When Winter Comes

Ages 0 to 3, Grades P And Under

A sweet poetic board book celebrating the vibrancy of wildlife and families in the outdoors in winter.

Though a forest may be blanketed in snow or a lake frozen over, families who enjoy the outdoors in winter, happily bundled up to play in the energizing weather, know that wildlife is still teeming there.

The fallen log that is used to hide behind in a snowball fight is a shelter for tree frogs, caterpillars, ladybugs, and slugs. The drifts of fallen snow that families snowshoe across have winding tunnels made by meadow mice in search of seeds and bark. The towering trees families ski among shield birds from winter winds.

When Winter Comes celebrates the joy of families playing and exploring in the outdoors during the winter months.

Series Overview: When Seasons Come celebrates families exploring nature and appreciating wildlife in each season.

About the Author

AIMÉE M. BISSONETTE is the author of numerous books for children, including North Woods Girl, Miss Colfax's Light, Dragonfly, and Headstrong Hallie. Her picture books are inspired by her love of nature. Aimée lives in Minnesota and in Michigan's Upper Peninsula where she hikes, snowshoes, and hunts for agates. You can learn more about Aimée's books at www.AimeeBissonette.com.

Author Residence: Minneapolis, MN

Author Hometown: Minneapolis, MN

ERIN HOURIGAN is an illustrator and author in Portland, Oregon. She grew up in Southern California playing in the waves and dreaming up stories everywhere she went. She studied illustration at Cal State Fullerton before moving to Oregon, where she learned to trade the waves for pine trees and rivers. She draws much of her inspiration from the world around her and loves spending all the time she can outdoors.

Illustrator Residence:Portland, OR

Illustrator Hometown:San Diego, CA