Slush Mountain [Hardcover]

Slush Mountainis a funny, loving, and irreverent tribute to winter cabin and ski culture, from hot chocolate and snowmen to daredevil show-offs and silly fashion choices. The grand illustrations follow a day in the life of the various quirky creatures who live in a remote mountain village???we witness Bruce ???the Spruce??? Crampon ski jumping off the roof of Lone Wolf Cabin, the ski patrol dealing with a reckless speed demon on the Goose Bump Glacier mogul run, old ???Snow-Blind??? Jefferson ice fishing out on Frostbite Fish Pond, and many more. Pull on your long johns and mittens for a jam-packed day on Slush Mountain!Targeted national print media mailing to children???s book review media, includingKirkus Reviews,The Horn Book,Publisher???s Weekly,Children???s Bookwatch, etc. Targeted national print media mailing to library book review media, includingSchool Library Journal, andBooklist. Outreach to blogs targeting librarian & children???s book reviewers, includingFuse #8,100 Scope Notes,Out of the Box,Jen Robinson???s Book Page, etc. Social Media promotion through Facebook (Simply Read Books), Twitter (@simplyreadbooks), and Pinterest (Simply Read Books). It???s a clear, crisp morning on Slush Mountain. There???s not a cloud in the sky and the newly-fallen snow shines in the sunlight. At Wanderlust Lodge, the temperature is four below, and the skiing conditions are second to none.

The cross-country trails are already crawling with rosy-cheeked skiers. With backpacks full of oranges and chocolate chip cookies, they???re slogging up the mountainside at full speed.

Others prefer to go off-trail, away from the crowds and long line-ups. The insufferable show-off Bruce ???the Spruce??? Crampon is ski-jumping off a cabin roof with such gusto that his ski pants flap wildly in the wind. Bj??rn Rune Lie is an award-winning Norwegian illustrator who now lives and works in Bristol, Engl“$