A Winter Place

by Ruth Yaffe Radin, Mattie Lou O'Kelley (Illustrator)

A family carrying ice skates passes villages, farms, and forests on the way to a frozen lake high in the hills. Fifteen paintings accompany brief descriptive text.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Art

30 pages, Library Binding

First published June 1, 1982

Reviews

[Luisa Knight]

Read. This. Book.

I loved it! The color, the descriptive narrative, the Grandma Moses style of artwork, it all beautifully captures the essence of winter charm. Such a delightful, cozy read.

Ages: 2 - 8

Cleanliness: nothing to note.

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[Janet]

A beautiful folk art illustrated title done in 1982 that does not appeal to young of 2019. The illustrations were done by a 73 year old folk artist from Georgia with a national reputation. How wonderful to place that type of art in front of young children. The story line is about going to a remote mountain pond for wintertime activities, ice skating, ice fishing, and bonfires.

I love the line, “up where trees are free from curbs and corners”

This book was featured on the once popular program Reading Rainbow.

[Melki]

There's not much to this tale of a day spent ice skating and enjoying the wintry outdoors, however, if you're a fan of Mattie Lou O'Kelley's artwork, this one's a treasure.

[Janae]

I LOVE this book! It describes how to get to the secret "winter place," which is a frozen lake alive with people skating and ice fishing and sunken down in a hard to find valley. Our family had a secret orchard in CT that you had to hike into, so we know the joys of a secret "summer place."

[Jennifer Wilcox]

Beautifully filled with colorful paintings by Mattie Lou O'Kelley. After reading, Bailey and I went back to the beginning and played " I Spy" with each of the paintings of the towns and villages.

[Christy]

Kids look for an ice skating pond and find it.