Over the River and Through the Wood

In a fresh and colorful staging of the seasonal song, two siblings make a snowy sleigh journey to their grandmother’s house, encountering friendly woodland animals en route. Randall blends the snow’s white with warmer colors that suit a book about making merry: ruby and sienna in the trees’ bark, the siblings’ sleigh, and the little horse that pulls it. Amethyst mountains rise above the scenes, and Grandmother’s house is a welcoming blue. The children and their parents, grandmother, and her bearded companion sit down for a festive Thanksgiving meal, joined by the horse and their new animal friends. Randall brings a feeling of abundance to the occasion. Ages 3–7.[em] (Aug.) [/em]