TY - BOOK AU - Cooper,Susan AU - Ellis,Carson TI - The shortest day SN - 9780763686987 PY - 2019/// CY - Somerville, Massachusetts PB - Candlewick Press KW - Winter solstice KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Winter KW - Juvenile poetry KW - Stories in rhyme KW - lcgft KW - Picture books N2 - "A celebration of the winter solstice and the Yuletide season. As the sun set on the shortest day of the year, early people would gather to prepare for the long night ahead. They built fires and lit candles. They played music, bringing their own light to the darkness, while wondering if the sun would ever rise again"-- ER -