Letter to the Lake

It is a cold winter day. Rosie and her mother need to get to school and to work, but the car won't start. As these everyday events transpire, Rosie begins to think about summer and the lake where she spends some time. In her mind, she begins to write a letter: "Dear Lake....Remember me, your friend Rosie?....Lake, I think of you all winter long..."Written by Susan Marie Swanson with illustrations by Peter Catalanotto, this will have readers thinking ahead to summer, even while winter still controls our daily activities. It was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award in 1999.