In this outstanding picture book collection of poems by Newbery Honor-winning poet, Joyce Sidman (Song of the Water Boatman, Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night), discover how animals stay alive in the wintertime and learn about their secret lives happening under the snow. Paired with stunning linoleum print illustrations by Rick Allen, that celebrate nature's beauty and power.


Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 11/04/2014
ISBN: 9780547906508
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 11.10h x 9.50w x 0.40d
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Red Clover Award - Nominee
Award: Minnesota Book Award - Winner
Award: Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award - Winner
Award: Children's Book Committee Award - Winner
Award: Rhode Island Children's Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Cybils - Finalist

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 09/08/2014
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2014
Booklist 10/15/2014 pg. 42
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2014 pg. 118
School Library Journal 11/01/2014 pg. 132
Shelf Awareness 11/18/2014
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2014 - Book Of Special Distinction
Kirkus Best Picture Books 11/15/2014 pg. 73
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 60
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2014 pg. 28
Entertainment Weekly 12/19/2014 pg. 62
New York Times Book Review 01/18/2015 pg. 20
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 169523 / Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold
Reading Level: 6.1 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5