Literary Illusions is proud to partner with Scholastic Inc. in giving away three copies of The Biggest Best Snowman, book and audio CD. Our contest will be ending just in time for Christmas and entering is simple. To enter all you need to do is leave us a comment. Please be sure to only leave one. More than one entry to this contest may result in your entries being removed. Comments are moderated to avoid spam, so it will not show up right away. If you do not see your comment within a day then by all means leave another one. Otherwise, do not worry we accept comments several times a day.
To enter you need to be 18 years of age and a resident of the US. If you have won a contest within the last 30 days you are not eligible. Winners will be announced here. If we do not here from you within 3 weeks from the date the winners are announced you forfeit your prize and we will select another winner. Prizes will be shipped within 45 days from the day you win. We will make every effort to send out prizes won in December in time for the holidays, but cannot promise a before Christmas delivery.
We will choose a winner for this on December 17, 2007. This means that you have until December 16, 2007 at 11:59 PM EST to enter the contest.
For a description of The Biggest Best Snowman, keep reading. Good Luck!
PLEASE CHECK BACK HERE ON DECEMBER 17 TO SEE IF YOU ARE A WINNER!
A little girl accomplishes big things in this winning picture book. “Big Mama, Big Sarah, and Big Lizzie” tell Little Nell she’s too small to be of help, so Little Nell spends her days in the snow playing with her forest friends. When Reindeer, Hare, and Bear Cub urge her to make a snowman, she thinks she’s too small. But prodded by their encouraging words and offer of help, Little Nell constructs a splendiferous snowman that makes her family realize she’s not so small or helpless after all.
As crisp and delicately patterned as a snowflake, Cuyler’s tale brims with rhyming words (“She carefully patted and matted and batted the snow into a tiny ball”) and recurring phrases (“She rolled it and rolled it and rolled it to Reindeer”) with which children will gleefully chime in. She explores larger themes such as a child’s yearning to feel significant and the value of cooperation within the cozy context of family and friendship. Hillenbrand matches the jaunty prose with puckish style.
Readers will relish the transformation of Little Nell’s mother and siblings — who first appear as fairy-tale wicked stepmother and stepsister types with their wildly sprouting hair — into compassionate gentlefolk (except Big Lizzie, who still says “Hmmmph!”). The artist makes the most of the snowy setting: eye-popping colors, from the cardinal perched upon the snowman’s twiggy arm to Big Mama’s bright fuschia overcoat, show up with perfect clarity against the tranquil, wintry backdrop. Frustrated youngsters will find a champion in Little Nell.
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This is neat
THis would be a great addition at the preschool.
Hoping to win!
I’m melting . . . it’s Texas!
Hope I win.
Please enter me thanks
This would be great for my daughter. Please enter me.
great Christmas gift…
great prize
perfect for the book library
AWESOME
What fun set!!
I would love to win this to read to my nieces and nephews.
Great prizes would love to win.
Please enter me.
Nice!
My daughter would love this!
Thanks for the contest.
I would love for my girls to have this book! Thank you!
Thank you for the chance to win.
Cute!
We are sure getting plenty of rse material for snowmen this year, and its not even winter yet!
Fun book
No time like the present I always say.
Just right for my grandkids
We love ready to our daughter! looks like a good book.
Please enter me!
Merry Christmas!
I’d love to win this….thanks!
My daughter loves books. This would be good to read to her.
Want to win the snowman book
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Count me in, PLEASE.
Happy Holidays
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We have had so much snow in New England that we could probably build him.
We can NEVER have too many books for the grandchildren. This looks like a very FUN book too! :-}
thanks for the contest–happy holidays to all!!
What a cute book, I would love to win!
for the child in me
As I work in an Early Childhood Center, this book would be perfect to read to each of the classroom.
Oh I love Snowmen!!
Oh, we need that.
id love to read this to my kids pick me!!
This looks like a cute book. My little granddaughter will love it. Thanks for the contest!
Nice! Thank you
This would be great. Thanks!
Would love to add this to my kids’ collection
WINNER CHOSEN – Angela
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The winner is the Angela blogging about us – please use last initials to avoid confusion!
Thanks soo much I just sent you an email
Sounds like a wonderful book! I love the book’s cover. Please enter my name in your drawing. Thanks, Cindi