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Wintercake by Lynne Rae Perkins

Wintercake

A Winter and Holiday Book for Kids

Lynne Rae Perkins

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 15, 2019

This cozy, gently humorous, and irresistible holiday tale from Newbery Medalist and New York Times-bestselling author Lynne Rae Perkins features universal themes of friendship, community, empathy, and generosity.

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Who it’s for
A gently funny holiday story finds warmth in traditions, friendship, and the occasional mistake.
Themes
Friendship and community, Holiday traditions, Mistakes can lead to good things
Genres
Christmas & Advent, Cooking & Food, Values & Virtues

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This cozy, gently humorous, and irresistible holiday tale from Newbery Medalist and New York Times-bestselling author Lynne Rae Perkins features universal themes of friendship, community, empathy, and generosity. Wintercake is a great pick for story times during the winter season. When Thomas misplaces the basket of dried fruit he needs to make his seasonal wintercake, friends old and new come together to save the day.

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Newbery Medalist and acclaimed picture book creator Lynne Rae Perkins weaves a delightful holiday tale full of surprises and gentle humor. Wintercake is a book about holiday traditions and why they matter. It’s also a story about making mistakes and how mistakes can sometimes lead to wonderful things. With colorful and detailed paintings depicting the winter forest and its animal inhabitants, this seasonal title is perfect for classroom and family sharing all year round.

Winter’s Gentle Turn

A gently funny holiday story finds warmth in traditions, friendship, and the occasional mistake.

Come here for

  • Gentle humor around holiday traditions and small mistakes
  • Colorful paintings of a winter forest and its animals

Expect

  • A cozy story of friends helping one another
  • A seasonal tale about generosity and unexpected good

Where it sits

Christmas & Advent75%
Values & Virtues44%
Cooking & Food33%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Baby Animals
  • Holiday & Celebration Stories
  • Christmas & Advent
  • Religious Holiday Stories
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  • Patriotic Holidays
  • Christian Animal Stories
  • Christian Emotions & Feelings
  • Christian Holiday Stories
Authors
Lynne Rae Perkins
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
October 15, 2019
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Friendship and community · Holiday traditions · Mistakes can lead to good things
Reading lane
Baby Animals