The First Day of Winter [Paperback]

From renown picture book author Denise Fleming, acozy, cumulative book to warm a cold winter day

Alive with swirling snow and lots of outdoor fun, the first ten days of winter bring special gifts for a special friend. This cumulative tale will have children chanting along as they discover all the trimmings needed for the most perfect snowman ever!

Denise Fleminghas written and illustrated many children's books, includingIn the Tall, Tall Grass;Shout! Shout It Out!; andSleepy, Oh So Sleepy. She won a Caldecott Honor forIn the Small, Small Pond. Denise published her first painting in the third grade, when she started taking classes at the Toledo Museum of Art and one of her paintings was chosen to be the cover of a teacher's magazine. She now works primarily with paper, by pouring colored paper pulp through hand-cut stencils. She lives in Toledo, Ohio.

Fleming's pulp paintings are a celebration of shape, color, and texture. The Horn Book

Fleming brings a cheerful childlike tone to her text, along with abundant touches of humor and tenderness.  Publishers Weekly, starred review