Snowman in Paradise [Hardcover]

Michael Roberts (Author)

Book Description

Grade Level: P and up

We all know what happens the night before Christmas, but have you heard the story of the day after Christmas? In this imaginative book, author/artist Michael Roberts takes the traditional poem and turns it on its head...with hilarious results. Featuring a frozen snowman with a sunny disposition, a magical bluebird and a tropical vacation, this stunning book will elicit smiles any time of the year, and at Christmastime will lightly remind readers that there is no place like home for the holidays. A truly unusual holiday book that is perfect for Christmas and beyond.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-4 - A lonely snowman, stranded on a Manhattan street corner during the week after Christmas, wishes for a winter vacation in a warmer climate. A magical bluebird overhears him, and the next day the snowman boards a plane headed for a tropical paradise. He thoroughly enjoys his nearly yearlong vacation and is not looking forward to returning to the frigid city until a few partying warriors run out of ice and decide that a piece of the snowman is the best way to chill their drinks. Before he makes a quick retreat, he fills his suitcase with colorful tropical flowers to share with the people of New York City. This improbable story, told in the same meter as Clement C. Moore's 'Twas the Night before Christmas (Houghton, 1912), adds nothing to the world of Christmas-related stories for children. Many of the rhymes are forced, and the telling becomes more preposterous as it goes along. The eye-popping, stunning cut-paper illustrations cannot save this nonsensical tale. - Wendy Woodfill, Hennepin County Library, Minnetonka, MN
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Review

"Move over, Frosty, another snowman is magically living the good life Snazzy cut-paper-collages capture both the bustle of the big city and a beachy, island groove." --Publishers Weekly

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (September 23, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811842649
• ISBN-13: 978-0811842648
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,524,306 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An engaging Christmas story, November 30, 2010

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Diana (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Snowman in Paradise (Hardcover)

This is an engaging Christmas story about the adventures of a snowman who gets sick of living in New York City when it starts to get snowy and cold. After Christmas the snowman needs a vacation and goes south for a year to a tropical island paradise, but paradise is not what it seems and he comes back to New York City just in time for Christmas. Refreshing to have a new holiday story to read and the snowman's adventures are amusing. The poetry is well written and has funny references adults will appreciate (cranky taxi drivers in NYC). The illustrations are beautiful. My children wanted it read to them again and again. I am amused every time I read it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Adorable!, June 14, 2009

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L. Crawley (Palm harbor, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Snowman in Paradise (Hardcover)

Great story about what the snowmen do in the "off season"! Bright and colorful illustrations - can't wait to use it with my students.