When the exhausted winter wind throws a snowy tantrum, it finds comfort in the friendship of two young children in this lyrical retelling of a Yiddish folktale illustrated with stunning collage.Winter Wind worked hard all season longblowing away leaves, preparing trees for coats of snow and ice. Now, Wind is tired and needs a place to rest. But no one wants to shelter so cold and blustery a Wind--not the townspeople, not the country innkeeper, not even the gnarled tree who is worried about frozen roots.
Finally, Wind does what any of us do when we are overtired: Wind has a tantrum. And it is only with the help of two small children brave enough to weather the storm that Wind finally finds the perfect place to sleep.
Based on a Yiddish folktale, the gentle language of this seasonal story is coupled with intricate cut-paper collage dioramas tell this sweet tale about empathy and friendship. The visuals in this book are striking for their vibrancy, palette, and movement.
A perfect read for a cold, blustery day, or at bedtime with your own sleepy loved ones.
A Bank Street Best Book of the Year
On sale: February 26, 2019
Age: 4-8 years
Grade: Preschool - 3
Page count: 32 Pages
ISBN: 9780823437887
Linda Elovitz Marshall is the author of many picture books for children, including the Talia and... series of Jewish holiday books including
The Passover Lamb, which was a Sydney Taylor notable book.
Maëlle Doliveux is an award-winning artist and illustrator whose work has appeared in dozens of publications, including
The New York Times,
Newsweek, The Boston Globe, and
Vulture. She is also the cofounder of Beehive Books, an independent comics publisher. She has won both gold and silver medals from the Society of Illustrators and has been a judge for the MoCCA Arts Festival Award of Excellence along with Joan Hilty and Rutu Modan. This is her first book.
★ "Inspired by a Yiddish story, author Marshall uses fresh language to reimagine this tale of the winter wind. . . . [A] sparkling story whose fresh words and deeply imagined, skillfully rendered illustrations give it a feel that is both contemporary and folkloric."
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Striking artwork fashioned from ribbons of crisply cut colored paper enlivens this retelling of a Yiddish folktale. . . . Discovering that rage can mask other emotions is powerful knowledge, and readers will be drawn to the image of the two children taming a gigantic force."
—Publishers Weekly
"Readers should appreciate the cleverness and problem-solving abilities of her young characters, not to mention their empathy."—
The Horn Book
