Where the Deer Slip Through

Written by Katey Howes & illustrated by Beth Krommes

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4 - 8

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Jun 3, 2025

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What's This Book About

Publisher Summary

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.

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The Creatives Behind the Book

Author

Katey Howes

KATEY HOWES is proud to be a geek. She loves physics and biology, reads everything from classic children’s lit to modern neuroscience, and has strong opinions about commas. A former physical therapist specializing in brain injury, Katey now divides her time between writing and raising kids with a love of books. In addition to her own blog about raising readers, Katey is a team member at All the Wonders and contributor to websites like The Nerdy Bookclub and Multicultural Parenting. Katey is a member of SCBWI and is very active in the kidlit community. Find her online at kateyhowes.com, on Twitter@kateywrites, and on Instagram @kidlitlove.

Illustrator

Beth Krommes

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 “Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature” by Joyce Sidman. Beth lives with her family in Peterborough, New Hampshire, where she listened to recordings of rain while she worked on this book.