Sadie and the Snowman

by Allen Morgan, Brenda Clark

As spring gets closer and closer, Sadie realizes that the snowmen she makes won't last much longer

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Nature, Christmas, Canada, Friendship

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[Stacey B · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just an adorable book. The memories of this story jumped on me.
My Goodread's friend Tina recently wrote a wonderful review of this book; I can only add to hers.
As a kid, my sister and I made so many snowgirl's and snowman. One day we decided to build a wall of snow around them. It could only be as tall as we were. When we finished my sister said we had to make about five "Angels in the Snow" surrounding the wall.
The angels would protect our snow -people from melting. For weeks we checked daily to see if they were still there, which they were. Ha, living in Michigan has its perks.
But angels couldn't protect the weather.
We never thought to do what Sadie did in this book.

[Becky Loader · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sadie builds a nice snowman with appropriate items for facial features. He melts several times, and she rebuilds him from the last snow left. In the spring, she puts the last bit of snow in a plastic bag, which she places in the freezer. The next winter, she starts again.

[Pat · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved reading this one aloud to my child and now to my grandchildren. It is among our favorites.

[Hannah Monroe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sadie is excited about the snow. She makes a snowman and uses cookies for the eyes, an apple for the nose, and a banana for the mouth. But, all the animals take the food she used to make his face. The next time Sadie makes a snowman, she uses cracker eyes, a carrot nose, and a zucchini mouth. But all the animals took the crackers and vegetables again. As the weather got warmer, Sadie wanted to save her snowman. She came up with a tent that would shield him from the sun, but the sheet blew away. Sadie tried tucking him under the porch, but it was no use. She put a face on the very tiny snowman she had now, but all the animals took it. Sadie stashed a bit of the snow from the snowman in a bag she kept in the freezer, and all the warm months she never missed the snowman. When there was enough snow to build again, she used the chunk of snow from the freezer and built another nice snowman.
I gave this book 4 stars. This book fosters creativity for using different ways of designing this, for example, Sadie's "snowman faces" aren't very traditional. It also exemplifies how children can become attached to things, especially ones they create, such as the snowman. Play is very important for children and this book demonstrates that importance. The illustrations are very detailed and interesting to look at because there is always something new to find in the pictures.

[JD JD · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sadie and the Snowman by Allen Morgan is a sweet tale of a young girl and he beloved snowman. Sadie loves the snow and made a snowman that she is absolutely so in love with but as the winter went on animals ate parts of the snowman and the heat began to melt her snowman. Sadie was deeply saddened and decided to put her snowman in the freezer and take him out the following winter! Said has so much love and determination for her snowman and that is what I loved so much about this adorable picture book. Sadie never gave up and eventually her beloved snowman and one whole winter of coolness that allowed him to thrive and Sadie to enjoy his company! Moreover, this is a book that I would love to have in my future classroom because it shows children that with patience comes good things! The illustrations in this book are simple and sweet and really illuminate the innocence and purity of the story and the love Sadie has for the snowman.

[Anni · Rating 5 out of 5]

Meine Mutter hat beim Keller aufräumen dieses - mein altes - Buch gefunden und es mir jetzt zum 30. Geburtstag geschenkt. Ich hatte es total vergessen. Und es macht mich nostalgisch af und ich kann mich noch sooo gut daran erinnern, wie sehr ich es als Kind geliebt habe. "Sophie baut einen Schneemann" ⛄ Gibt's was cooleres, als ein Buch aus Vorschulzeiten, dass bei einem direkt so ein schönes, wohliges Glücksgefühl auslöst? Allein dafür 5/5 Sternen und außerdem ist es eine schöne Geschichte - der Schneemann schmilzt immer wieder, also muss sich Sophie überlegen, wie sie ihn übers Jahr retten kann. Kreativ und lösungsorientiert, um das mal ganz erwachsen zu beschreiben.

[Jean Doolittle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweet story with nice repetitions that the little ones can recognize and appreciate. Sadie builds a snowman with edible eyes, nose and mouth that are stolen by the birds, a squirrel and a raccoon. When the snowman melts there's a little bit left to start the next one when the snow falls again. The foods change with each rebuild, but the thieves are the same. Eventually, spring comes and as much as Sadie tries, she can't save the snowman, except in a plastic bag in the freezer.

[Melissa Namba · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the story! And it doesn't hurt that the pictures make it so Sadie can look a little Asian-ish so she looks like my niece. I like that the story is built on hard work and persistence. Sadie rebuilds her beloved snowman over and over again and eventually has to freeze a part of him through the summer. But she is mature enough to understand that he isn't forever.

[Abbie Descoteaux · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful art and a sweet story. This is the kind of book that makes you feel cozy; I can imagine reading it snuggled up with a child by a fireplace. I know a few children who are as determined as Sadie!

[Tina · Rating 5 out of 5]

We are getting more snow today so I pulled out one more book from the basement storage bins!

