Meet our snow creature: Snowtoro!
Snowtoro was inspired by Totoro, a movie by Hayao Miyasaki and Studio Ghibli. If you haven’t seen it, you’ve missed a gem. Two girls meet a big fluffy, teddy bear of a forest creature — the totoro. When the younger one disappears, Totoro helps the older girl search for her. You can watch the trailer here. Even two-year olds love this movie. Here is a Haiku in honor of a great film and my kids abiding love for it:
white tongue tastes
snowflakes drenched in freezing rain
Snowtoro smiles
Copyright 2015 Brenda Davis Harsham
Note: Another big storm is blowing through our area tomorrow with 12 inches of snow and freezing rain forecast. Another snow day and more sledding. Woo-hoo!
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Friendly Fairy Tales 
Wonderful post! your snow Totoro reminded me happy times. Everything starts with “Once upon a time”, isn’t it??
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Hughs, Luana.
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Luana, Plenty of snow to go around if you want to come dig in. LOL Hugs, Brenda
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I would rather build another Totoro:)
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There you go! you’d be welcome. 🙂
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Wow, that snow keeps coming!!! 😀 I love your snow Totoro, what a great idea – love the ears!!!! I have seen that lovely story and a whole load of others by Hayao Miyasaki, I think he’s quite wonderful! Apart from Totoro, my favourite is Grave Of The Fireflies, it was the first one of his I ever saw. A tragic story and very real, and not so much for kids, but very powerful, had me crying a lot through that one! That introduced me to a whole new world of film, and there are still some I haven’t watched – yet!
I hope you counted how many snow flakes you tasted?!! 😀
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The snow banks are so high, only my husband is tall enough to throw the snow up and over. We have another storm due Thursday. The whole city may disappear!
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So sweet and lovely!… I love Snowtoro and your beautiful haiku Bren!~ I am checking out the trailer for the movie too!.
Thanks for sharing!~ ⭐ All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
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Glad you like my little Snowtoro (really it belongs to my kids). Next maybe a snow Poseidon!
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Snowtoro savoring his snow on his tongue and his impish grin enchanted me, Brenda! I remember this tale, one my oldest daughter found on Netflix and showed Skyler and Micah. This was such a really nice haiku accompanying your snow creature, too! hugs!
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Thanks! It gave me a chuckle, that huge totoro that is somewhere now under another 18 inches of the next storm. Whew! The snowbanks block out the sky! 🙂
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This makes me so happy!! I have a snowy Totoro background on my computer and I call it Snowtoro. I take it you enjoy Miyazaki films? ^_^
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Apart from My Neighbor Totoro, what are some of your favorites?
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Oh, I like Ponyo, Howl’s Moving Castle, Kiki, Princess Mononoke, Nausicaa. Spirited Away is kinda creepy, but still brilliant. I hate that the parents turn into pigs. But the river spirit is cool.
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“Spirited Away” is my favorite! But you’re right, definitely a tad bit creepy. I love all of the ones you listed there. Never seen “Nausicaa,” though. I highly recommend “Castle in the Sky (Laputa)” and “The Secret World of Arrietty.”
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Oh yes, I like both Castle in the Sky and Arriety. Porco Rosso was good, too, but strange. Miyasaki seems obsessed with flying and airplanes. 🙂
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I love Miyasaki films! My kids do, too. They have such charm.
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Aw! Gorgeous! 😀
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LOL Thanks! I can’t help but laugh whenever I think of that guy. He’s in our yard being buried in another snowstorm as I write this. My haiku came to pass. 🙂
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Awesome 😀
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Yeah! Thanks!
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Snowtoro is awesome.
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He inspires awe in my heart, too! LOL
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I love that movie!! I love the poem and I adoooore that snow toro!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 I want to build one too!!!!
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We just don’t build your regulation snowman around here. LOL Merci du compliment!!
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🙂 🙂 I want to build a snow horse!! 🙂
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Oh, that would be a challenge!!
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Yes! They make one in moomin valley 🙂
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Well, there you go. Perhaps with the Moomins helping we could make a snow creature that was wider at the top than at the bottom. LOL
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Hihihihi 😀 yes!!
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Disney could probably swing it, too. 😀
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yes 🙂
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wow, i love this!
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Yeah! Another snow day has already been announced, so I let my boys stay up to watch the Superbowl. Most exciting 4th Quarter EVER!! And we won! Yeah! (Sorry Seattle) Woo-hoo!
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🙂
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😀
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Awh, Totoro was one of my favorites from Miyasaki (even though my friends are inclined to disagree :c)!
Also, cute haiku. The closest to snow we’ve gotten here is… no snow at all, unfortunately.
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Aw, well, Snowtoro sends a big, cold hug your way. 🙂 Yeah, another Miyasaki fan!
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he’s the snowblog monster! i like him!
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Yes, he is the blobby blogster! 🙂 He’s grinning at you!
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Very nice! It has been a long time since I’ve seen a snow man of any kind and never a snowtoro!
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We haven’t made a snow creature in years.
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I love that movie and aren’t afraid to admit it. Spirited Away, too.
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I love Studio Ghibli. Can’t wait to see the new Princess Kaguya. Glad you like them, too.
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Both me and my wife 🙂
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Just cute as can be! Stay safe and warm! ❤
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Thanks! Having fun. 🙂
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LOL this is soooooo cute! 😀
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LOL Thanks from the sculptors, my kids. 🙂
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They definitely have your artistic touch 😉
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What a nice thing to say! 🙂 Thanks!
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Just the truth ^.^/
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Aww… ((hugs))
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Hugs! ❤
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While blowing, stay indoor.
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Inside, warm and happy, in awe of the power of nature. 🙂
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Indeed 🙂
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