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Summary: Marvellous, touch everyone's heart !
Review: The greatest children book I ever read, drawing is beautiful and the story is so touching. It touches every one's deep deep heart and wish can fly with the Snowman in the sky. Highly recommend as a gift at Christmas time for children and even adult. Don't miss it. Just like no one miss 'The Little Prince'.
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Summary: Magical
Review: The simplicity of its message, the sweetness of the characters, the emotion of the story, all serve to make THE SNOWMAN a child's fantasy come true. I'd recommend the video first, as the music makes the scenes come alive, but reading the book alone allows for the imagination to take off with the little boy and journey with him through the snowy night. Hopefully this book will become a modern-day children's classic.
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Summary: The Snowman
Review: The snowman is a classic. Although I am only 18, I can still remember first seeing the snowman book as a movie also. I was so touched by how the story addresses friendship,changes and differences.
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Summary: review
Review: The Snowman's story is simple but touching. The Snowman of Raymond Briggs's is always a fat, happy and lovely figure. I love it very much since it was broadcasted on television. You might find it childish and boring as an adult, but definitely you can recall your memory as a kid from The Snowman.
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Summary: Long Lasting Christmas Story
Review: The Snowman's story is simple but touching. The Snowman of Raymond Briggs's is always a fat, happy and lovely figure. I love it very much since it was broadcasted on television. You might find it childish and boring as an adult, but definitely you can recall your memory as a kid from The Snowman.
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Summary: Magic!
Review: The Snowman...When we are children, the impossible, the fantastic, seems completely possible, if we only believe in it strongly enough. This wonderful picture story by Raymond Briggs depicts a little boy's magical adventure with his snowman who has come to life. This is, to put it simply, a must-have book. If you enjoy it, you must---MUST see the animated version! Words cannot possibly do it justice---you just have to see it. Enjoy!!
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Summary: The Snowman
Review: This book is beautiful. The story is sweet, the illustrations are touching on many levels, and the plot and character development (if it can be called that, as the story has no words) are rich. However, I have to approach this from a parent's point of view, and my kids (5, 8, 10, and 13) were all bored with "The Snowman" for varying reasons. The youngest wants to hear books read to her; the 8-year-old found that this format was somewhat confusing ("I need words, Dad!"); the 10- and 13-year-olds simply weren't challenged nearly enough. While it might not be as fair a review as it could have been, I would have appreciated knowing in advance how the kids would have reacted before buying it myself. While the wordlessness of the book is my only true criticism of the work, it affects the entire book to such an extent that the ilustrations and story itself cannot (for my family's purposes) override it. Do yourself a favor - thumb through a library copy before you commit your own checkbook to it.
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Summary: How do you review this book fairly?
Review: This book is beautiful. The story is sweet, the illustrations are touching on many levels, and the plot and character development (if it can be called that, as the story has no words) are rich. However, I have to approach this from a parent's point of view, and my kids (5, 8, 10, and 13) were all bored with "The Snowman" for varying reasons. The youngest wants to hear books read to her; the 8-year-old found that this format was somewhat confusing ("I need words, Dad!"); the 10- and 13-year-olds simply weren't challenged nearly enough. While it might not be as fair a review as it could have been, I would have appreciated knowing in advance how the kids would have reacted before buying it myself. While the wordlessness of the book is my only true criticism of the work, it affects the entire book to such an extent that the ilustrations and story itself cannot (for my family's purposes) override it. Do yourself a favor - thumb through a library copy before you commit your own checkbook to it.
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Summary: A Magical experience seen thorough a child's eyes
Review: This book was one of my favorites as a child and I'm SO glad to have it again. This story is a magical, fulfilling one that gives you a "warm cozy feeling". Whip up some cocoa, snuggle under a warm blanket and read this to your child on a wintry night. Absolutely enchanting! Debbie Z, Cincinnati OH
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Summary: Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful
Review: This is a magical book. My brother and I received it when we were young, from our aunt who worked for Penguin in Australia. It changed both of our lives. When I was 8, our class was scheduled to watch the movie version. I had already seen it, and was afraid to watch it with my classmates for fear that I'd embarrass myself by crying all over the place. It is quite possibly the most touching and tragic book I've ever read, summing up the tragedy of any Shakespeare play or Dickens novel in a simple word-less series of beautiful drawings. It shows a young boy (in England, I believe) who decides to build a snowman. The snowman comes to life, and becomes an instant friend of the little boy. They exchange adventures. The boy takes the snowman through his house, careful to avoid the fireplace! The snowman especially enjoys the icebox, and dressing up in the boy's parents' clothes. The snowman takes the boy on a MAGICAL flight through the night sky, over London, to a land where snowmen and snowwomen have a wonderful party. They then return and say goodnight. The final page will require at least one box of tissues at your side. Just writing this review, I am tearing up! If read as a child, I think it will foster a sense of great sympathy, a feeling of strength after loss, and appreciation for life. If read as an adult, I think it will do all that, but also remind you of what it was like to be a child. Anything was possible. This book goes off of that. It remains a favourite of both my brother and I, and holds a special place in our hearts. It cannot and should not be missed!
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