Winter: A Folio Anthology, edited by Sue Bradbury, introduced by Susan Cooper, and illustrated by Petra Börner collects poetry, journal records, excerpts from fiction, and more that capture the feelings of winter in a lovely little volume that makes a nice gift. This volume features material from Hans Christian Andersen, Charlotte Brontë, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Robert Frost, Thomas Hardy, James Joyce, George Orwell, R.F. Scott, William Shakespeare, Alfred Tennyson, and Walt Whitman. The selections distill the essence of winter into universal truths reflecting the language and ideas of various eras. Börner’s illustrations perfectly complement the text and evoke the simple beauty of winter. ( )