Awards

•  Midwest Booksellers Choice Award, Honor Book

•  CCBC Choice

•  Booklist Editor’s Choice

•  Minnesota Book Award Finalist

•  Between the Lions, PBS

Reviews

 “…It takes special art to accentuate the evocative words, and Stringer, who has illustrated many books for others, provides distinctive pictures for herself. With fascinating perspectives that sometimes start on the ceiling, the deeply hued acrylic artwork ranges from friendly to joyous… A special book worthy of many readings, this radiates warmth. "
-Booklist (starred)                                                                             

“…There’s a lively flow to both illustration and text, with cheerfully jumbled perspectives and a sense of the ongoing cycle of seasons. A cheerful celebration of winter's pleasures."
-School Library Journal

"A child rhapsodizes over winter’s warmth…the pictures, many on double-page spreads, in gorgeous glowing acrylics on watercolor paper, capture the warmth and vibrancy of Stringer’s unique premise."
-Kirkus Reviews

"In this cozy, wintertime picture book, a child muses about how most people think the warmest season is "summer,/ with its long steamy days./ But not me./ My world is warmest in winter." 
-Publisher's Weekly

"… a sleepy-time snugglefest filled with color and comfort by a Minneapolis author."
-Star Tribune

"So long, dog days of summer---winter's hot chocolate, blankets, and wraparound scarves give plenty of warm fuzzes to the little boy narrator in this gorgeous book. Use it to inspire your students' own poetic takes on the season."
-Teacher's Picks, Instructor Magazine