Snowmen at Christmas

Starred review from September 26, 2005
The roly-poly, free-spirited stars (and excellent sledders) of Snowmen at Night
are back, this time to celebrate Christmas, snowman style. Tree trimming, carols and ice cream are all part of the festive agenda—as is a visit from "the snowman Kris Kringle." Jazzy rhyming verse keeps a buoyant party beat as Mark Buehner's holiday lights and street lamps twinkle and glow like the real thing. Readers will smile watching these nimble and nattily accessorized snowmen dancing, decorating cookies and playing the fiddle before they settle back into place for Christmas, human style. Seek-and-find images on each page add to the excitement; a boxed set of both books doubles the fun. ($32.99 ISBN 0-8037-3108-6). Ages 4-up.