Description When the exhausted winter wind throws a snowy tantrum, it finds comfort in the friendship of two young children in this lyrical retelling of a Yiddish Folktale illustrated with stunning collage.
This is her first book..
She has won both gold and silver medals from the Society of Illustrators and has been a judge for the Mo CCA Arts Festival Award of Excellence along with Joan Hilty and Rutu Modan.
She is also the cofounder of Beehive Books, an independent comics publisher.
Maëlle Doliveux is an award-winning artist and illustrator whose work has appeared in dozens of publications, including The New York Times, Newsweek, The Boston Globe, and Vulture. series of Jewish holiday books including The Passover Lamb, which was a Sydney Taylor notable book.
About the Author Linda Elovitz Marshall is the author of many picture books for children, including the Talia and...
The visuals in this book are striking for their vibrancy, palette, and movement.
Gentle language coupled with intricate photo-illustrations of collage dioramas tell this sweet tale about empathy and friendship.
And it is only with the help of two small children brave enough to weather the storm that Wind finally finds the perfect place to sleep.
Finally, Wind does what any of us do when we are overtired: Wind has a tantrum.
But no one wants to shelter so cold and blustery a Wind--not the townspeople, not the country innkeeper, not even the gnarled tree who is worried about frozen roots.
In this retelling of a Yiddish folktale, "Winter Wind worked hard all season long / blowing away leaves, / preparing trees for coats of snow and ice." Now, Wind is tired and needs a place to rest.
Description When the exhausted winter wind throws a snowy tantrum, it finds comfort in the friendship of two young children in this lyrical retelling of a Yiddish Folktale illustrated with stunning collage
