The Shortest Day Cassandra Calin and that there are many

and that there are many ways to be a gifted communicator

a story about learning to love yourself exactly as you are

an unexpected dark force appears

they are in search of new friends—but what they discover is a lot more like enemies

The Shortest Day Cassandra Calin and that there are manyIn 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, bringing their own light to the darkness, while wondering