The Monarch Award:
Illinois’ K-3 Children’s Choice Award
2006 Master List
Sponsored by the
Illinois School Library Media Association
2006 Nominee: Snowmen at Night
After nighttime falls and everyone is asleep in their beds, a group of fun-loving snowmen jump into action and have their own bit of fun while no one is around to see.
Author: Caralyn Buehner
Illustrator: Mark
Buehner
- Art: Draw snowmen with different faces, clothing, etc. Draw a picture that has hidden pictures in it.
- Treats: Make edible snowmen, snowman soup
- Writing: What does a _________ do at night?
- Compare: Other books about snowmen/snow
- Talk about imagination
- Questions: What else can you build with snow? Do with
snow?
- Job for Wittilda
and Superdog: The Heart of a Hero
by Caralyn Buehner
- Snowden by Nancy
Carlson
- Stranger in the Woods
by Carl R.Sams
- The Black Snowman
by Phil Mendez
- Biggest, Best Snowman by Margery Cuyler
- In the Flaky Frosty Morning by Karal Kuskin