Seasons by the Lake: Adventures in Greenland

by Naja Lund Aparico, Alex Nees (Illustrator)

Overview

Spend a year experiencing the seasons in Greenland with two Inuit siblings

Brothers Minik and Nuka have a whole year of adventures ahead in Greenland, including finding ice shards from glaciers in the spring to picking crowberries during the summer when the sun barely sets.

The darkness of winter reveals Arsarnerit, or the Aurora Borealis, above as the two whisper about the Inuit myth behind the lights.

Greenlandic Inuk author Naja Lund Aparico combines a sweet sibling story with an exploration of the seasons in the Arctic featuring stunning illustrations by German and Choctaw illustrator Alex Nees that captures the sweeping landscape.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593695593
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	03/17/2026
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	40
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Naja Lund Aparico is a Greenlandic Inuk author with a background in international relations, and she is in the Institute of American Indian Arts' (IAIA) low residency MFA in Creative Writing program. Having grown up in Greenland, Naja now lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family.

Alex Nees is an illustrator of Choctaw and German descent. She spent her early years in California, before moving to the south of Germany with her family. She studied American literature and art history in Germany and the UK, following her love for storytelling and art. While at university, she taught herself how to illustrate and write for children. Alex currently lives in Denmark, with her daughter.