This really an adorable story for the little ones. I would say ages 1 to 6. The pictures in the book are awesome. They really grab the kids attention. It is a very short story great for a bedtime story or just a few minutes of time with your child. 

The story is about Tortoise. It is winter time and Tortoise just wants to nap until Spring. Every time he thinks he has found a nice comfy spot the other forest animals are close by making a lot of noise. So poor Tortoise packs his stuff and moves to another place just to be awoken again by more forest animals playing.  Tortoise finds what he thinks is a perfect spot. It just happens to be a sled at the top of a hill. By the time Tortoise's ride to the bottom of the hill is over he is no longer sleepy and decides he loves winter. 

I received this book from the Author and Netgalley.com to read and review. 

This is a joyful, adorable illustrated picture book that brings a freshness to the traditional hymn. Three siblings (the middle child is a ginger) frolic in idealic scenes, as they enjoy all of nature (including the purple mountains).

I really enjoyed this picture book, and think that the illustrations are sure to appeal to young children. I've always loved this particular hymn, so I was happy to see how well suited the artwork is to the lyrics. The nocturnal animals that appear at the end, when the family is tucked into their tent, made it even more personal for me (living in Oregon, I smell skunks quite frequently as I'm out and about).

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2.5 stars. I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

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A nice little picture book, with charming and detailed illustrations, in which a carrot-hoarding rabbit learns that hoarding has poor results, and also that sharing is caring. The story isn't anything new, but it is presented in a cute way.

by Katy Hudson

Age range: up to 6 years old.

Rabbit is a hoarder. He can't help himself. He hides carrots in his burrow until there's no more room for a rabbit to live there. Thankfully he has very good friends who offer to share their homes with him, but one by one their homes are destroyed in catastrophes related to Rabbit's absurd amount of carrots...

Only when all of them are homeless and frozen under the rain, Rabbit realizes that maybe he has the solution just in front of his eyes. Sharing his carrots and his burrow feels so good!

The story is really sweet and the illustrations are incredibly beautiful. All the characters are so cute you feel like touching the page.

I received this copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.