Litwin, Megan. Twinkle, Twinkle, Winter Night. Nneka Myers, Illus. Clarion, 11/2022. [36]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Preschool – 3. $18.99. 978-0-35-857204-6. HIGH ADDITIONAL.
Using the rhyming pattern of the song “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” a Black family enjoys a snowy evening by ice skating and looking at the lights in their town. This will make a great choice for storytime, because of the predictable rhyming pattern, and the depiction of Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa lights in the town windows, without spelling out which holidays are being celebrated. The deeply colored digital illustrations show an ethnically diverse, snow-covered town at night, with people who resemble animated cartoon characters.
Penny Peck—San Jose State University iSchool