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Frozen Noses

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The verse in this book is not all that great (see example below), but it does cover the essentials of a snowy winter with colorful cut paper pictures. Children bundle up, make and throw snowballs, make a snowman, sled (no helmets), ice skate, fall down (a lot :) and then have cocoa and a nap (wahoo!).

Text example for your perusal:

Lace my skates up
Tie them tightly
Ready, steady
I won't fall

Slide, collide
Get good at gliding
Hit a skid
Whoops! All a-sprawl!

Three Stars [C+]. The colorful artwork is the best part of this book. The text is okay and would be a nice book to snuggle down with on a frosty, snowy day. Age range: four and under.

When adults look out the window and see snow, they may think of shoveling, spinning tires, and wet footprints in the house. When children see snow, they see sledding and sliding and building snowpersons. That's what the children in this book go outside to do. Adults and children alike, however, can enjoy the universal pleasure of sipping cocoa by the fire when they come inside to get warm! This is a warm story for families to share in front of the fireplace - or the space heater - whatever you have available to help get cozy on a winter day.

"Frozen Noses" features beautiful opaque cut-paper pictures of multiethnic children and their dog frolicking in the snow. The plot is simple but pleasing for preschoolers - the kids bundle up, go out, make a snowman, sled, skate, fall down, and come back in to get warm. The story is told in curt rhyming verses, that sometimes strain a bit in ways that small kids won't understand (a hat is a "proper topper," for example), but the main pleasure of this book is its visual aspect. Good winter fun.

"Frozen Noses" is a book about children who bundle up to go outside and play on a cold winter day. They throw some snowballs, build a snowman, and go sledding. They also go ice skating, fall a few times, but get right back up and keep playing. Then they all go back inside and enjoy a nice cup of cocoa by the fire. The book teaches you to bundle up, keep warm, and have fun.
This book is for children from the ages of 2-6. It was a cute book. It has fun pictures and would keep a younger child interested.

I am a mom of two little ones and an early childhood teacher and I must say this is book is so awful it actually makes me mad. It's like the author was trying to write some artsy-fartsy poetry book for toddlers?! I love introducing poetry to very young children but the prose in this book is so inane, it's ridiculous. The illustrations are lovely and unique- like construction paper cut-outs. I'm going to cut up the book and use the illustrations for our Winter and snow discussions instead. I've never ever written a negative comment about children's books actually- that's how much this book frustrates me!