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Even snowmen get chilly sometimes, and on a particularly blustery day, Sneezy just can't stop shivering. With his own ingenuity and the help of three multicultural children, he tries cocoa, a hat, a hot tub, a scarf, a campfire, and a coat to warm up, but with each attempt, he melts, and it's up to the kids to build him up "brand new" again before yet another puddle can form. At last, the kids realize that ice-cream can play a key role as a temperature-regulating agent. The rhyming text keeps the snow show moving along at a brisk, bouncing pace, and the series of problems and solutions creates an entertaining, recognizable pattern. The large digital illustrations are colorful and uncluttered, and they slyly integrate the additional antics of two boisterous cardinals, who cavort along with Sneezy until his happy, Goldilocks-like proclamation, "At last! I feel just right." Although not a necessary purchase, this may be just the thing to freshen up wintry storytimes.

Horn Book

Sneezy the Snowman is always cold. Each attempt to warm himself--with cocoa, a hot tub, a campfire--brings the expected result, leading three helpful children to re-form their friend. Wright's repetitive rhyme features a somewhat irritating refrain ("Make me brand new!"). Gilpin's crisp, digitally colored cartoon illustrations reveal the friends' inventive solution for the perfect temperature balance.

Kirkus Reviews

Sneezy the Snowman, perhaps because he's made of snow, is cold, so he helps himself to a cup of cocoa. "And then—right there—believe it or not... / he melted from drinking something too hot!" Responding to his puddled request to "Make me brand-new," three children build him up again and give him one of their hats, but he's still cold, so he finds himself a hot tub. "And then—right there—believe it or not... / he melted from sitting in water too hot!" What readers really won't believe is that this cycle happens yet again without the kids saving him from himself. The cure for his chills? Ice cream. The utterly illogical end to this story of one unbelievably dense snowman is par for the course. Skip it. (Picture book. 3-5)

Publishers Weekly (Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)

Three cartoon children try to warm up shivery Sneezy%E2%80%94whose skinny carrot nose, spindly branch arms, and beady black eyes make him resemble Jack Skellington more than Frosty. Drinking cocoa, sitting in a hot tub, and warming up by a bonfire all result in Sneezy melting, followed by his request to ""Make me brand new!"" Each time, the children rebuild him, contributing some of their winter wear, until Sneezy%E2%80%94in pink stocking cap and orange jacket%E2%80%94is too hot. But ice cream saves the day: "" %E2%80%98This is great!' the snowman cried./ %E2%80%98I'm not too cold and I'm not too hot,/ and I'm wearing clothes I like a lot.' "" Although Wright's verse too often strains for its rhymes (""I need to feel some warmth on me./ There's a campfire by that tree""), Gilpin's illustrations are quirky and fun. Ages 4%E2%80%938. (Sept.)

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 2 Sneezy the Snowman is cold. In an effort to warm up, he drinks hot cocoa and subsequently melts. Now a puddle in the surrounding snow, he asks three children (and two playful cardinals) to rebuild him. Once complete, Sneezy is again too cold, so one of the little girls gives him a hat. Unfortunately, it is not enough to keep him warm. He attempts a dip in a hot tub only to once again melt and be rebuilt, and adorned with an additional garment. He has a similar experience involving a campfire. This time, however, the snowman gains a coat. Now he's too hot. At last, the children get him seven scoops of ice cream and he reaches a happy medium. The repetitive, rhyming text reads well. The bright, cartoonlike illustrations are hand drawn and colored in Photoshop, and the small details will reward those who have a close look, particularly at those cardinals. This new take on a popular seasonal theme should find a warm audience during cold months. Laura Butler, Mount Laurel Library, NJ