{"id":9374164484333,"title":"Winter Solstice Hill","handle":"winter-solstice-hill","description":"\u003ch6\u003eComing October 20. Pre-order today!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/cathy-stefanec-ogren\"\u003eCathy Stefanec Ogren\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/rebecca-evans\"\u003eRebecca Evans\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eLet's make this our special day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBundled in snow clothes, Ella waits to join Gramps on her first winter solstice adventure. They go up Winter Solstice Hill, where they will pick a holiday tree and Ella will get to partake on the family tradition for the first time: making a wish on the winter solstice star. 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Winter Solstice Hill

Coming October 20. Pre-order today!

By: Cathy Stefanec Ogren / Illustrated by: Rebecca Evans

Let's make this our special day.

Bundled in snow clothes, Ella waits to join Gramps on her first winter solstice adventure. They go up Winter Solstice Hill, where they will pick a holiday tree and Ella will get to partake on the family tradition for the first time: making a wish on the winter solstice star. But when clouds hide the solstice star, Ella worries she will miss out on this important family tradition.

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spread from 'Winter Solstice Hill' with a girl and her grandpa and their dog taking a deep breath at the top of a hill on a snowy day.

Cathy Stefanec Ogren, author

As a child, Cathy Stefanec Ogren spent her time scripting plays for her neighborhood friends and persuading parents to come and watch with the promise of Oscar-winning performances. As a grown-up, she became a teacher and a school librarian, before turning her attention to writing. Cathy is the author of PEW! The Stinky and Legen-Dairy Gift from Colonel Thomas S. Meacham, and The Little Red Chair. She now resides with her husband in New Hampshire.

Read more about Cathy.


Rebecca Evans, illustrator

Rebecca Evans started drawing as soon as she could hold a crayon. She has a BA in visual art from Messiah College, with a concentration on drawing and illustration, and has worked as an artist and designer. She is the author-illustrator of Alone Like Me and If You Ever Meet a Skeleton, and has also illustrated many picture books, including Baby's Opposites and All Will Be Well. Rebecca lives in Maryland with her husband and four young children.

Read more about Rebecca.

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Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62354-795-0

Ages: 4–8
Page count: 32
10 x 8

Publication date: October 20, 2026