Snowden - Softcover

Carlson, Nancy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140567690 ISBN 13: 9780140567694

Publisher: Puffin, 2000

Synopsis

When Kelly meets Snowden, a very special snowman, she finds out that a little magic and a lot of practice go a long way as they agree to help each other learn to ice-skate. Reprint.

About this title

About the Author

Nancy Carlson is the author and illustrator of many other popular books for children, including I Like Me!.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 3-Snowden, star of a television special featuring Ekaterina Gordeeva, appears in this picture-book spin-off. Kelly, who is embarrassed by her secondhand boy's ice skates and her rusty skating ability, builds an enormous snowman. When she hangs her grandpa's skates around his neck, Snowden comes to life. He is no great shakes on skates himself, but the two decide that with "a little magic and a lot of practice," they will improve their skills. Without benefit of formal instruction, Kelly soon dazzles her former mockers with an axel, sit spin, and spiral. Carlson's bright, heavily outlined, cartoon-style drawings, a bit flat in depicting the humans, are charming when showing Snowden's animal friends on ice. However, the simply executed snowman looks two-dimensional and inert. As they execute their spins, Kelly and Snowden sprout rings around their bodies that bring to mind hula hoops rather than evoking grace on ice. A bit derivative of and no competition for Raymond Briggs's ultimate snow pal, Snowden is an additional purchase where there is demand. Otherwise, Carlson is at her best with her own well-loved cast of characters.
Sue Sherif, Fairbanks North Star Borough Public Library, AK
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0140567690
• ISBN 13: 9780140567694
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Carlson Nancy