“On the first day of winter my best friend gave to me . . . a red cap with a gold snap.” New words to a familiar holiday tune list building materials for a snowman with each stanza: “4 prickly pinecones, 3 striped scarves, 2 bright blue mittens,” and so on. Fleming’s textured illustrations offer varying perspectives of the snowman during all stages of construction, until the snow figure is completed, much to the delight of the brown-skinned child who looks proudly at his creation. (Ages 3–7)

From renown picture book author Denise Fleming, a cozy, cumulative book to warm a cold winter day

Alive with swirling snow and lots of outdoor fun, the first ten days of winter bring special gifts for a special friend. This cumulative tale will have children chanting along as they discover all the trimmings needed for the most perfect snowman ever!