Henry Carter Hull

A child observes the coming of winter and its effects on the weather, animals, and plants. Includes suggestions for wintertime activities.

When Bear notices that winter is nearly here he hurries to tell Snail, after which each animal tells another until finally the already sleeping Bear is awakened in his den with the news.

The resident birds and animals react to a snowman appearing in their woods after a winter storm.

Despite their elaborate preparations for the winter, the animals and birds are delighted by a surprise banquet after a big snow.

Instead of being rescued from a plane crash, as in the author's book Hatchet, this story portrays what would have happened to Brian had he been forced to survive a winter in the wilderness with only his survival pack and hatchet.

Aging actress Elfrida Phipps agrees to accompany recent widower Oscar Blundell to his estate in rural Scotland, where they, along with an assortment of visitors, including Elfrida's relative Carrie Sutton, Carrie's teenage niece Lucy, and textile executive Sam Howard, help each other heal their broken hearts in the days before Christmas.

A snowman comes alive as the child building it adds pieces during the first ten days of winter.

"Beatrice the bunny wants to share winter with her best friend, Bear, but he will be busy hibernating"--

Presents a picture book about winter and friendship in which a bear named Chaucer, who knows he is supposed to be hibernating through the winter, stays awake so he does not miss out on any fun.

Brownie the groundhog encounters a fox while waiting for winter to be over, and through clever maneuvering--and tasty snacks--the two become friends.