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Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold

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Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold

By Rick Allen

By Joyce Sidman (Author) and Rick Allen (Illustrator). Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014. Hardcover, 32 pages. Winner of the 2015 Claudia Lewis Poetry Award.

Dusk fell
and the cold came creeping,
came prickling into our hearts . . .

How do animals brave the longest and coldest season of the north?

See feathery tundra swans settle into sleep. Watch beavers dive deep beneath the frozen pond and moose wade through sparkling snow. Hear the chickadee’s fee-bee from the shelter of an evergreen.

Discover winter’s safe places for all these hardy creatures—how they snuggle warmly and survive until spring’s warmth returns.

In this outstanding picture book collection of poems by Newbery Honor-winning poet Joyce Sidman, learn about the secret lives of animals. Poems are paired with stunning linoleum print illustrations by Rick Allen that celebrate nature’s beauty and power.

“Sidman and Allen discover warmth, community and wisdom in the dead of winter …. Each poem brings a sense of humor, respect, or wonder to its subject.” — Publisher’s Weekly

$18.99

Questions? Call 218-387-2491. We’re here to help and open Sunday 10-4/Monday-Saturday from 10-5.

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Rick has been an artist and printmaker for over 30 years. He grew up in Duluth, Minnesota, and studied history at St. Olaf College and the University of Chicago before veering from the scholarly path and attending the Rhode Island School of Design. He subsequently worked as a commercial and editorial illustrator, and in 2003 started The Kenspeckle Letterpress with his wife, artist Marian Lansky. At that time he began experimenting with wood engraving and linocut, and the rest is history. Rick always has “one or two feet in the 19th Century” and loves nothing more than producing printed ephemera. Learn about Rick's beloved Trapper's Daughter series on our blog.