The husband and wife team , Caralyn and Mark Buehner sure know how to capture a child’s imagination and put it in a book!  How many kids have wished their snowman, a creation of grunting sweat, ingenuity, and maybe some collaboration and teamwork, would last longer than a day or two?  (At least, NW coast kids.)  This story in rhyme chronicles a year with a magically preserved snowman who is the quintessential companion for fun and adventure…flying kites, going to the zoo, riding a roller coaster and trick-or treating.  Of course, the brilliant and dazzling illustrations cause one to pause and jump into each picture!  My favorite, of which, is the snowman sailing off the diving board heading for a humongous splash in the pool.  Yes, in keeping with the I Spy aspect of the other books, in this book there are two ducks, a Tyrannosaurus Rex, a rabbit, a cat and at least one hidden snowman in each painting.  Fun, fun, fun!!