The Shortest Day - Hardcover Picture Book mouse house Dez is told she can’t

Dez is told she can’t stay with her anymore

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The Shortest Day - Hardcover Picture Book mouse house Dez is told she can’tWritten by Susan Cooper & illustrated by Carson Ellis In this seasonal treasure, Newbery Medalist Susan Coopers beloved poem heralds the winter solstice, illuminated by Caldecott Honoree Carson Elliss strikingly resonant illustrations. So the shortest day came, and the year died . . . As the sun set on the shortest day of the year, early people would gather to prepare for the long night ahead. They built fires and lit candles. They played music,