The magic of winter is captured perfectly in this collection of prose, lyrical poetry, and dramatic pictures. The festive spirit of the winter season is captured in stories dealing with cold weather, winter nights, and Christmas.
Little chicken is all ready for be, when suddenly there’s a knock at the door. It’s little fox, freezing in the cold. The other chickens know they aren’t supposed to let anyone in. But little chicken feels bad, so she sneaks out to find him a warm place. The two become instant friends, building snowman together and searching for little fox’s parents.
One winter in the Far North the sun disappears and Lucia, accompanied by her milk-white cat, braves the freezing cold and trolls who want to eat her, trying to find the sun and bring it back.
During ‘murketiden,’ the dark months between September and March, a Norwegian girl and her family try to hasten the arrival of spring.
Winter’s approach brings six friends together in Moominvalley where, in the Moomins’ absence, they must visit with each other.
Playing in the snow, Mi-chan forms small rabbits using leaves for ears and red berries from the market for eyes.
Although her father assures her that the herd takes care of its members and her grandmother reminds her of mountain spirits’ watchfulness, Anna worries while her pony is in the summer pasture.