Stacie read and liked Boof's review of Winter Shadow:

"What a wonderful children's book. It took me back to the sort of books I loved as a child.

Winter Shadow is a story about a girl and her Grandfather who live in a little house in a tiny village on the edge of a forest where the snow is kne...more What a wonderful children's book. It took me back to the sort of books I loved as a child.

Winter Shadow is a story about a girl and her Grandfather who live in a little house in a tiny village on the edge of a forest where the snow is knee-deep. Maria finds an abandoned wolf cub on the way to school one day and takes it home to warm it by the fire and look after it. What follows is a lovely tale about friendship and nurturing and fun. It might not end in the way that you think it will either.

I devoured this in one go last night and it brought back all the cosy feelings of being read to as a child. The illustrations are beautiful and really capture the magic of this little snowy village and Maria's companionship with her little wolf, Shadow. I didn't think they made 'em like this anymore. I am going to give this as a gift to my 6 year old neice and I just know she'll love it.(less) "