On a snowy night, Snowman lends a helping hand to Bird, Rabbit, Farmer, and Traveler when they are in need. The next day when the sun comes out and melts Snowman, Bird, Rabbit, Farmer, and Traveler work together as a team to rebuild Snowman. The Giving Snowman is a book about kindness and gratitude. Children can learn through the story that giving to others is a virtue that connects all of us and makes our lives more beautiful.

The Warm-Hearted Snowman We all know there's magic that comes once a year, When it snows and we know that Christmas Story, In one tiny village, all glowing with light, A very grand snowman stood guard day and night. The children all waited throughout the whole year And when the snow fell, they'd give a great cheer, Building the snowman with love and with pride, Then waving goodbye and darting inside. ** children's books author, Sigal Adler, just keeps adding to her now a rather impressive number of books for children. Each of her books was written in Hebrew and as they became best sellers in Israel she decided to have them translated into English to benefit an even broader range of children. As always Sigal's rhyming style is delightful. The stories are not only entertaining but they also carry some subtle messages to those children fortunate enough to read them - or have them read to them. The books are enhanced by one of the top illustrator/artists of the day - Abira Das, always a welcome sight when reading new stories. It is the winter season and what better way to introduce customs from around the world than to have a story about a snowman. Sigal introduces children who build the snowman and the snowman speaks to his creators - especially grateful for his carrot nose. At night the children go to their homes leaning the snowman alone - and one day when the snowman awakens his carrot nose is gone. When the children discover the missing part they give the snowman a new carrot nose. Again at night, the snowman wants to stay awake to assure his nose remains in place. He sees a little bunny. The bunny pleads for a snowman's nose to feed his family who are hungry in the wintertime. In friendship, the snowman gives us his nose - every night! And everyday it is replaced so the food chain remains intact. Until summer - and the snowman of course is no longer. The bunny keeps track of the time and come wintertime again he meets p with his old friend - the new snowman! A fun wintertime story with a solid message beautifully illustrated - and Sigal Adler successfully adds to her repertoire of fine children's books. Grady Harp ** A carrot nose and the spirit of giving This children's book is beautifully illustrated in the spirit of the season, with rolling hills of snow, sparkling snowflakes, and glittering lights, reflecting the images conjured by the writing: In one tiny village, all glowing with light A very grand snowman stood guard day and night. Surrounded by cute children who fit a carrot nose in the middle of its face, the snowman feels deserted when they must leave for the night: But when nighttime fell, the snowman would groan For the children must leave, and he'd be all alone We can all learn from this snowman, from his spirit of giving: When he spots a hungry bunny, he offers his nose to him... Uvi Poznansky

Shares the story of how a plow horse about to go to slaughter became a champion show jumper and the winner of the 1958 show jumping Triple Crown.

The littlest snowman, Sam, is trying as hard as he can, but he can't quite get the hang of making snow. Down in Countryville, Sarah and Tommy and their animal friends are counting on him to bring frosty flakes and fun to their chilly, gray forest. Sam is worried. Will he be able to do it?Joyous scenes show the little snowman as he tries and tries-and triumphs. Popular Americana artist Susan Winget paints sparkling pictures as she tells young children a story about the magic of giving.

Jake, Sam, and the Snowman is a book about two young boys who were complete strangers, two strangers that came together and put a smile on the whole town's faces. They had no idea that they would bring so much joy to others by just making a snowman. Sam was new to the neighborhood, having left all his friends behind. Sam had no one to play with where he had just moved to. He was a very nice kid that stayed to himself and played all alone. Until one day Jake came outside and properly introduced himself to Sam. Immediately, they became friends. Jake started playing with Sam in the snow when the idea of building a snowman came about. The two of them began to work on their snowman, both wanting it to be the biggest one of all time. The two stayed outside for hours in the cold as people were walking by giving them compliments. They entered their snowman into the town's contest they have every year, not realizing that they would win and how big of deal it was to people. The boys entered it just for the fun of it. People that they didn't know were so excited and happy for them. It made the boys more excited because they were noticed for the good that they have done by lots of people. Receiving the town's award added more excitement for the boys. They were so proud of themselves for what they had accomplished. Two total strangers coming together making a difference. If more people were that friendly, we would all be able to do amazing things together.

Spend a white Christmas on Summer Island, where the fires are warm and the romance is hotter Lila Sloan wonders why she ever thought house-sitting for her sister Meg on the remote Summer Island was a good idea. And to make matters worse, local real estate developer Beck Grainger is trying to cut down the beautiful trees that line the property. Lila can’t let this happen; Meg will never forgive her. Beck can understand Lila’s anger—sort of. The trees are actually on the neighboring property, and the land was zoned for development months ago, so his plans were no secret. But he dislikes being at odds with his friend’s sister, especially because Lila is appealing in every way: loyal, quick-witted and completely stunning. Lila hates that she’s so attracted to Beck, who seems like a genuinely good man, despite his tree-murdering tendencies. And their chemistry is off the charts. She just wishes he’d let this development go. As Summer Island counts down to a snowy Christmas, Lila and Beck will have to strike a compromise that seems impossible for them both—or risk losing the best thing either of them has ever had.

The children build a snowman. The snowman comes to life and he and the children have a wonderful day playing.