This was another favourite pick in the winter for my Daycare children and subsequently later on with my own as well. It was originally published in 1985. The author was born in New York City but became a Canadian citizen in 1973 so I think we can both claim him 🇨🇦😉🇺🇸

It's a cute story as Sadie begins to build her snowman using various foods for the features. My own kids did this! Sadie's a clever little girl and as she goes through the emotions of slowly losing the snowman she hatches up a good plan to keep him! (My own kids tried it too! This book brings back so many wonderful memories!) ☃️

"He was a really good snowman." Just love that line! I wholeheartedly recommend this winter story to children everywhere.

[Maureen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sadie builds a snowman with edible eyes, nose and mouth, which are sadly stolen by the birds, a squirrel and a raccoon. Every day Mr snowman melts a little, so Sadie builds him again and again all winter long, always using a bit of snow from the previous snowman. On and on, again, and again, and……….!

Until the day comes when she decides to save some of him for next winter!

This is the perfect snowy day’s read, snuggled up with your little ones, (aged 2-6 years) sitting by the fireplace, hot chocolate to hand - perfect.
Another book poached from GR friend Tina. Thanks Tina!

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an adorable story about a little girl who built a snowman over and over all winter. Each time it would melt down small she would build it again until after the next snow. She even thought of a way to keep some of it for the next winter. Lovely illustrations.

[Lee Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nevertheless, Sadie persisted. 3/5 stars. This was cute.

[Brenda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute book about snowmen and melting & starting over. Persistent. Cute illustrations.

[Lupe · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book for my young students: new vocabulary, details and inference in the illustrations, repetition, and text to text with gingerbread man tales and Frosty the Snowman.

[Manfred Klapperbein · Rating 5 out of 5]

"I liked this because she got the snowman from a plastic bag and it worked. The snowman lasted all year (a long time)." -Manfred (Age 6.5)

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[Janet · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good

[Nat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not me literally crying over this masterpiece

[Stephen Snyder · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful tale of optimism, perseverance, and resiliency, the tools that children will need to keep with them for their rest of their lives.

Bravo Allen Morgan!

[Ema · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my childhood favourites.

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute story about problem solving to keep the snowman "alive."

[Ashleigh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sadie and her snowman have a problem- he keeps melting and the animals keep eating his face. The birds peck his eyes, the squirrel takes his nose, the raccoon steals his mouth but Sadie does not give up on her friend. She rebuilds him every chance she gets and as the weather gets warmer, she shelters him from the sun. But he is slowly melting away and she can't keep him cold forever. What will she do?

Beautifully illustrated with a simple repetitive structure, this story follows a little girl's snowy winter with her friend, a frosty snowman. It is a circle story, beginning and ending in the cold months and follows our young protagonist through the seasons until the flakes falls again. It is a story that teaches children to hold on to the faith in what they are doing, even if they cannot control circumstances. Like Sadie, children can always rebuild their dreams- the animals may steal your red licorice smile and carrot nose and sun melt the winter away but the snow will always fall again.

[Natasha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can't believe I haven't written a review for this book yet! This is definitely one of my long-time favorite winter picture books, and although it is repetitive (which is excellent for children, btw) I never tire of reading it to my children, perhaps because the illustrations support the story so well. I love the little girl's determination and creativity, as well as the fact that there appears no pink or anything "girly" - just an excellent story of a young girl (and her cat, which appears on almost every page) enjoying the outdoors.

[Maria · Rating 2 out of 5]

This story always makes me wish that I grew up somewhere that it snowed. It is about a girl who makes different versions of snowmen throughout the winter. I think it would have been fun to walk down the street and see all of the various snowmen, women and animals that people made. I have actually only made 2 snowmen in my life and I didn't make the first one until I was already an adult. Then again some people never see the ocean until they are adults so I guess there are trade-offs.

[Annette · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unfortunately, goodreads doesn't have an image for the cover of this book, but it's a really cute book about the many snowmen this girl builds during winter and how each time she builds one the animals come and eat the eyes, nose and mouth and then the snowman melts, but she doesn't get sad because she knows that it will snow again and she can build another one! I recommend this book to anyone who gets sad after reading The Snowman by, Raymond Briggs.

[ambyr · Rating 5 out of 5]

Got this for the niece-ish person and therefore, of course, had to reread. I love it almost as much as an adult as I did as a kid. The illustrations are charming, and Sadie has exactly the sort of odd ideas I remember having at that age (The sun is melting my snowman? Quick, build a tent to hide it!). And none of the lessons--be determined, sometimes you have to accept loss, you can always rebuild--overshadow the story.

[Ledys · Rating 5 out of 5]

My kindergartener's teacher gave her this book for christmas, and we loved it. It's a very sweet story about a girl who builds a snowman, gets sad when said snowman begins to melt, and her antics to try to save it. There is some science in there, as well, and good opportunities for fun discussion with your child. Highly recommended!

[Sherry Thornberry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sadie builds a snowman but it melts. SO builds another, and it melts. When she builds her third snowman and it starts to melt, she freezes what is left to build it again the next winter. This is a great book to illustrate how seasons change with happy pictures of Sadie enjoying playing outdoors no matter what the season.

Book on video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYSg3...

[Heather Summers · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute book. features a lot of repetition which is good for building comprehension. Allows you to ask lots of questions. "what do you think will happen next?" great for when students come back from a snow day, talking about building snow men.