Newbery Medal–winning author Cynthia Rylant and Caldecott Honor-winning, bestselling illustrator Christian Robinson pair up to tell this wintry story about five little penguins enjoying a snowy day. Snowflakes? Many snowflakes. Winter is coming. So begins this ever-so-simple story. As the snow starts to fall, the excited penguins pull out scarves, mittens, heavy socks, and boots, and Mama helps them bundle up. But when it’s time to go out, one timid penguin decides to stay home. Filled with waddling baby penguins, playful text, and delightful illustrations, this book feels like a young picture-book classic in the making.
"Visually stunning. . . .
Pair with Ezra Jack Keats’s classic The Snowy Day." —
Booklist, Starred
"An excellent tale for the very young. A very warm and satisfying bedtime book and a paean to penguins and winter delights." —
Kirkus Reviews
Winners of the National Parenting Product Award
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
On sale: October 25, 2016
Age: 3-7 years
Grade: Preschool - 2
Page count: 40 Pages
ISBN: 9780553507706
Reading level: Lexile: 170L | Fountas/Pinnell: G
Cynthia Rylant has written many distinguished books for young readers, including the Newbery Medal winner
Missing May, the Newbery Honor Book
A Fine White Dust, the Caldecott Honor Book
The Relatives Came (illustrated by Stephen Gammell), and the Caldecott Honor Book
When I Was Young in the Mountains (illustrated by Diane Goode). She also the author of the popular beginning-reader series Henry and Mudge, Poppleton, and Mr. Putter and Tabby. She lives in Oregon. Visit her at CynthiaRylant.com.
Christian Robinson is “one of the most exciting children’s book artists working today,” according to the New York Times. He received a Caldecott Honor for Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena, which was also a Newbery Medal winner and a New York Times Bestseller. He also illustrated Rain! by Linda Ashman, winner of the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award, and Josephine by Patricia Hruby Powell, recipient of a Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor. He lives in San Francisco. Learn more at TheArtOfFun.com.
"Caldecott Honor winners Rylant and Robinson collaborate in this visually stunning depiction of winter in Antarctica, but it’s really about winter fun anywhere." —
Booklist, starred review
"A splendid, wintry delight for little ones everywhere." —
School Library Journal, starred review
"Rejoice! A classic picture book is hatched." —
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