The Rabbit and the Snowman is a very sweet book about friendship and how friendship changes over time. Friends come and friends go - many times nobody is to blame for this.
Sally O. Lee is both the author and illustrator of this book. The illustrations are simple watercolor, ink and pen and add to the overall feel of the story.
This book is about a group of children who build a snowman in the woods and then leave and go back to their homes. The snowman becomes lonely and makes friends with a rabbit. They spend time together and discuss all the things important to them during the winter months. When it becomes warm, the snowman disappears and the rabbit becomes lonely and wonders why the snowman left. He wonders what he did wrong. Then the rabbit becomes busy and life happens. When winter comes again the rabbit goes into the woods and guess what he finds?
I can’t wait to read this to my class. The story can bring up good discussions about the changing weather, friendships, self-esteem, and how our lives change over time. A very sweet and thoughtful book.
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July 28th, 2008 at 6:05 am
This does sound like a sweet and thoughtful book! monk5 (at) charter (dot) net
July 28th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
My kids liked this story, too. I loved the illustrations.
July 29th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
That sounds so sweet. I adore reading books to the kids.
July 29th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
This was the first book I reviewed for my children’s book blog. The girls and I really loved it, especially Allison (almost 4). I loved the illustrations and I liked the way that the font fit in with the shading. I bet your class will love this one.
July 31st, 2008 at 9:47 am
Rabbits and Snowmen? I love those two things! Looks like a really cute book that I’d enjoy!
August 1st, 2008 at 10:00 am
I need to get busy posting my review for this book! I particularly liked the texture of the watercolour paper that you can see through the translucent paintings.
August 6th, 2008 at 11:45 am
Really cute book/story. This is definitely going on my ‘must buy’ list for the kiddos library. Moving around so much in my life (military brat), I’m used to people coming and going. But I know that’s not always the case for others.