Beautiful! This fabulous picture book works perfectly well as a stand alone; no need to have read the Toys trilogy. I love the distinct characters and roles. Lumpy the stuffed buffalo asks reasonable questions. StingRay the plush ocean animal (in a plastic bag to protect the fabric!) gives poetic answers. And Plastic, the rubber ball, provides exacting and scientific explanations. A great winter read aloud choice. While this is sure to be a Christmas gift hit, this is strictly a winter and snow

OMG if I could give this ten stars, I would! Back in college, our mascot was the Bison. So senior year, my then-boyfriend-now-husband bought a stuffed bison, whom we named Bailey and who has been a dear companion ever since. Soon after, I bought a stuffed elephant I named Edie, and when I was I grad school taking a web design class, Bailey and Edie starred in their own website chronicling their adventures. My mother at the time said we should turn it into a children's book! Apparently we should

Reread for Children's Books group, Dec. 2016: I do like it even more after a reread, and after Jenny pointed out the pattern of Q, A1, A2. The book design supports that, which is special. And look at the snow angels the characters make! ............(Rounded up from 3.5 stars.) Cute, and I love how even the book-learned pragmatic Plastic is inspired to poetry by the end of the day. A little bit 'instant classic' and of course it's ridiculous to claim that a sled would be forgotten at the *top* of...

Almost irresistible, this tale of how three toys find their way out into the snow is charming and poignant in many respects. The three toys--a stuffed buffalo called Lumphy, a plush stingray named StingRay, and a rubber ball, called, oddly Plastic--are charming because of how distinct their personalities are. Because the little girl who plays with them is gone on vacation, they head out into the snow and have a marvelous day building a snowman, making snow angels, and enjoying their freedom. Sti...

As someone who has always considered winter and its white expanses of snow as my personal favourite of the four seasons, I was already (and even prior to reading) rather certain that I would likely rather massively enjoy and therefore more than just appreciate Emily Jenkins' (author) and Paul O. Zelinsky's (illustrator) Toys Meet Snow. And truly, I have in no way been disappointed as Toys Meet Snow presents a sweet and utterly, completely delightful marriage of text and images. And indeed I espe...

Funny, warm and filled with snow!

When I first heard of this, and saw the cover, I couldn’t imagine how such a combination of toys and going out into the snow would be entertaining, but it is so much more than that. It is a small moment in time of an adventure with these three toys, poetic, funny, and sweet. In the midst of their snow-play, the day slowly disappears, and they call the sunset, a ‘strawberry syrup sun’. The illustrations glow with happy action, full-page pictures that add the action to the spare text.

This was a fun story of toys wanting to experience winter! Little kids are going to enjoy it! All the "Toy" stories by Emily Jenkins are fun!

TOYS MEET SNOW is wonderful. In addition to the lovely illustrations the book is very lyrical. Each of the characters has its role. Lumphy, the stuffed buffalo, asks all the questions, Stingray, a plush stingray, has a beautifully poetic way of describing things, and Plastic, the red rubber ball, has all the practical answers, she's read books. Don't miss out on this adorable friendship adventure story.

squee!***I dearly love this series. Jenkins' picture books spark joy in me.***06 January 2022Perfect pairing with Little Fox in the Snow for mood and tone.Library copy

This was such a sweet and entertaining story about 3 toys who decide to go out and explore the snow on a winter's day. I loved the character traits of each toy: Lumphy the stuffed buffalo always asks questions, StingRay the plush stingray is a poetic dreamer, and Plastic the rubber ball is pragmatic and factual. The illustrations add their own humorous interpretations of each toy's differences, and their adventures are wonderful. Eventually, Plastic sees the world a little more poetically. Loved...

I found this book utterly adorable. The illustrations are highly appealing. It definitely gets into the mind of a child. It's very imaginative. What I really loved about it was the vocabulary. One character was very curious, asking about the snow and where it comes from. The other two characters would answer the questions, but very differently. One would answer them in an imaginative poetic way, while the other would answer in a logical, scientific manner. I thought this was a great way of showi...

The premise of the Toy books by Jenkins and Zelinsky sound a bit... odd. Three friends - a stuffed buffalo, a plush stingray, and a rubber ball - embarking on adventures. But odd is often charming, a premise which is definitely true with these books. In this newest picture book offering, the three friends set out for the snowy outdoors while the Little Girl is away on winter vacation. Lumphy the Buffalo has many questions about snow; his curiosity drives the story. StingRay has many beautiful an...

This is an amazing book in which three toys that are friends with each other go out and experience snow for the first time.Lumphy is a stuffed buffalo. StingRay is a plush stingray. Plastic is a rubber ball. She can't help it that her name doesn't match her body.When the toys see that it is snowing, they are excited."Why does it decide to snow?" asks Lumphy."Because the clouds are sad and happy at the same time," says StingRay. She is more poetic than factual."No, it's what rain becomes when the...

I absolutely loved it! I haven't read the other toy books (but now I want to!) and I still felt that I had a sense of the characters right away. They felt so *real* :-) I thought the diverse personalities were charming and realistic (sometimes it seems characters are made just to be foils of one another and it makes the story feel so empty as a whole). I thought their little adventures were so adorable and fun. Loved the humorous little touches (Sting-Ray is dry clean only!) Especially loved the...

TOYS MEET SNOW is a magical story with lovely illustrations, and charming characters. This is a book that has a timeless feel to it, and one we absolutely loved reading. This is a picture book even the youngest of beginning readers will love. The adorable illustrations draw readers in, the characters are ones you wish you had in your playroom, and the dialogue is easy to understand and follow along with. Lumpy, StingRay and Plastic are characters readers, parents and educators are sure to fall i...

The character I love from The Toys Go Out make their picture book debut. The beautiful language from the poetic stingray, and blunt dialogue from Plastic, the ball are a wonderful contrast. Gorgeous illustrations by Zelinsky.

This picture book features the same lovable characters from the series, but is in a much shorter format that makes it more accessible for younger children. The narrative is simple and the digitally-rendered illustrations are cartoonish and quite humorous. Still, I'm just not that enamored with this series. The characters are cute, but I have no special attachment to them. I planned to read more of the books in this series, but not likely any time soon. This book was selected as one of the books

While their Little Girl is away on a vacation, three special toys venture outside to experience (and enjoy!) snow for the very first time. Toys Meet Snow is a sweet picture book that stars the charming cast from the author's beloved chapter books (Toys Go Out, Toy Dance Party, and Toys Come Home). Each toy has a distinctive and delightful personality; combined with expressive illustrations, this is the perfect read for wintry afternoons.

I loved Zelinsky's illustrations! They not only depicted the text but went beyond it: The double-page spread where 5 panels show Buffalo trying to open the door, and the text merely states "And so, with no small amount of effort..." Terrific! I, too, loved the juxtaposition of Stingray's poetic view of things, and Plastic's scientific view. And the final painting is so sweet, where Buffalo is drawing pictures of their adventures that day.reply | edit | delete | flag *