'Diverting and beautifully realized.'-The Los Angeles Times Book Review Readers young and old will marvel at the innovation in this dazzling snow-filled tale and just might feel inspired to build their own unique snow creations. Ehlert creates a wintry world with her signature style by collaging vibrant cut paper and textured found objects, like buttons, fabric, and seeds, to illuminate the most wonderful time of the year. Full-color illustrations.īook Synopsis It's time to build a snowman in this fresh and imaginative winter classic by Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Lois Ehlert. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.About the Book This seasonal classic is now in a board book edition that can inspire even the youngest snowman-builders. Make sure to check out her blog for lots of other felt story inspiration! Post navigation Thank you Kathryn at Fun with Friends at Storytime for hosting Flannel Friday this week. I imagine you could add lots of little details to the snow people to boost the talking potential. We talked about the different coloured hats after we sang the rhyme. But they were super easy to free hand – just cut out the shapes you want and hot glue them together. Here’s how I adapted the rhyme:Īs with all my felt stories and songs, these snow people aren’t perfect and they’re definitely not complex. Whatever the kids say, that’s what we sing. Most of them said, “snow dads!” but you could also have snow moms, snow boys, snow girls, snow babies, or a snow granny or grandpa. When I presented it in storytime I asked the kids who these snow people might be. My Flannel Friday submission this week is what I made to accompany Ehlert’s book.įirst I found this snowmen rhyme on Sunflower Storytime. I’m always delighted by Ehlert’s found object art and playful language.

I love this book – it’s just right for a mix of toddlers and preschoolers. Since I knew many of my storytime kids were experiencing their first snowy winters here, I decided to read Snowballs by Lois Ehlert in storytime.

I took a walk around my neighbhourhood a few weeks ago and was greeted by many snow people, this one being my favourite. Does it snow where you live? This is the first year I’ve lived in Vancouver where it has legitimately snowed multiple times, leaving the ground covered in centimeters of the white stuff.