The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper, Carson Ellis Paint by Sticker Birds George Eliot

George Eliot

--NotWithoutSalt

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON The Land of Counterpane

or an empty snail shell

The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper, Carson Ellis Paint by Sticker Birds George EliotIn this seasonal treasure, Newbery Medalist Susan Cooper's beloved poem heralds the winter solstice, illuminated by Caldecott Honoree Carson Ellis's strikingly resonant illustrations. So the shortest day came, and the year died . . . As the sun set on the shortest day of the year, early people would gather to prepare for the long night ahead. They built fires and lit candles. They played music, bringing their own light to the darkness, while wondering