{"product_id":"is-this-winter-isbn-9781536246988","title":"Is This . . . Winter?","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Yoon presents the wide-eyed subject’s boisterous personality with confident sketches that capture the small dog’s outsize holiday energy.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHigh five! It’s winter! For one spirited little puppy, winter means romping in the snow, birds to chase, fragrant evergreen trees, and joy, joy, joy! Then again, winter also means . . . oddly unfriendly deer? Millions of little lights? Contorting inflatable snowmen? \u003ci\u003eWait, what?\u003c\/i\u003e If this is all winter too, then winter is kind of . . . weird! Helen Yoon’s fresh and hilarious take on the winter season—part of a quirky new series of picture books—is a blend of bumbling affection and slack-jawed wonder.Throughout this exuberant kickoff to the Is This...? series, Yoon portrays an amusing dog’s-eye view of Christmas season novelties—yard ornaments. . . . Employing mixed-media techniques and comic perspectives, Yoon presents the wide-eyed subject’s boisterous personality with confident sketches that capture the small dog’s outsize holiday energy.\u003cbr\u003e—Publishers Weekly (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing mixed media art, Yoon takes simple text and creates a cute story about the oddities of winter through the eyes of a puppy.  Comical. . . Illustrations of the recognizable winter decorations, combined with the cute brown puppy and surrounded by white space, gives a seasonal feel without being overwhelming. Short sentences are good for the young audience, and especially for reading aloud. . . A cute story about discovering a new season.\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoon’s trademark energetic mixed-media art (see also Is This…Easter?) captures the puppy’s outgoing personality—and some of the silliness of over-the-top holiday displays.\u003cbr\u003e—The Horn Book\u003cb\u003eHelen Yoon\u003c\/b\u003e is . . . very funny and very sharp. The author-illustrator of \u003ci\u003eSheepish (Wolf Under Cover)\u003c\/i\u003e, her critically acclaimed debut picture book, as well as \u003ci\u003eOff-Limits \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eI’m a Unicorn\u003c\/i\u003e, she is a professional illustrator and freelance concept designer. Helen Yoon lives in the Los Angeles area.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233274638565,"sku":"NP9781536246988","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781536246988.jpg?v=1767730200","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/is-this-winter-isbn-9781536246988","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}