A Cozy Winter Day

by Eliza Wheeler (Author) Eliza Wheeler (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Eliza Wheeler welcomes readers to Acorn Village, where a community of adorable forest animals celebrates all the wonder that winter offers.

The busy animals of Acorn Village love to spend winter days doing all sorts of cozy activities together, whether they're indoors reading, baking, and doing art projects or outside playing in the snow. And at the end of the day, the coziest activities await--sharing songs, hot drinks, and stories in front of a crackling fireplace, and then snuggling into bed and drifting off into dreamy sleep.

Eliza Wheeler's charming illustrations give her story the feel of a beloved classic and are full of rich, cozy details sure to ignite imaginations and make readers want to visit Acorn Village again and again.

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Kirkus

The author/illustrator has considered every aspect of a cozy winter day, and Acorn Village is alive with detail. Readers from colder climates will recognize all the best parts of a snow day, while those from warmer climes will feel immersed in all things winter. . . . The gentle text matches the mood of the illustrations. . . A lovely encapsulation of the best parts of winter.

Publishers Weekly

A gratitude-filled feast and crackling fire round out the day before all settle in for "a Cozy Winter Sleep"-except Hilda, naturally, who begins writing the story of a snowy forest village. Wheeler’s jolly worldbuilding and digital renderings of Acorn Village offer up absorbingly detailed depictions of the critters’ comfortable wintertime lifestyles

ALA/Booklist

Readers may pore over the charmingly detailed illustrations, taking in the particulars as they revel in the simple pleasures of this fantasy winter day.

Eliza Wheeler
Eliza Wheeler (WheelerStudio.com) wrote and illustrated Home in the Woods and New York Times bestseller Miss Maple's Seeds and has also illustrated several picture books (including This Is Our Baby, Born Today by Varsha Bajaj and Wherever You Go and When You Are Brave, both by Pat Zietlow Miller) and novels (including Newbery Honor winner Doll Bones by Holly Black). She grew up in northern Wisconsin in a family of teachers, musicians, and artists. Some of the strongest influences on her creativity have been the wild Wisconsin seasons, canoeing the Brule River, picking blueberries with her grandmother, and digging through the snow with her brothers. She was a recipient of the prestigious Sendak Fellowship, as well as the SCBWI International Conference Portfolio Grand Prize for her artwork. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780593617205
Lexile Measure
680
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Publication date
October 15, 2024
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV013000 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | General
JUV009100 - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts | Seasons
JUV002000 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | General
Library of Congress categories
Animals
Picture books
Forest animals
Winter
Animal fiction

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