North for the Winter
$61.22
- Hardcover
352 pages
- Release Date
16 December 2025
Summary
From Pixar star animator Bobby Podesta comes a middle-grade classic holiday story about Virginia, a girl who must help one of Santa’s reindeer back to the North Pole before Christmas.
What would you think if you saw a reindeer fly? When this happens to Virginia, she isn’t sure what to do - she’s just lost her mom, she’s in a new city, and everything seems so hard. But when she reluctantly confesses what she saw to her neighbor, Benny, he’s convinced that flying reindeer can only mean …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250838230 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1250838231 |
| Author: | Bobby Podesta |
| Publisher: | Roaring Brook Press |
| Imprint: | First Second |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 16 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 855g |
| Dimensions: | 33mm x 161mm x 225mm |
| Audience Age: | 8 |
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Critics Review
“This story has all of the charm of a holiday TV special but feels original and fresh, with time-honored themes of friendship and belief… For -patrons looking for a heartwarming, comforting Christmas tale, this is perfection.” –School Library Journal, starred review
“Family, friendship, and shenanigan-filled bravery take flight in this Christmas tale.” –Kirkus
“Bobby’s storytelling talent, which I’ve long admired at Pixar, shines brightly in North for the Winter. This festive graphic novel is a delightful blend of adventure and heart.” –Lee Unkrich, Director of Coco
Bobby Podesta
Bobby Podesta has been drawing cartoons for longer than he can remember and published his first newspaper comic strip while still in high school. After attending college at CalArts, Bobby began working at Pixar Animation Studios, where he has contributed as an Animator, Story Artist, Supervising Animator, and Director on several of their films and series. North for the Winter is his graphic novel debut. Bobby lives in Oakland, California with his wife, daughter, son, some chickens, a spoiled cat, and a pretty cute dog. He still draws cartoons every day.
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