Snowball
Snowball - fact Summary
Published in 1974 Collection
This short humorous poem tells of a child who makes a snowball as a pet, dresses it in pajamas and tucks it into bed, only for it to run away overnight after wetting the bed. Its economy of language and comic twist make it memorable for young readers. The poem appears in Shel Silverstein’s 1974 collection Where the Sidewalk Ends.
Read Complete AnalysesI made myself a snowball As perfect as could be. I thought I'd keep it as a pet And let it sleep with me. I made it some pajamas And a pillow for its head. Then last night it ran away, But first it wet the bed.
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