Laughing out loud about Thomas' Snowsuit

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	• Thomas' Snowsuit (Annikins) Robert N. Munsch Annikins, 2007 - 24 pages average customer review:based on 15 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

hahah this book is so funny!

I didn't like wearing a snowsuit either in kindergarten so I could relate to this book back when I discovered it in the late 80's. I thought it was so silly and funny how the adults were the ones throwing the tantrum, from the mother to the teacher to the school principal and all the crazy things they did to one another all in the name of trying to get a snowsuit on a kid!

Laughing out loud about Thomas' Snowsuit

After 27 years of teaching K-1 before retirement, I became a pretty good judge of what children would enjoy listening to. The fact that these adults - parent, teacher, principal - that are almost "hallowed" in the lives of elementary school children are the ones having the over-the-top tantrums makes it all the more hilarious. My students loved this book and laughed out loud all the way through it. True, it's not a role model for good manners but all books don't have to be that. Not every book has to teach a lesson. They can be just for fun. Children may not know the word hyperbole but they are more than capable of recognizing and appreciating its spirit. I read it each year it to my first graders and they loved every minute of it. They understood it was an exaggeration and relished the humor of it just as they loved the embellished humor of Shel Silverstein and exaggerated sweetness of "Love You Forever." I always prefaced the reading with a bit about the snowsuit that I had and desperately hated when I was a child. Read it to your kids and enjoy laughing with them at the frustrations of the adults in Thomas' life. Just enjoy.

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Thomas refuses to wear his new snowsuit despite the pleas of his mother, his teacher and even his principal. When everyone's best efforts lead only to comedic chaos, they all agree it's best to let Thomas suit himself.

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