A charming tale set at Christmas of Rupert's attachment to a snowman he builds with his mom. What stuck out to me though was the art design of this book. The words aren't just overlayed over the illustrations, but become part of the picture. It added to the appeal of the pages.

This book is so much fun! Rupert's Snowman by Phillipa Warden is a charming story about a mother and son having fun in the snow on Christmas eve. The story is lovely and the illustrations capture the winter scenes perfectly.
Many thanks to Purple Butterfly Press and NetGalley for the advance copy.

I just read it and just liked it! It's wonderful and super sweet. It is exactly the kind of book that children need to read to create a taste for books!
Wonderful illustrations and light, incredible text.

A new author to me; an accomplished beginning.
So many good books about Christmas are set on Christmas Eve. What better thrill for a child than a heavy fall of snow, seen from the safety of your home.
Rupert in our story, is so delighted to witness this that we read: “ Rupert stood at the window’ FLAPPING with excitement “.
I worked at a special needs school briefly and I remember a young boy with autism flapping his arms when he was happy and excited. This lifted the scene for me and brought back so many happy memories.
Special mention should go to Grace Ward the talented illustrator who has used a gentle colour spectrum to capture this winter’s day. Her original drawings and artwork enable the text to fit even more closely into the pictures. Indeed the words and illustrations are interconnected as they weave and wrap around each other. Very clever and original.
A day out with is Mum is well planned for as they venture out to have fun and sledge all day.
Needless to say the abundance of snow allows Rupert to build the “.......best snowman ........ever.....”.
As this wonderful day draws to an end Rupert despairs that he will have to leave his snow creation. Who will care for him overnight? How can he leave him so alone?
The book comes up with a clever compromise which will thrill and enthral.
I’m sure this sumptuous book will enliven any Christmas holiday time with this memorable story book. Snow (men and women) are a great image of winter. In the U K I have only had 2 occasions where I could build them with my own children. These are some of my most delightful memories of family activities outside on cold winter days.
This book made me feel good and will enrich our children’s Christmastime and reading pleasures.

Thank you for providing me with this book.

A simple story about Rupert and his mom who spent a nice winter day outside, building a snowman and do fun things together. A good book for early readers to enjoy during holidays, moreover with the possibility of staying inside rather than outside in this situation.

I read this book in bed with my daughter last night and we absolutely loved it!

The images are lovely and add so much to the story, really bringing it to life!

The story is great, well written and it has such a great flow - will be making sure we read it again this Christmas!!

It is 5 stars from me for this one - very highly recommended and I loved the ending too - the perfect ending to the story of Rupert's Snowman!!

Thanks to Netgalley for a copy to review!

I thought in the scheme of things a children's book would make a nice, relaxing oasis, and was right! The title of this drew me in immediately, similar to other books I read as a child. In fact, the title and artwork combined to be charmingly reminiscent of The Snowman, which I watched and adored over and over as a kid.

It's a kid's book so I can't wax on poetic about this, but it's cute and something I think any child would enjoy. Rupert shows compassion to an inanimate being constructed of snow, much like I did to my stuffed animals, statues in the garden, and other things as a kid, and that's great for development of empathy later in life, a good story to model behavior on.

In terms of technical layout, the font was interesting, and would capitalize random bigger words so that children could probably do well practicing reading and vocabulary from it. Also, the artwork was a unique style, something that, and no offense to the illustrator because I enjoyed this aspect, looked easily imitated by child hands if they wanted to. The drawings could have been done by a child and I think that makes it more engaging. A solid 5 stars to this cute children's book with some winter ambience!

Rupert's Snowman is the perfect book to read to your kids on a snowy night- cuddled up by a fire. The exploration of family and anticipation of the holiday season is sure the delight any age. You'll notice this book has some great verbiage throughout offering your kids a chance to really stretch their language skills while still having fun with this heartwarming story.

Illustrations are always something I pay very close attention to in children's books and author Phillipa Warden made sure to include beautifully done illustrations that fit with the story completely. I would highly recommend this read to anyone who adores and understands the meaning behind the holiday season.

This is a lovely winter story! I loved the illustrations and the way the text wrapped around. The story was sweet, too.

My only complaint is that a few of the areas of text were hard to read. Specifically the text that was white, laying over the big snowflakes.

I give this book a 5 star rating read it with my 6 year old son and he loved it asking if we could do the same at Christmas this year IF we have snow !! Lovely illustrations to accompany the story. This book is different from most children's Christmas books and it is relatable.

Rupert's Snowman is one of those great books that show how beautiful souls the children have. And it is full of Christmas spirit with its beautiful message and heartwarming story.

I must say I especially enjoyed the colours and the illustrations. I spent a lot of time looking at the pictures alone! A must-have for every home where there are children and Christmas is celebrated.

Warning for adults: You'll fall in love with the snow kittens and the snow dog. Be ready. :)

Goodness. Perhaps it is the shelter in place and pandemic, but the ending of this story made me cry. I can’t wait to buy this one for all the littles in my life this holiday season. The art is gorgeous, the pictures will prompt lots of conversations tucked in at bedtime, and the end of the story will bring a smile to the children’s faces. Family, snow, snowman. Just magical!

I enjoyed this story, but even more I enjoyed the illustrations and the layout of the writing. It was all very very visually appealing. This is definitely a book I can see myself buying for the classroom and reading regularly during the winter.

I absolutely adore every aspect of this book. The story was cute and the setting was wonderful. The illustrations are phenomenal. The words often were woven around the illustrations which made the story and pictures tie together beautifully. Fantastic story for children on a cold winter night after spending the day playing in snow!

I received an advanced review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Rupert's snowman is a fun story detailing how a kid and his mom spend a snowy Christmas eve. The story flowed nicely and was entertaining for both kids amd adults. I also liked the illustrations- they reminded me of books from when I was a kid. The only negative thing about this book is that some pages are a little.difficult to read easily. I think that maybe the text should just be bolder (or slightly bigger) so that the words don't fade into the background of the illustrations.

The illustrations in the story are beautiful.

It's a lovely winter themed story which would be perfect to buy for Christmas Eve boxes. Thank you Netgalley for allowing us to review

I am a mother to 9 year old twins. My daughter is a little bookworm just like her mother and I love it. However, my son is Autistic and honestly doesn't care to read books much. He loves to look at the pictures though and when his sister and myself read to him. We all really enjoyed this book and thought it was really cute!

A lovely lyrical story about a young boy and his mum playing in the snow. We loved the imagery conveyed by the choice of words.
I'm not sure if our digital copy was missing a couple of pages towards the end but there were a couple plain white and the ending seemed rather incomplete.
Altogether a super story to share with little ones particularly in the winter.

An incredibly enchanting and well-composed book for children that had me hooked from the first page until the very last. Highly recommended.

What an enchanting read! Full of Christmas wonder and magic. The illustrations are so good for the soul, too. I will definitely be adding this to our Christmas collection.