Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text show what makes winter special, from snowflakes and sleds to cocoa and Christmas.

"In a simple, cheerful conversation with nature, two young children witness how the season changes from autumn to winter"-- As leaves fall from their trees, animals huddle against the cold, and frost creep across windows, everyone knows - winter is on its way! Join a brother and sister as they explore nature and take a stroll through their twinkling town, greeting all the signs of the coming season. In a series of conversations with everything from...

A very clever snowman eludes the traps of the group of children who built him as a contest entry, while gathering items for a surprise.

"The mice want to celebrate winter doing all their favorite outdoor things. But poor Bruce is inside with a cold. Luckily, the mice decide to bring the winter fun indoors"--

"A boy, his father and their dog have a perfect day in a snowy city."--

"Fox does not like winter. None of his friends are around to play. He is bored and alone. Then Fox has an idea. If he cannot escape winter, he will fight it!" --Amazon.com.

"Snow falls, animals burrow, and children prepare for the wonders winter brings"--

A child plays in the snow and experiences the sensory joys of winter and independence.

As winter comes and Big Bear prepares to hibernate, he keeps thinking he hears Old Man Winter giving him exhausting orders that prevent him from sleeping.

Follows a pair of birds on a snowflake-filled journey through a winter landscape, where everything everywhere, from branches and leaves to forests full of trees, is unique.