In a sweet rhyming tale, a young child’s first skating adventure on a frozen pond ends with a cozy bedtime story.

Tap and step, then slide and turn. Whoops! Fall down. That’s how we learn. On a brisk winter’s day, the frozen pond is crisscrossed by figure skaters, hockey players, new skaters, and old pros, all gliding across the ice.

It’s time to bundle up, lace your skates, and give it a try — then head inside for cocoa and snacks when your cheeks grow rosy and your toes are cold. Back at home, warm bedtime rituals make for the end of a perfect day. But when darkness falls at the pond, who will come out to skate?

• Sarah Sullivan returns to the picture book format with a rhyming text highlighting a start-to-finish day of fun skating on a pond. 
• Madeline Valentine's charming art gives new readers plenty of details to pick out as they watch the hockey players, figure skaters, and curious woodland animals creeping into the scene. 
• The book ends with a cozy bedtime scene and a glowing nighttime glimpse of critters enjoying the pond.