All You Need for a Snowman

All You Need for a Snowman was written by Alice Schertle and illustrated by Barbara Lavallee. The book is children's fictional picture book. The theme of the story is creativity and teamwork. The primary character is the snowman and the secondary characters are the children. The book has not received any awards. It was published by Harcourt Children's Books in 2002.

All You Need for a Snowman is about a group of children who begin to see snowflakes falling down, and more, and more. The decide to make a snowman. The story walks through the different steps the children take to prepare the snowballs and then add the eyes, nose, buttons, and so on to the snowman. Once the snowman is complete, the children see more snow falling. They decide to create another snowman to be a friend to the first snowman.
This is a really cute book. I would use this as part of the end of the fall semester. I would allow my students to do a fun craft with this book. As I read the book I would have children create their own snowman out of marshmellows and mm's. I would choose this book for this activity because it fits the season without celebrating a specific holiday.