Title: Hello Winter

Written and Illustrated by: Jo Lindley

Published by: Harper Collins

This is another of the beautifully illustrated picture books in the Hello Seasons series about four friends who take it in turns throughout the year to wear the crown and lead the games they play. Now it is Winter’s turn but instead of passing her the crown, Autumn passes it to Spring instead.

As you can imagine Winter is very upset and trundles off to play her games by herself only to discover they are not as much fun when she has no one to play with. Her friends miss her and feel guilty about missing her turn. So they set about trying to find Winter, visiting all her favourite places to go.

They eventually find her sad and miserable on top of the Slippy Slopes. Their quest to find her is made more interesting with the addition of a map at the back and front of the book. The children are able to follow their route around the Season Isle, developing their comprehension skills.

This is a brilliant book to discuss friendship, takin git in turns and how it makes you feel when you are left out out. It encourages empathy and consideration. I found the children’s interactions and reactions to be realistic and the illustrations portray each character’s personality expertly.

Another magical book from author-illustrator Jo Lindley.

To read my review of Hello Summer by Jo Lindley go to: Book Review: Hello Summer

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I will like to thank Sarah Sleath for sending me a review copy. Thank you.