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Here are our favorite books about winter. These titles can be found in the Easy section of the library.
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Barn at Night
by Michelle Houts
When you grow up on a farm, adventures happen all day long-even at night! On a cold winter evening, a father and daughter go out to the barn and are welcomed with a warm scene. Who is awake, who is asleep, and who is just making their first appearance in the barn? Michelle Houts' lyrical poetry paired with Jen Betton's glowing watercolors create a warm and wonderful bedtime story-best shared together.
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Cold Turkey
by Corey Rosen Schwartz
This laugh-out-loud celebration of kindness follows Turkey as he shares his warm clothes with each of his barnyard friends until he's down to just his birthday suit and left wondering what a cold turkey is supposed to do!
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Winter Lullaby
by Dianne White
Geese are calling, a chilly wind is blowing, and the sky is turning gray. Winter is on its way. For Mama Bear and Small Bear, that means it's time to tuck into their den for a long sleep. But Mouse is scurrying by, and Chipmunk is still gathering nuts beside the lake. And look at Hare and Skunk, still romping through the leaves! Why can't Small Bear stay up, too?
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Go, Sled! Go!
by James Yang
An out-of-control sled filled with an elf, a bunny, a moose, a snowman and a baker with cakes speeds down the hill into more surprises in this hilarious and easy-to-read picture book for beginning readers.
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Cozy
by Jan Brett
The coat of a huge wooly musk ox named Cozy is the winter home for a growing number of Alaskan animals who mostly get along.
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Once Upon a Winter Day
by Liza Woodruff
Milo's mother is too busy to read him a story, so she sends him outside to play in the snow where he discovers a story of his own.
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The Snow Dancer
by Addie K. Boswell
Young dancer Sofia wakes up to a quiet, white world--it's a snow day! She makes her way outside to the neighborhood park, where a field awaits her, white and shining and open. It isn't long before the rest of the neighborhood wakes its sleepy head-and the other kids make their way to the park, scattering all of Sofia's beautiful silence. But with the help of a new young friend, Sofia is ready to show everyone what a snow dancer can do on a perfect day like this.
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A Polar Bear in the Snow
by Mac Barnett
Follow a magnificent polar bear through a fantastic world of snow and shockingly blue sea. Over the ice, through the water, past Arctic animals and even a human!
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One Snowy Morning
by Kevin Tseng
Two woodland friends, a squirrel and a chipmunk, encounter a snowman without recognizing it and use its top hat, carrot nose, and mittens as helpful objects that they turn into a rowboat, yummy soup, and funny fish puppets.
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A Hat for Mrs. Goldman: A Story About Knitting and Love
by Michelle Edwards
Little Sophia is making pom-poms to help Mrs. Goldman, who knits hats for everyone in the community. Sophia is challenged to overcome her own limited crafting abilities when she discovers that Mrs. Goldman does not have a hat of her own.
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A Day So Gray
by Marie Lamba
A winter's day is transformed from bleak to beautiful by warm friendship and a new perspective in a gentle story that encourages the appreciation and celebration of cozy pleasures and quiet joys.
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The Little Snowplow
by Lora Koehler
Joining a crew of oversized work trucks, a plucky little snowplow diligently builds up his strength and carefully trains to prove that he is able to tackle a big snowstorm.
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The Luckiest Snowball
by Elliot Kreloff
Befriending a snowball instead of throwing it, a little boy uses the snowball to make an angel, a fort, and a snowman before taking it home and putting it in the freezer. Later he takes it out only to observe the changing seasons before winter returns.
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When the Snow Is Deeper Than My Boots Are Tall
by Jean Reidy
Rhyming verses and cozy winter scenes celebrate the joys and excitement of a big snowfall. This story depicts a young girl who builds a snowman, makes snow angels and goes sledding before returning indoors for hot cocoa by the fire.
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Whose Footprints Are These?
by Gerda Muller
On a snowy winter's morning, footprints trace a path from an unmade bed, past discarded clothes, and breakfast dishes to the front door where they're joined by excited paw prints. But who is making the footprints and what are they doing?
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Malaika's Winter Carnival
by Nadia L Hohn
After moving from the Caribbean to a cold city in the north, young Malaika struggles to adapt to her blended family, a colder climate, and a culture where she does not speak the language. Her situation is further complicated by a very different Carnival celebration.
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I Wish It Would Snow!
by Sarah Dillard
When his determined wish for snow comes true, covering the forest in fluffy white, a little rabbit tucks into his cozy home before emerging in the morning to play outdoors with his woodland friends.
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Hello Winter!
by Shelley Rotner
Vibrant photographs of frozen wonderlands and cold-weather fun combine in a lively tribute to winter that follows a multicultural group of children as they share seasonal adventures from the winter solstice to the arrival of spring.
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