Cub’s First Winter by Rebecca Elliott was sent free of charge by the publishers Top That! Publishing to support our 100 Books Challenge.
This is a lusciously illustrated storybook about winter, which has a mother fox explaining the season to her curious cub as they enjoy a last forest walk on the first day of winter. There are kind of two strands to each page – one is a question and answer between the foxes, and the other is a description of the weather, from the first snowflake falling, through to the snow getting deeper and deeper. There is even a moment of mild peril when we wonder if they will make it safely back through the white wintry landscape to their warm den.
I love the illustrations in this book, although they don’t seem to have held my toddler daughter’s attention in the same way as some simpler books. I would guess that this book would suit a slightly older child, perhaps around 3 or 4, who is beginning to notice the changes in the world around them and this could be used as a starting point for discussion. Equally it would work well as part of a season table or set of books themed around the changing seasons in a nursery setting.
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