Making a Friend

Once autumn turns to winter, snow falls, and in timeless fashion, a boy builds a snowman, even giving him his own cap. He loves his snowman. But the passage of time is relentless, and spring weather melts the boy's frozen playmate. He wonders where his friend went, and finds traces of him in the pon......more

Making a friend is by Alison McGhee is about a little boy who makes a friend out of snow. It is his snowman and always will be. The first snow of the year comes, and the boy takes advantage of it and makes himself a friend. He and his snowman have many conversations and spend all day together. Frien......more

A sweet story about a young boy who makes a snowman which quickly becomes a friend. After the young boy makes his friend, the weather starts changing and the snowman melts. The young boy is filled with sadness as his friend has melted. After he figures out that what you love will always be with you,......more

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's publishing 2011 # Of Pages: 38 Summary: This book is about a boy and a snowman who end up becoming great friends. The boy realizes as the seasons change he loses his snowman friend. The boy keeps waiting for his to come back and eventually he does. "Things that y......more

This book can be used as part of a unit on the seasons (especially winter) for the youngest children, but it also holds symbolic meaning for those old enough to grasp the concept behind the book's refrain: "what you love will always be with you." Simple text and appealing illustrations make it a goo......more