Review of The Little Ghost Quilt’s Winter Surprise

The Little Ghost Quilt’s Winter Surprise  The Little Ghost Quilt’s Winter Surprise
by Riel Nason; illus. by Byron Eggenschwiler
Primary    Tundra    48 pp.
8/25    9781774885376    $18.99
e-book ed.  9781774885383    $10.99

The main character from The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt loves “flying outside in the wintertime.” Unfortunately, it is too cold for his ghost-sheet friends to join him. When the ghost quilt discovers December holiday decorations in the human neighborhood one evening, he is inspired to bring winter fun inside to enjoy together with his friends. Nason’s calm, evocative text embraces the little ghost quilt’s contemplative nature, while Eggenschwiler’s sepia and grayscale illustrations match the winter setting with touches of color in the quilt and in the decorations reflecting the season’s sense of warmth and wonder.

From the November/December 2025 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

Cynthia K. Ritter
Cynthia K. Ritter

Cynthia K. Ritter is managing editor of The Horn Book, Inc. She earned a master's degree in children's literature from Simmons University. She served on the 2019 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award committee.

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