There’s just something so welcoming about winter-themed picture books!
Stories about polar bears, penguins and other winter creatures; stories about the changes of the season; stories about playing in the snow, going sledding, snuggling up by a roaring fire…
Here, in no particular order, are some of my favourite wintry reads:
Singing Away the Dark by Caroline Woodward, illus. Julie Morstad
Little Cub by Olivier Dunrea
Chilly Milly Moo by Fiona Ross
Snowballs by Lois Ehlert
The Mitten by Jan Brett
Red Sled by Lita Judge
A Bedtime for Bear by Bonnie Becker, illus. Kady MacDonald Denton
The Snowman by Raymond Briggs
Bear Has a Story to Tell by Philip C. Stead, illus. Erin E. Stead
I Am Small by Emma Dodd
Flora and the Penguin by Molly Idle
Forever Friends by Carin Berger
City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Willems, illus. Jon J. Muth
Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett, illus. Jon Klassen
One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo, illus. David Small
Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers
No Two Alike by Keith Baker
Iris and Isaac by Catherine Rayner
Stella, Queen of the Snow by Marie-Louise Gay
Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson, illus. Jane Chapman
Ten on the Sled by Kim Norman, illus. Liza Woodruff
Baby Penguins Everywhere! by Melissa Guion
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner, illus. Christopher Silas Neal
Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit: A Book of Changing Seasons by Il Sung Na
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Thanks for including Baby Penguins Everywhere!
— from a fellow guinea-pig owner 🙂
Thank you so much for commenting– you’re so welcome!! Your picture book is absolutely lovely and one I adore reading to the kiddos during storytime! 🙂