Harriet & Her Snowman: a story for kids
Harriet and Her Snowman
By: April Dawn
Painting by Christina Jean
With one ear up and one ear down
and a heart-stamped nose above that cute little frown,
Harriet watched from the window as the fresh snow powdered everything in sight.
Icicles dripped down from the roof, branches became magical crystal covered limbs, and the dull, dead grass was transformed into a sparkling white blanket begging for fresh footprints.
The air was crisp but not too cold. The snow was falling, but the sun kept shining. It was the perfect day to explore the fresh winter wonderland before it melted. Harriet jumped down from the couch and put on her winter hat. As she stepped out into the snow, she felt the frozen flakes cling to her fur. Her feet were now buried, so she had to hop a little harder than usual through the yard.
The snow chilled her nose,
It clung to her toes!
She hopped through piles
And played for miles!
She rolled snowballs
And licked icicles!
Harriet felt at home in the snow,
Finding freezing fun everywhere she’d go.
Her snowday was only missing one thing—someone to share it with.
While in the snow she was leaping,
The rest of the world was still sleeping.
But she wanted a friend
Before the snow came to an end.
With one ear up and one ear down
and a heart-stamped nose above that cute little frown,
She realized where she could find a friend.
She hopped home for a scarf, another hat, and a pawful of buttons. She snuck into the vegetable drawer and carefully carried two carrots outside, one for her and one for her friend.
She gathered branches and pebbles and mountains of snow. Digging and rolling and patting until she had three perfectly round snowballs, each a different size.
Harriet slowly stacked the snowballs on top of eachother, arranging them from largest to smallest. She climbed up to the smallest snowball and placed the hat on top. She stuck on the pebbled eyes, making sure to save a few pebbles for the smile. Next Harriet carried the carrot nose, trying as hard as she could not to nibble on the end, and placed it just above the smile.. She then placed the branches on either side of the middle snowball and lined buttons down the front. The final touch was wrapping the scarf tightly around her snowman to keep him warm.
Harriet stepped back and stared in awe at her new found friend. Eventually the rest of her friends would wake up, and she couldn’t wait to show them what she’d built.
With one ear up and one ear down
and a heart-stamped nose above that cute little frown,
Harriet munched her carrot and watched the snowflakes fall beside her new frosty friend.
April Brown
April is a Colorado native, now living in Joplin working as a preschool teacher. She is also a freelance writer and published author. April has loved reading and writing for as long as she can remember, and hopes to spread this passion with her business Lemon Drop Ink Shop.
https://www.lemondropinkshop.com/children-s-lit
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Christina Jean
Christina Jean lives in Colorado and has always loved being creative. She loves collaborating with her sister's writing and recently painted the cover for April's book. Chrissy is pursuing her bachelor's in Nutrition and Dietetics. She loves her husband, her cats, and all things Halloween.