Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold by Sidman, Joyce

In this outstanding picture book collection of poems by Newbery Honor-winning poet, Joyce Sidman (Song of the Water Boatman, Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night), discover how animals stay alive in the wintertime and learn about their secret lives happening under the snow. Paired with stunning linoleum print illustrations by Rick Allen, that celebrate nature's beauty and power.


Author: Joyce Sidman
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 11/04/2014
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 11.10h x 9.50w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780547906508
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 169523 / Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold

Award: Children's Book Committee Award - Winner
Award: Minnesota Book Award - Winner
Award: Rhode Island Children's Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award - Winner
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Red Clover Award - Nominee
Award: Cybils - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/08/2014
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2014
Booklist 10/15/2014 pg. 42
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2014 pg. 118
School Library Journal 11/01/2014 pg. 132
Shelf Awareness 11/18/2014
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2014 - Book Of Special Distinction
Kirkus Best Picture Books 11/15/2014 pg. 73
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 60
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2014 pg. 28
Entertainment Weekly 12/19/2014 pg. 62
New York Times Book Review 01/18/2015 pg. 20
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
The Newbery Honor Award winner Joyce Sidman is simply one of the best poets writing for children today. For her body of work, she recently won the Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. She lives in Wayzata, Minnesota, where she has grown to know the cold. joycesidman.com Rick Allen endures the winter by pressing original linoleum cuts, curious wood engravings, and other printed ephemera in collaboration with his wife and creative partner, Marian Lansky, and their assistant, Janelle Miller. kenspeckleletterpress.com