary aged students about mathematical patterns and relationships. It took me a reread to actually identify what the pattern is, although it is laid out on the last page. Even if kids aren't quite ready for that level of mathematic, they are sure to be entertained by the illustrations. Not only are these snowmen full of humor and sweetness, there is an almost where's Waldo component to some pages.
What I didn't like about this book is that they are all snow men.

[Lyrical Librarian · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a fun illustration of early math concepts. While not requiring children to count to 100, they can see what 100 of something looks like, and they can learn different ways of adding and subtracting. It's good practice for those horrible math story problems that are lurking in their future, and it's fun talking about what the silly snowmen are doing in the pictures. The story isn't that engaging, so I recommend it for a time when kids are calm and focused.

[Meg McGregor · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well, we all love snowmen!

Lexi and Victoria are learning how to add, so this seemed a great fit!

Unfortunately, the illustrations are simply not what I hoped!

I know I cannot draw, (not even a stick figure) but these snowmen are just not appealing!

The girls felt that as well; normally, they love all snowmen, but Lexi asked, "Why aren't they like regular snowmen, round and funny and cute???"

Sadly, I had no answer to give her.

Why, indeed?

[Cynthia Gutzwiller · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is beautifully illustrated, no matter how small the snowman you can see every detail. Kids ages 6-8 will love this book, but every age will love this cute book. By the way, there is math in here also. Here are a few of the snowman ⛄ pages I liked with math.
5 snowmen sledding down the hill.
6 snowmen never catch a chill
8 more snowmen making a funny face
9 more snowmen like to have a race
I found this book on a Kindle Unlimited website and so can you.

[Elizabeth Edwards · Rating 5 out of 5]

i guess it is sort of a counting ... adding book??! reminds me a bit of... i was a kid when Calvin and Hobbes were a very famous comic ... loved it ... so for me snowman always bring back that amazing work ... i know they are totally different but so so fun all the same!! great faces on the snowpeople or folks ... can't imagine they are all men ... some are women i am sure of. great read. awesome illustrations. well done!!

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Snowmen, snowmen, snowmen! In this story all about snowmen, we start with one lonely snowman, then two others join him. Under the rhyming text is the equation 1+2=3. As the story progresses, groups of snowmen show up and the reader gets to see what that looks like in math. This continues in a fun way until, amazingly, mysteriously, the equation adds up to 100!

Cleverly written and fun illustrations.

[Jessie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pattern of adding consecutive numbers (pairs up to 10 and then down from 9, with the last 1 on its own). The text always uses "more," though, foreshadowing a cumulative sum at the end. (But not my favorite along the way because it implies we should be adding more than the two new numbers.)

English number words in the text, but then showing the equation for the sum.

[Maria Paris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Snowmen fun!

I’m looking forward to read this book to my PreK-3 class as soon as the snow comes this winter! Simple counting and addition concept, but with an unexpected result: a hundred snowmen! Would be a good go to read on the 100th day of school.

[Christine.Newmanbetheluniversityedu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Genre: counting addition Grade: K-2
This book is good fun with rhyming words and addition problems. There are pictures of snowmen that kids can count of they need help adding. At the end it adds up all 100 snowmen.

[Kary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun story that incorporates addition.

[Jackie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cute illustrations with an odd counting scheme.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute book. Helps the kids with numbers and addition. Easy read for children.

[DeNae · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the easy application of simple math equations.

[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book of math involving counting, adding and summing up the total of all the snowmen as the reader follows the antics, games, activities and fun had by the snowmen.

[Taylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute and silly children's book. Daughter loved it.

[Eileen Winfrey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect for 100th day of school activities. Counting up to ten and down and adding snowmen together to 100.

[Sara Carmona · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great math integration.

[Brittany · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good story, but I kept thinking what child wants to do math in a book like this?!?! Good to teach them math, but it kind of dulls it down a bit in my opinion.

[Shari (Shira) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Snowmen, addition, and winter fun