Once a year, the little wooden soldier speaks and tells the other toys about a bitter cold Christmas Eve long ago when he rekindled the fire with his body so that the family would not freeze during the night....
A charmingly illustrated story tells of a boy whose unruly relationship with words forces him to learn instead the language of nature, which allows him to communicate with flowers and ants but not with the little girl next door....
Squirrel, Hedgehog, Rabbit, and Owl love visiting the Snowman. He always tells the best stories, about natural wonders and faraway places. But when spring arrives, the Snowman disappears. The four animals are devastated, until they learn that melt...