The Most Perfect Snowman

“Built fast and then forgotten,” Drift the snowman doesn’t have stylish accessories or a carrot nose, and his fellow snowmen don’t let him forget it. After children share their mittens, hat, and a spare carrot with Drift, he looks every bit the “perfect snowman,” but his own generosity wins out when he rescues a lost rabbit during a storm. Editorial cartoonist Britt never overplays the emotional moments that make this story so moving and memorable. His soft, mixed-media images and direct writing quietly reveal how easy it is to snub people for what they lack, and that it’s just as easy to reach out and fill that very same need. Ages 4–8. Agent: Paul Rodeen, Rodeen Literary Management. (Oct.)