ALA Booklist (Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 CST 2013)

"One lonely snowman has a carrot nose. / Two other snowmen join him when it snows." Underneath the second line of text is the equation "1+2=3." And so it goes as more snowmen join in the fun (snowball fights, sledding, hide-and-seek). Kids can count along as the snowmen appear, and then tally the spread's total. The text counts up to 10 snowmen and then moves backwards from 9 to 1, with further addition problems. The end result is that "every single snowman wants to play again!" and that's a grand total of 100 snowmen. (Ambitious kids can count 'em all.) This is kept simple by the fact that no cumulative addition is required until the very end and that the snowmen are big and easy to count. Also, these are some snappy, expressive snowmen. One has a hot dog nose and one wears a hard hat, while another has got a feather in his cap. Adorable and educational, too.

Horn Book (Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2014)

One lonely snowman has a carrot nose. / Two other snowmen join him when it snows. / 1+2=3.

School Library Journal (Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 CST 2014)

K-Gr 2 Arena shows children how to count to 100 (and back again) in this humorous, seasonal concept book. She accomplishes this clearly and simply by cumulative addition of 1+2=3; 3+4=7 snowmen, and so on, using rhymed couplets to move the story along. Gilpin adds his adorable illustrations, showing almost every snowman with a traditional carrot nose and stick arms, yet each sports a different winter hat and/or accessories. Readers will be looking in the details for sneaky variations, such as a hot dog nose. Especially notable for eliciting smiles is the spread on which "Three more snowmen playing hide-and-seek./Two more snowmen trying not to peek. 3+2=5." The snowmen, try as they might, cannot conceal themselves among the dark green conical evergreen trees. Snowflake endpapers set up the frozen theme. Older children might even want to double-check the author's addition at the conclusion of the tale, while younger readers can simply count the snowmen on each page. This winter offering should have broad appeal. Blair Christolon, Prince William Public Library System, Manassas, VA