Kate, Who Tamed The Wind Hardcover – February 6, 2018 by Liz Garton Scanlon (Author), Lee White (Illustrator) ( Schwartz & Wade )

The layered, cumulative text in this charming story evokes the gusting, swirling, recursive patterns of wind. Perhaps the hardest thing to do in writing a fiction picture book for young audiences is to incorporate long passages of time. In this case, Scanlon's lyrical, lilting language pairs with White's illustration and clever page layouts to allow even the youngest to sense the passing of years, even decades, within the covers of this picture book.

The light touch of science within the actual text is handled with a master's touch, and the back-matter-science about trees as windbreaks makes this a valuable resource for older readers, too.

About the Author

Liz Garton Scanlon is the author of many children's picture books, including the Caldecott Honor Book All the World and Happy Birthday, Bunny, which Publishers Weekly called "as memorable and heartfelt as a birthday book gets." Liz lives in breezy, beautiful Austin, Texas, with her husband and her two daughters, who all love flying kites. Follow Liz on Twitter at @LGartonScanlon and visit her at lizgartonscanlon.com.

Lee White is the illustrator of many books for children, including I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosín, winner of the Pura Belpré Award; The Lost Track of Time by Paige Britt; Arctic White by Danna Smith; and, most recently, Emma and the Whale by Julie Case. He lives with his wife and son in Portland, Oregon, where the wind makes his umbrella useless when it rains. Follow Lee on Twitter at @Art_Lee_White or visit him at leewhiteillustration.com.