The background of the characters is always white, the pictures are limited to one side of the page, and text is always on the other page in a plain font. Personally, I think the pictures are boring because they do not have much color or detail to them. There are some things I do and do not like about the children’s book, Thomas’ Snowsuit. Tastes vary, of course, and I see that many reviewers have fond memories of this one, so take that as you will. I tend not to like those stories which validate such behavior, however. Bad behavior is as natural as breathing to young children, and I have no problem with it being depicted in a children's book. That said, I just didn't find Thomas' behavior amusing, and couldn't enter into the spirit of the story. I wasn't offended by the underwear scene, like some online reviewers, and I do understand that there is a certain realism in a story about struggling to get a child into their clothing. Although I have enjoyed some of their other books, and appreciate the madcap sense of humor they exhibit, somehow this one just didn't work for me. They joined forces again for Thomas' Snowsuit, originally published in 1985. In walks the principal, and the fight gets even more complicated, and more intense.Ĭanadian author/illustrator team Robert Munsch and Michael Martchenko have created many celebrated picture-books together, most notably: Love You Forever and The Paper Bag Princess. Eventually Thomas and the teacher end up in their underwear, such is the intensity of their fight.
After a struggle, he is compelled to wear it to school, where the same struggle recurs with his teacher, when it is time for recess. When his mother buys him a new brown snowsuit, Thomas loathes it on sight, and refuses to put it on.
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