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Winter Sleep: A Hibernation Story (Seasons in the wild) Paperback – Picture Book, October 12, 2021

by Sean Taylor (Author), Alex Morss (Author), Cinyee Chiu (Author),
4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 202 ratings
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In this cozy bedtime story, follow a child and his grandma through a winter landscape to explore how the Earth goes to sleep for winter.

Spot the sleeping animals as the tale unfolds, then learn about their hibernation habits from the information pages at the end.

Co-authors Sean Taylor (picture book author) and Alex Morss (ecologist, journalist, and educator) offer a gentle introduction to the concept of hibernation. In the frosty, quiet forest, the snow blankets the ground and the trees have shed their leaves. Where have all the animals gone? Are they asleep too?

In each cutaway scene, see what the child cannot—that underground below his feet are dens with sleeping creatures, and within the hollow trunks of trees, animals are nesting. After the story, annotated illustrations explain the hibernation facts for each animal and what they will do when they wake up for spring.

Cozy up as you expand your and your child’s knowledge of the natural world.
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  1. Reading age
    5 - 7 years
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Kindergarten - 2
  5. Dimensions
    9.3 x 0.45 x 11.4 inches
  6. Publisher
    Happy Yak
  7. Publication date
    October 12, 2021
  8. ISBN-10
    0711270163
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0711270169
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Winter Sleep: A Hibernation Story

When it was summer, I stayed at Granny Sylvie’s house. She knows lots of things.

When I went back to stay with Granny, it was winter. I asked her, “Can we go to the secret glade?”

Granny Sylvie was still telling me about the animals in winter when I was in bed.

A beautifully illustrated bedtime story, perfect for cold winter nights.

A mix of narrative and non-fiction content, perfect for expanding children’s knowledge of the natural world.

Written by Sean Taylor and Alex Morss, a proactive and dedicated author duo with years of experience between them.

chilly places bats spend winter hanging snoozing roost. They store warm fat backs bellies energy

BAT

In chilly places, bats spend most of the winter hanging upside down, snoozing in their roost. They store up warm fat on their backs and bellies, to give them energy.

chilly places bats spend winter hanging snoozing roost. They store warm fat backs bellies energy

BAT

hedgehog builds nest of leaves in winter. This is often under a shed old rabbit burrow compost heap

HEDGEHOG

grass snake

GRASS SNAKE

ARCTIC WOOLLY BEAR

ARCTIC WOOLLY BEAR

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About the Author

Sean Taylor is an award-winning author of over 50 books for young readers of many different ages. As well as writing, he has many years’ experience visiting schools, where he works with poetry and storytelling to encourage young people to write themselves. Originally from Bristol, UK, Sean is currently living in Brazil. seantaylorstories.com

Alex Morss is an ecologist, science journalist, educator, and author. She has worked in publishing for 20+ years and in ecology for 10+ years, and spent many more as a naturalist exploring the tree of life.

Cinyee Chiu is originally from Taiwan, now living in Vancouver, Canada. She got her illustration MFA from Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s always happy to try new things, and likes to make things pretty, playful, and exciting.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Happy Yak; Annotated edition (October 12, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0711270163
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0711270169
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 - 7 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Kindergarten - 2
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.3 x 0.45 x 11.4 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 202 ratings

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4.9 out of 5 stars
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Lively story of winter with so much detail!
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Lively story of winter with so much detail!
Loved this calm story of a boy discovering the wonders of winter and hibernation. The illustrations are beautiful and it’s packed with details about animals and more! Sweet for my toddler!
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C W
5.0 out of 5 stars Lively story of winter with so much detail!
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2024
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 Loved this calm story of a boy discovering the wonders of winter and hibernation. The illustrations are beautiful and it’s packed with details about animals and more! Sweet for my toddler!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lively story of winter with so much detail!
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2024
Loved this calm story of a boy discovering the wonders of winter and hibernation. The illustrations are beautiful and it’s packed with details about animals and more! Sweet for my toddler!
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Katie
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on Hibernation
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2024
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Loved this book with all my heart! I also loved the connection with the child and the grandparent. Beautiful and informative even for a 3.5 year old! Great pictures too!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful illustrations and story! Very informative
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2023
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This book is stunning. I used UT for a hibernation study with our coop and we all enjoyed it very much! The illustrations are just beautiful as well as the story! There's also a lot of information at the end of the book about different types of animals/insects and how they hibernate. I would compare this to the very popular story, Over and Under the Snow. And I would confidently say, this story trumps that story any day! Just as beautiful illustrations (I'd argue ever more beautiful), but not nearly as dull.
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Ma'am
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect winter book
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2021
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This is a beautiful story and our little bit LOVES it. She loves the grandma in the story. And maybe because she has a very close relationship with her grandma but she loves this book. We read it once a day. I love that it discusses things that are natural and open up her curiosity. Great winter resource book for homeschool. We can develop projects off of this.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Story
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2023
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I wonderful story about hibernation complete with beautiful and colorful illustrations that fill the pages.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Book
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2022
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well written and beautifully illustrated good facts and easy to read .Great book for classroom use and animal studies
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4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely story
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2019
A lovely story with beautiful illustrations, Winter Sleep is the story of a young boy staying at his grandmother’s house during the winter. When he was there in the summer, the animals and plants were thriving. Now, months later, he doesn’t see any of the vibrant life he saw before. Granny Sylvie explains life is simply different in the winter, because many animals hibernate. They talk about bats and bears, caves and tree trunks as she leads him through the forest. In the end, the boy falls asleep cuddled up warm in bed as Granny continues to tell him about hibernation. The story is nice but a bit outshone by the illustrations. The book is worth the illustrations alone—gorgeous depictions of trees, snow, and wildlife. There is an excellent section after the story which discusses how different animals hibernate, such as: polar bears, wood frogs, ladybugs, etc.

I received a free copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
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krull895
5.0 out of 5 stars Great information!
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2022
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As a realistic fiction story, this book gives accurate scientific information about hibernation for children. Use with very young children may require shortening the text as necessary.
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Jennifer O
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful art!
Reviewed in Canada on January 20, 2024
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Such a lovely story. I gifted this to my teacher friend that teachers an outdoor program with primary students. She loved it!
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N. C.
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book that has prompted lots of exploration
Reviewed in Canada on April 5, 2021
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This is a very sweet story of a boy visiting his grandmother in the summer and then again in the winter when everything looks different. The grandson asks where all the animals and insects are and the grandmother explains where they all sleep during the winter. It really gets young kids thinking about the differences in the seasons, and helps them understand things like life cycles. Things shared in this book prompted my children to want to learn more about certain animals and insects, and we’ve had many great conversations over it. I’d highly recommend it for a young child’s collection.
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denisemarkhame
5.0 out of 5 stars A very comprehensive and beautiful coverage of hibernation.
Reviewed in Canada on February 9, 2023
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I bought this book for myself, for research purposes.
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