Snowmen Creatures, Crafts, and Other Winter Projects

by Jonath, Leslie; Cole, Peter; Frankeny, Frankie

• ISBN13: 9780811825542
• ISBN10: 081182554X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Chronicle Books

Summary

Martha Stewart meetsPlay with Your Foodin this nostalgic and playful book about everyone's favorite winter pastime. Illustrated throughout with four-color photographs,Snowmenoffers inspiration and easy-to-follow instructions for constructing fantastic winter wonderlands. Using food and other simple props found in every home, anyone can build these delightful snow characters from classics like Frosty and Santa to clever originals like Snowby Dick the Great White Whale and Jackie SnOw (with kerchief and dark glasses). Carve an Arctic Hearth from a snowbank or build a Winter Palace fit for a Snow Queen. A section on "no-snow" men will inspire the snow-deprived with recipes for Marshmallow Snowmen, Macaroon Men, and beautiful Keepsake Cards to commemorate your cool constructions. Spiral bound with laminated pages that make it perfect for use in the field,Snowmendelivers plenty of fun ways to enjoy winter's glitter.

Author Biography

Leslie Jonath is an editor and writer living in San Francisco. She is the author of Postmark Paris.

Peter Cole is a San Francisco- based sculptor and teacher. He has written a handbook on soap-box derby construction, and he used to drive a school bus.

Frankie Frankeny is a San Francisco-based photographer whose work has illustrated many books, including Wookiee Cookies (0-8118-2184-6) and The Christmas Cookie Book (0-8118-3095-0).

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 8
Working with Snow	p. 10
No People Like Snow People	p. 15
Seven-Foot Frosty	p. 17
Rooftop Nick and His Red-Nosed Sidekick	p. 19
Celebrity Snowmen	p. 22
Jackie SnOw
Snow Punk
PicasSnow
MeduSnow
White-Water Kayaker	p. 27
Snow Queen	p. 28
Snow Angel	p. 30
Creatures of the Snow	p. 32
Snow Buddy	p. 33
Snowbugs on a Log	p. 34
Snow Bunnies	p. 37
Porcupineneedle	p. 39
Snow Hound	p. 41
Kitty in a Basket	p. 42
Snowbot	p. 43
Snowby Dick	p. 44
Stega-Snow-Rus	p. 47
Alien	p. 49
Snow Encounters	p. 50
Snowscapes	p. 53
Winter Palace	p. 54
Snow Green	p. 56
Arctic Hearth	p. 58
Snowmobile	p. 61
Snow Fort	p. 62
Snow on the Range	p. 64
No-snow snowmen	p. 65
Snowman Prints	p. 66
Stacked Potato Prints
Linoleum Block Prints
Keepsake Cards	p. 68
Frosty's Stocking	p. 70
Macaroon Men	p. 72
Marshmallow Men	p. 74
Ice Cream Man	p. 76
Meringue Man	p. 78
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