![]() ![]() He gave this book 3 stars and he wants to draw up plans now for his snow men. ![]() I told him we probably aren't going to get snow again this year, or at least hope for snow so we can. The nephew wants to make Cooper into a snowman. Our dog is named cooper, a mini Dachshund and min-pin mix. The nephew thought this book simple, but he did like some of the ideas present for snowmen. We had our second cold day of the year yesterday, but no snow in sight. It's cute and I can't say that I don't love books about snow. It's giving people ideas on best ways to build snowmen. There isn't much story here, it's about the snowmen. ![]() There is usually a bird on each page, but I really don't get how they are connected so much. They make a family of snowmen, including the baby and the dog and cat. We started the book off about birds the question is asked, "Do you think birds know when it's going to snow?" I think it's going to be about feeding birds in the snow, but then the rest of the book is full page spreads of the different snowmen they make and what they look like. ![]()
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