Winter Lights

Winter Lights
Author: Anna Grossnickle Hines
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2005-09-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0060008172

Rich, luminous fabrics. Eleven miles of thread. An uncountable number of stitches. Clear, sparkling words. With these ingredients Anna Grossnickle Hines celebrates the lights that brighten the darkest season of our year. In poems and quilts she captures each heartening glow and flicker, from the moon and aurora borealis to the holiday lights of Santa Lucia, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Chinese New Year to one lone candle and a hidden flashlight in the deep, dark night.

Lights of Winter

Lights of Winter
Author: Heather Conrad
Publisher:
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2013-12-15
Genre: Light
ISBN: 9780971242524

Describes the festivals and holidays celebrated in the winter season in different countries of the world.

Ella's Night Lights

Ella's Night Lights
Author: Lucy Fleming
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2024-10-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1536246107

Friendship, kindness, and gratitude are all illuminated in a quiet tale of a magical girl with mothlike wings. Nestled in a little nook in an old oak tree is a tiny girl named Ella. Ella loves light, but must be sure to avoid the sun because of her delicate wings. Flittering about at night, she collects light from everything that glows and glimmers in the darkness, always making sure to share the light she gathers with those who need it most. Until one day, when her animal friends decide it’s their turn to give back—with a creative plan that just may make Ella’s dream of seeing the sun come true. New York Times best-selling illustrator Lucy Fleming’s author-illustrator debut is a sweet story about the power of giving to others and celebrating our friends, as well as a reminder that we all have a light within us that is worthy of being shared.

Winter Garden

Winter Garden
Author: Kristin Hannah
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2010-02-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1429938463

Can a woman ever really know herself if she doesn't know her mother? From the author of the smash-hit bestseller Firefly Lane and True Colors comes Kristin Hannah's powerful, heartbreaking novel that illuminates the intricate mother-daughter bond and explores the enduring links between the present and the past. Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard; the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist. But when their beloved father falls ill, Meredith and Nina find themselves together again, standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya, who even now, offers no comfort to her daughters. As children, the only connection between them was the Russian fairy tale Anya sometimes told the girls at night. On his deathbed, their father extracts a promise from the women in his life: the fairy tale will be told one last time—and all the way to the end. Thus begins an unexpected journey into the truth of Anya's life in war-torn Leningrad, more than five decades ago. Alternating between the past and present, Meredith and Nina will finally hear the singular, harrowing story of their mother's life, and what they learn is a secret so terrible and terrifying that it will shake the very foundation of their family and change who they believe they are.

Red Light Winter

Red Light Winter
Author: Adam Rapp
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2006
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0865479542

Escaping their lives in Manhattan, former college buddies Matt and Davis take off to the Netherlands and find themselves thrown into a bizarre love triangle with a beautiful young prostitute named Christina. But the romance they find in Europe is eventually overshadowed by the truth they discover at home.

Let's Celebrate!

Let's Celebrate!
Author: Kate DePalma
Publisher: Barefoot Books
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2019-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1782859373

Lyrical, sensory nonfiction text and vibrant illustrations invite readers to experience a child’s-eye view of 13 holidays around the world, such as the Spring Festival in China, Inti Raymi in Peru, Eid al-Fitr in Egypt, Día de Muertos in Mexico and the New Yam Festival in Nigeria. Includes pronunciation guides, a global festival calendar and educational notes about why we celebrate.

Our Story Begins

Our Story Begins
Author: Tobias Wolff
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2009-04-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1400095972

This collection of stories—twenty-one classics followed by ten potent new stories—displays Tobias Wolff's exquisite gifts over a quarter century.

The Book of (Holiday) Awesome

The Book of (Holiday) Awesome
Author: Neil Pasricha
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2013-11-05
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 0425253724

There’s nothing like the holidays. They bring out the best, and sometimes the worst, in everyone. Luckily, Neil Pasricha is here to remind us that not only are the holidays great, but there’s actually even more to celebrate than we realize. From Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa, to other holidays throughout the year, such as Mother’s Day and Thanksgiving, The Book of (Holiday) Awesome will show you why holidays are…AWESOME. • Making the first footprint in fresh snow • When the in-laws leave • Waking up and realizing it’s Christmas • Just barely wrapping a gift with that tiny scrap of leftover wrapping paper • When they finally stop playing Christmas songs on the radio • Knowing “Kwanzaa” is worth more Scrabble points than “Hanukkah” or “Christmas”

Winter Candle

Winter Candle
Author: Jeron Ashford
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781939547101

When each family at the diverse Juniper Court apartment complex needs something to light up the dark of winter, the stumpy, lumpy candle provides a glow brighter than the fanciest taper, revealing the true spirit of each holiday it illuminates.