Stína

This little book from Finland was hiding quietly on our picture book shelves for a year without my noticing! But I spotted its narrow blue spine, pulled it out, and discovered that it's lovely. A familiar tale of a girl drawn by her friends into trying something (in this case the cold outdoors) she didn't think she liked, it's made special by the funny, intricate pen-and-ink drawings, and by Stína's equally funny and intricate schemes to keep herself warm. (Ages 3 to 7)