The Shortest Day

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Title

The Shortest Day

Creator

Cooper, Susan (author)
Ellis, Carson (illustrator)

Description

Carson's illustrations accompany the text of Cooper's poem "The Shortest Day," initially written for stage performances. The book explores the celebration of the year's shortest day in the past and in the present, showing many races, genders, and ages connecting with winter.

Publisher

Candlewick Press (publisher)
Walker Books Ltd (publisher)

Date

2019

Format

Print book (hardcover), 32 pages, colour illustrations, 9.38 x 0.39 x 10.63 in.

Type

Book

Language

language: English

Source

The Shortest Day.” Amazon.com, https://www.amazon.com/Shortest-Day-Susan-Cooper/dp/0763686980/. Accessed 26 February 2022.
The Shortest Day.” Candlewick Press, https://www.candlewick.com/cat.asp?browse=Title&mode=book&isbn=0763686980&pix=y. Accessed 26 February 2022.
Vera Hadzic (cataloguer, 2022)

Identifier

ISBN 9780763686987

Book Item Type Metadata

Original Format of Book

picture book

Character Type

group (characters)
human (secondary characters)

Race/Ethnicity

white, assumed (secondary characters)
Asian (secondary characters)
brown skin (secondary characters)

Gender Identity

girl/woman (secondary characters)
boy/man (secondary characters)

Citation

Cooper, Susan (author) and Ellis, Carson (illustrator), “The Shortest Day,” Windows and Mirrors: Diversity in Books for Young Readers, accessed December 26, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/windowsandmirrors/items/show/254.

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Item Relations

This Item is a work written by Item: Cooper, Susan
This Item is a work illustrated by Item: Ellis, Carson