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<p>The magic of winter is captured perfectly in this collection of prose, lyrical poetry, and dramatic pictures. The festive spirit of the winter season is captured in stories dealing with cold weather, winter nights, and Christmas.</p><h3>School Library Journal</h3><p>K-Gr 3-A small collection of three stories and six poems, all set in winter. Each selection is fresh and stands well on its own. The first is about an eight or nine-year-old girl sent to the coast to stay with a family friend while she recovers from an illness. Hughes incorporates a folktale about a selkie into it. In a wordless tale, a preschool boy takes a mysterious dream journey filled with strange, fairylike creatures, but remains oblivious to most of the action. After a couple of Christmas poems, there is a post-holiday selection about a boy and his grandfather who take down their tree and burn it. The old gent stokes the flames by adding his cache of personal letters and mementos. He explains to his grandson, `The special things are in my head. And my heart. So why not get rid of the rest?' The double-spread watercolor illustrations are large and vigorous, their mood appropriate for each piece. It is always a

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Author

Hughes, Shirley, 1927-

Publisher

Random House Children's Books

Published

1995

Language

EN

ISBN

9780099186113

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Children'S, Fiction

Rating

4.21 / 5 (3 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14