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Magic Treehouse. Winter of the Ice Wizard by Mary Pope Osborne. Read to You by Erin Metcalf. Chapter one Winter Solstice. A cold wind rattled the window panes, but inside the house it was warm and cozy. Jack and any work making Christmas cookies with their mom, Jack, pressed a star shaped cookie cutter into the dough. Hey, it's snowing outside, said Anne. Jack looked out the window. Huge snowflakes were falling from the late afternoon sky. You want to go outside? Ask Danny. Not really. It will be dark soon, said Jack. That's right, said their mom. Today's the first day of winter. It's the shortest day of the year. Jack's heart skipped a beat. You mean it's the winter solstice, he said. Yes, said their mom. Any gasp? The winter solstice, she said. Yes. There, Mom said, puzzled. Jack and any looked at each other Last summer, Merlin, the magician, had called for their help on the summer solstice. Maybe he would need them again. Today, Jack put down the cookie cutter and wiped his hands on a towel. Actually, Mom, it might be fun to play in the snow for a few minutes, he said. Whatever you want, their mom said. Just dress warmly. I'll finish up with the cookies and put them in the oven. Thanks, said Jack. He and any race to the closet and pulled on their boots. They threw on jackets, scarves, gloves and caps. Be home before dark there, Mom said. We will call Jack by Mom. And he shouted. Jack! And any slipped out of their house into the snowy cold. Their boots squeaked as they ran across the white yard and headed toward the Fog Creek woods at the edge of the woods. Jack stopped. He couldn't believe how beautiful the trees looked. White powder covered the branches of the hemlocks and pines. Look, said Anne. She pointed to the two pairs of footprints that lead out to the road and then back into the woods. Somebody else has been here. It looks like they were walking out of the woods, but turned back, said Jack, Let's hurry. If the Magic Tree house had come back today, he didn't want anyone else finding. At first. A Jack and Annie walked quickly through the woods following the two sets of footprints