★"Wind’s lightly fictionalized version of the 1993 incident wherein a community stood up to bigotry… is conveyed with lyrical simplicity....The visual treatment here is particularly striking—Caldecott Medalist Zelinsky’s vibrant digital art… emphasize[s] fraught emotions in this moving historical tale that encourages taking a stand."
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
On a block dressed up in Red and Green
one house shone Blue and White.
It's a holiday season that both Isaac, whose family is Jewish, and Teresa, whose family is Christian, have looked forward to for months! They've been counting the days, playing in the snow, making cookies, drawing (Teresa) and writing poems (Isaac). They enjoy all the things they share, as well as the things that make them different.
But when Isaac's window is smashed in the middle of the night, it seems like maybe not everyone appreciates difference."
Inspired by a true story, this is a tale of a community that banded together to spread light."
★"Wind’s lightly fictionalized version of the 1993 incident wherein a community stood up to bigotry… is conveyed with lyrical simplicity....The visual treatment here is particularly striking—Caldecott Medalist Zelinsky’s vibrant digital art… emphasize[s] fraught emotions in this moving historical tale that encourages taking a stand."
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
★"A strong addition to holiday stories, one that can be reread and rediscovered many times and whose theme of community support and friendship is appropriate year-round."
—School Library Connection, starred review
★"Captures the celebratory joys of the season."
—Horn Book, starred review