Where the Deer Slip Through - by Katey Howes (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Discover the wonder that wildlife brings to a small woodland farm in this "atmospheric...lilting" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) cumulative picture book with stunning scratchboard illustrations from Caldecott Medalist Beth Krommes.

This is the hedge that grew and grew.
The wall of stone a bit askew.
This is the gap where the deer slip through,
when the sky is still more pink than blue...

Throughout the course of a beautiful summer day, from sunrise to moonrise, a host of animals find their way through a gap in the hedge, bringing the farm to life.

Review Quotes

Striking scratchboard spreads show a farm surrounded by rolling hills and dense woods as Caldecott Medalist Krommes uses her signature medium . . . to create atmospheric illustrations that pulse with dramatic contrast.--Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW "3/24/2025"

About the Author

Katey Howes (1977-2024) was an award-winning poet and author of picture books including Woven of the World; Rissy No Kissies; A Poem Grows Inside You, a Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Honor Book; and Be a Maker, a recipient of the International Literacy Association's Social Justice Literature Award. She was a passionate crafter, a frequent contributor to parenting, literacy, and STEAM websites, and she especially loved working to restore native plants to the woods and wetlands around her Pennsylvania home.

Beth Krommes received the Caldecott Medal in 2009 for The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson. She has illustrated a number of other highly acclaimed picture books, including Blue on Blue by Dianne White and Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature by Joyce Sidman. Beth lives with her family in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Visit her at BethKrommes.com.