Kids Winter Cozy Reads - Picture Books

"Snow falls, animals burrow, and children prepare for the wonders winter brings"--

"Claire can't wait to get out on the ice and skate, skate, skate! She's going to jump, leap, and twirl! Just you wait--pretty soon she'll be on TV and dazzling audiences everywhere. But when Claire and her mom arrive at the Ice Center for Claire's very first skating lesson, it's not everything Claire was dreaming it would be...In this humorous tale of expectation meets reality, Claire discovers beautiful performances require lots of skill, and it's...

A celebration of the winter solstice and the Yuletide season. As the sun set on the shortest day of the year, early people would gather to prepare for the long night ahead. They built fires and lit candles. They played music, bringing their own light to the darkness, while wondering if the sun would ever rise again. Written for a theatrical production that has become a ritual in itself, Susan Cooper's poem "The Shortest Day" captures the magic behind...

After hearing about winter from his friends, Hedgie the hedgehog tries to stay awake to experience its wonders.

"Bear and Wolf become unlikely companions one winter's evening when they discover each other out walking in the falling snow"--

When a mother bear tries to convince her little bear to go to sleep for the winter, little bear would rather stay awake and play, until a storm makes him reconsider.

A child plays in the snow and experiences the sensory joys of winter and independence.

"Picture book about friendship and belonging. When Stripes the mitten loses her partner and becomes a single mitten, she feels excluded by the other perfectly matching pairs. That is until one day the little girl asks the question, "why do mittens have to match?"" --

"An atmospheric tribute to the beauty of winter and its creatures. One red fox walks across the white snow—quietly stalking winter. Two ravens croak and gurgle—raucously talking winter. Three snowshoe hares hop on big paws—silently tracking winter. Four red squirrels feast at their midden full of cones—hungrily cracking winter. Wherever you look, another creature is making its mark on the snow-covered season. Inspired by the author’s years...