The Big Snowball

Illustrated by Maryann Cocca-Leffler
Paperback
$5.99 US
On sale Oct 02, 2000 | 32 Pages | 9780448421841

A little boy's runaway snowball wreaks village-wide havoc! Simple rhyming text and funny illustrations describe the snowball's path through town. The silly ending will leave kids giggling. Picture Readers combine rebus pictures, super-simple vocabulary, and cut-out flash cards to develop and reinforce reading skills.
Wendy Cheyette Lewison lives in Larchmont, NY. View titles by Wendy Cheyette Lewison
© Kristin Leffler
Maryann Cocca-Leffler (maryanncoccaleffler.com) is an award-winning author and illustrator of over 65 books for children. Maryann’s inspiration comes from all around her: children, family, school visits, current news, and the people she meets along the way. Her popular Let It . . . seasons series has sold over two million copies. Maryann grew up in the Boston area and has a BFA in illustration from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She now happily lives and works in Portland, Maine. You can follow Maryann on Twitter @MCLeffler and on Instagram @maryanncoccaleffler. View titles by Maryann Cocca-Leffler

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A little boy's runaway snowball wreaks village-wide havoc! Simple rhyming text and funny illustrations describe the snowball's path through town. The silly ending will leave kids giggling. Picture Readers combine rebus pictures, super-simple vocabulary, and cut-out flash cards to develop and reinforce reading skills.

Author

Wendy Cheyette Lewison lives in Larchmont, NY. View titles by Wendy Cheyette Lewison
© Kristin Leffler
Maryann Cocca-Leffler (maryanncoccaleffler.com) is an award-winning author and illustrator of over 65 books for children. Maryann’s inspiration comes from all around her: children, family, school visits, current news, and the people she meets along the way. Her popular Let It . . . seasons series has sold over two million copies. Maryann grew up in the Boston area and has a BFA in illustration from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She now happily lives and works in Portland, Maine. You can follow Maryann on Twitter @MCLeffler and on Instagram @maryanncoccaleffler. View titles by Maryann Cocca-Leffler

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