(2) K-3 Corita Kent's "Rainbow Swash" is a long-familiar sight to Boston commuters, splashed across an enormous natural gas tank alongside Interstate 93, but her bold, bright, and devout serigraphs were everywhere in the 1960s and 1970s. Corita is an apt choice for Winter's ­hagiographic leanings and iconographic style; see, for example, her previous picture-book biographies of Georgia O'Keeffe (rev. 9/98), Hildegard of Bingen (rev. 9/07), and Zaha Hadid (rev. 9/17). As ever, Winter's focus is on the art and the inspiration it both requires and bestows. As a teaching nun in Los Angeles, Corita taught her students to look closely everywhere, to find the sacred in the mundane, as in her famous that they may have life, which pairs a close-up view of a Wonder Bread label with a quote from Gandhi about the presence of God in bread. Winter's own modest, miniaturist style contrasts well with her depictions of Corita's ­exuberant splashes and swashes and scrawls, and the joyful creativity of both artists is palpable. Appended are Corita's (terrific) ten rules for her students, a bit about her conflicts with the Church, and a brief ­bibliography.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2021

(3) K-3 Written with her customary succinct text and illustrated with simple yet eloquent acrylics, Winter recounts the Williams sisters' tennis careers, from childhood practices in Compton, California, to international championships. It is clear that their paths have not been easy, and the sustenance of their sororal bond is appropriately invoked and celebrated in this tribute. Bib.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(2) K-3 Growing up in Baghdad, Zaha Hadid's (1950–2016) love for math allowed her to see the world through a unique lens; her creative thoughts inspired her to become an architect, and she went on to design extraordinary and unusual structures. Winter's rich-hued, multilayered illustrations visually unite readers with the spirit of Hadid's creations. Back matter includes a pictorial list of Hadid's structures and a brief author's note. Bib.

Reviewer: Aishah Abdul-Musawwir | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2017

(2) K-3 Polar bear Nanuk shows her cubs the ways of her "quiet white world." But there is cause for concern: "The ice is melting. The sea is rising. Soon there will be no place to hunt." The story, illustrated in Winter's recognizable precise style, ends with Nanuk's hopeful dream. The fluid, well-paced text, with its unapologetically environmentalist message, is written in simple, declarative sentences.

Reviewer: Sam Bloom | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2016

(2) K-3 This picture book introduces two Pakistani children who fought for peace and justice and suffered violence: one side is Malala Yousafzai's story; flip it for Iqbal Masih's. Iqbal was killed in 1995; Malala was shot by the Taliban (but survived) in 2012 "for speaking out for the right of girls to attend school." A great place to begin a young activist's education.

Reviewer: Robin L. Smith | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2014

(2) K-3 Joseph Cornell was a unique twentieth-century artist best known for his work in assemblage. Winter emphasizes the whimsy of Cornell's tiny enclosed worlds while quietly working in biographical details. Digital illustrations resembling cut paper jibe with the subject matter, as images are combined and assembled (often within neat boxes) on clean pages to enlarge ideas in the spare prose. Bib.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2014

(2) K-3 Winter focuses on Henri Matisse's later life, during which the painter took up collage and discovered the magic he could make with scissors. Winter's text is straightforward and unflowery, and she includes quotes from the artist regarding this revelation. Winter relies, successfully, on the strength of her own art to capture the essence of Matisse's; cut paper is integrated into the illustrations.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2013

(2) PS When young prehistoric Kali receives a bow to practice hunting, he puts it to his mouth, plucks the string, and creates music that draws the wild animals to him--and charms his companions, who declare Kali a shaman. Winter's illustrations employ the flat, elemental forms of cave art in this interesting visit to the might-have-been.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2012

(2) K-3 In this tranquil picture book biography, the theme of persistence shapes spare, inviting text, which takes Goodall from backyard observations to scientific study of chimpanzees in Tanzania. Winter's signature stylized paintings show the jungle in cool blues and greens. Overall the volume gives an accurate, visually appealing account of Goodall's discoveries and her transition from watching chimpanzees to campaigning to save them.

Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2011

(3) K-3 Luis loves books; in fact his house is filled with them. So many books ought to be shared, which is what Luis does. With the help of two burros, Luis takes his stories to the rural villages of Colombia. Winter's acrylic paint with pen-and-ink illustrations are reliably wonderful. The book not only honors its real-life subject but is also a love letter to librarians.

Reviewer: Tim Wadham

(2) K-3 After Nasreen's parents disappeared, the little girl "never spoke a word." Her grandmother takes her to a secret school for girls, where for months Nasreen remains silent. Winter's text is elegantly and eloquently spare; her reminder that education is a privilege worth fighting for is a powerful one. The accompanying acrylic paintings use many patterns and colors representative of Afghani fabrics.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2009

(3) K-3 This picture book biography celebrates Wangari Maathai, Nobel Prize–winning environmentalist and founder of Kenya's Green Belt Movement. Winter's lyrical main text gives readers a sense of the woman ("Wangari lives under an umbrella of green trees..."); an appended author's note is more factual. The accompanying brightly patterned and cleanly composed acrylic illustrations beautifully display Maathai's spirit and determination.

Reviewer: Chelsey Philpot

(2) K-3 "Pale Male" and his mate became the first red-tailed hawks to nest in Manhattan. Winter's concise text is easily understood, though marred by a typo (musuem). She weaves in intriguing details of both animal and human behavior. All is appealingly visualized in her clean signature style, the flat, stylized forms arranged with a graphic skill that clarifies action and enhances drama.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2007

(4) K-3 New immigrant Angelina yearns for her Jamaican home. Participating in a Carnival parade helps her feel like New York is her "island in the sun." The conclusion is too tidy and the contrast between new life and old overly sentimentalized. But Angelina's story should help children gain appreciation for the adjustment new immigrants must make.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2007

(2) K-3 Winter's picture book describes Alia Muhammad Baker's attempt to save her library's collection when war comes to the Iraqi city of Basra in 2003. The illustrations represent the terrors of war realistically but not graphically. This tale provides a good way to talk about war and demonstrates the quiet heroism of fighting for something important without using violence.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2005

(4) K-3 Stranded in New York City by the September 11 terrorist attacks, two sisters from South Africa turn the 2,400 roses they had intended to display at a flower show into a public memorial to the fallen towers. Winter's spare handwritten text and restrained art, with its judicious use of black-and-white and color, dignifies this moving, if rather thin, anecdote of hope in the face of tragedy.

Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann

(3) K-3 Every year, Don Pedro and his sons create papier-mâché skeletons (calaveras) for el Día de los Muertos. On festival day, an alphabetical procession of skeletons marches across the pages, from ángel to zapatero. The effective illustrations' black backgrounds accentuate the colorfully clothed white skeletons. An alphabet glossary translates the Spanish words; an author's note provides more background on the Mexican festival and the real Don Pedro.

Reviewer: Tim Wadham

(2) K-3 A brief author's note explains that the Basotho women in southern Africa paint their houses as a form of prayer to their ancestors for rain. Young Elsina longs to paint pictures on her own house and finally gets her chance when her father adds on another room for an expected baby. The story is elegant in its simplicity, and Winter frames the square pages with geometric folk art-like borders, echoing the designs Elsina paints.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2004

(2) K-3 This small, square book manages to subtly evoke Potter by mimicking the format and design of her books and including small visual details that may only be noticed by true Potter devotees. Told in the first person with direct quotes in italics, the text offers a brief glimpse of this beloved picture book creator. Winter depicts objects of a Victorian childhood in a contemporary style that allows for more immediate empathy from child readers. Bib.

Reviewer: Lolly Robinson | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2003

(2) K-3 Niño wants a mask to wear to his village fiesta; if he had one, perhaps he'd be the one to capture the jaguar, thus ensuring an abundant corn crop. After watching the mask maker at work, Niño carves and paints a mask and, sure enough, becomes the hero of the day. This affectionate portrayal of a Mexican tradition is told in dialogue balloons in partnership with the art, which makes the meanings of the Spanish words clear. Glos.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2003