The Snowchild
Debi Gliori. Aladdin Paperbacks, $5.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-689-82292-6
A social outcast makes a snowman--and her first friend--in this well-pitched tale. Ages 4-8. (Oct.)
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Reviewed on: 09/28/1998
Genre: Children's
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