Winter is special in every way, a time for family, sharing, and play. Emma Dodd takes one fox family through the whole season: curled together in the warm dark of the den with the snow-bright world showing through the opening, out across the drifts at dusk under a rose pink sky, and out again after dark through a wood of white birch trunks with the stars thick overhead. Winter is laughter and twinkling lights, with days that are short and long cozy nights.

Dodd's method is what makes these books work on a small child. The fox is a single bold orange shape against deep navy and clean white, so a two year old reads the picture instantly, and the rhyme is short enough to finish before anyone squirms. Metallic foil runs through the pages and catches the light as they turn, which is usually the moment a toddler decides this is the book.

It ends where the whole Love You series ends up: Winter is wonderful, the best time of year. A time to show love to those we hold dear. A small square hardcover for a stocking, a gift bag, or the shelf beside the crib.