Instead of being rescued from a plane crash, as in the author's book "Hatchet," this story portrays what would have happened to Brian had he been forced to survive a winter in the wilderness with only his survival pack and hatchet.

Children eagerly wait for the snow to begin to fall, and when it does, they spend a day of fun playing in it.

Too excited to hibernate through his first winter, a bear cub tries to find spring.

Every year Tortoise sleeps through winter. He assumes he isn't missing much. Will Tortoise sleep through another winter, or will his friends convince him to stay awake and experience the frosty fun of winter?

After hearing about winter from his friends, Hedgie the hedgehog tries to stay awake to experience its wonders.

The coat of a huge wooly musk ox named Cozy is the winter home for a growing number of Alaskan animals who mostly get along.

When Mr. Freeze and the Ice Pack bring a blast of villainous cold to Gotham City, it's up to Batman and his friends Wonder Woman and the Flash to stop them.

The December solstice is a turning point. For some, it represents a time of darkness, the shortest day of the year. But for others, this event-just a few days before Christmas-is about hope, renewal and rebirth. In a story both deceptively simple and effortlessly complex, Rosamunde Pilcher brings together five very different people, ranging in age from mid-sixties to teenagers, each of whom must confront very different challenges or losses.
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"Snow falls, animals burrow, and children prepare for the wonders winter brings"--

"A red fox emerges from its burrow one wintry morning, a fiery streak against stark white surroundings, driven by hunger and curiosity to investigate its world. Encountering a mouse, a hare, and a wolverine, the little fox takes on the role of both hunter and hunted before returning to the safety of its den, where - perhaps - it dreams of something more. Jonathan London's poetic text and Daniel Miyares's stunning impressionistic paintings provide...