Every year Tortoise sleeps through winter. He assumes he isn't missing much. Will Tortoise sleep through another winter, or will his friends convince him to stay awake and experience the frosty fun of winter?

"Which is worse, a long, cold winter, or a town filled with zombies?"--Provided by publisher.

Weather and creaking joints permitting, Jim Hawkins could be found every weekend sitting in the rocker outside the Manix store, whittling and spitting. Jim said hardly anything. Ever. That's how Henry Lancaster felt. Sure, he'd hear his grandfather talk to his grandmother fairly often - But Jim hardly said anything to anybody else. That all changed when he took Henry along on a scouting trip, and told his grandson how it was that winter of 1886 -...

Even though he doesn't like the cold snow, Hopper, a little hare, enjoys playing with a friend and the adventure of searching for food with his mother.

Lucy the field mouse's friends avoid going outdoors in winter until Lucy introduces the delights of skating.

"Snow falls, animals burrow, and children prepare for the wonders winter brings" --

When Maryann and Louie complain about the cold and snow, Grandpa tells them about the really cold winter of 1908.

Growing and harvesting an herb garden can be fun and oh so satisfying--even in the dead of winter.

Marco is a regular flamingo with one problem, he wants to be a winter bird. Watch what happens when he travels north for the winter. Sumario en español: Marco es un flamenco regular con un problema, él quiere ser un pájaro del invierno. Reloj qué sucede cuando él viaja al norte para el invierno.