{"product_id":"once-upon-a-winter-day-isbn-9780823440993","title":"Once Upon a Winter Day","description":"\u003cb\u003eA boy learns that nature is full of stories to tell when he finds and follows a mouse's tracks in a wintery wood.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMilo wants a story, but his mom is too busy to entertain him. Instead, she encourages him to go out and play in the snow. At first, Milo is disappointed - he doesn't want to play outside, he wants a story. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when he starts to follow a trail of mouse-prints, he discovers signs of activity all around, prompting him to ask, \"What happened here?\" Before long, he's using his imagination -- depicted in lush wordless spreads that capture the vividness of Milo's fantasies -- to fill in the gaps. By the time Milo comes home, \u003ci\u003ehe's \u003c\/i\u003ethe one with stories to tell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA must have for the winter season, Liza Woodruff's \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Winter Day\u003c\/i\u003e is a fun read-aloud that shares details about animal behavior from a child's perspective.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bank Street Best Childrens Book of the Year!\u003c\/b\u003e★ \"When a child’s mother is too busy for stories, he follows some  tracks in the snow and makes up his own. . . . Nature tells good stories  if we only get outside and look around.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ★ \"Words and pictures work together to tell a taut and just-right-for-the-audience suspenseful tale. Mixed-media illustrations evoke the majesty of the wintry landscape but keep the focus on Milo's—and the mouse's—small journey. Young viewers will enjoy doing some noticing of their own: details such as a berry dropped by a cedar waxwing that the mouse brings back to its mate make the book even more satisfying.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book,\u003c\/i\u003e Starred Review \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ★ \"The limited text and detailed illustrations, done in  mixed media, capture a wide variety of wild animals and the interplay  among them as they search for food and try to survive. Superb  illustrations that carry the story along make this an outstanding choice  for collections seeking winter stories.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ★ \"Woodruff’s (\u003ci\u003eA Quieter Story\u003c\/i\u003e) spare, evocative text ('A cold wind crept beneath Milo's scarf') quietly amplifies her expansive watercolor, pen-and-ink, and colored pencil drawings, which alternate between highly distilled snowy scenes and lushly detailed spreads; in one scene . . . It's a richly narrative landscape—one that should inspire readers to venture outside and notice stories of their own.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"In the outdoor scenes, expanses of snow set off the mixed-media illustrations’ clean lines and forest colors very effectively. An inviting read-aloud choice . . .\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"[A] satisfying story that can change with each rereading of Milo’s speculations and each reexamination of Woodruff’s crafty mixed media scenes.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Using watercolor, pen and ink and colored pencil, Woodruff's soft, detailed illustrations move between Milo's sunlit morning and the snowy evening when the mouse makes its trip. Only readers are privy to both stories--and their delightfully satisfying endings.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLiza Woodruff has illustrated numerous children's books, including \u003ci\u003eA Quieter Story\u003c\/i\u003e, which she also wrote. She is also a bookseller (Flying Pig Bookstore) and lives with her family in Vermont.","brand":"Margaret Ferguson Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303942901989,"sku":"NP9780823440993","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780823440993.jpg?v=1767734151","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/once-upon-a-winter-day-isbn-9780823440993","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}