Now in paperback--the Newbery Award-winning tale of a street boy who endures life as the prince's whipping boy until they both are taken hostage and must swap identities. An ALA Notable Children's Book and "School Library Journal" Best Book. Illustrations.

Well-loved, bestselling poet Douglas Florian will melt everyone's doubts about Mother Nature's chilly grip with 28 winter-inspired poems accompanied by his crisp, trademark watercolor illustrations.