8 Children’s Books to Celebrate Winter

With seasons changing, a little boy reminisces about summer and begins dreading the upcoming arrival of winter. When winter finally arrives, he watches the leaves fall, snuggles on the couch, and splashes in puddles realizing that winter isn’t so bad after all.

After getting dressed in her warmest clothes, Lina begins walking through the snow to her grandmother’s house to help make their family’s favorite recipe. Since Lina’s grandmother is losing her eyesight, she begins to wonder how she’ll know it has snowed outside. Along the way Lina begins to listen and count all the ways that her grandmother could hear snow.

When a huge snowstorm hits the city, one little girl is glad there is no electricity, so that everyone will slow down and enjoy the snow. With no phone, computers, or even television, this family enjoys some quality time eating takeout by candlelight, sleeping under blanket forts, and waking up to a winter wonderland outside.

As two siblings take a nice walk through the woods, they notice and greet all the changes occurring as winter approaches. From birds preparing to migrate, to longer evenings filled with the light of the north star, these siblings welcome winter’s arrival.

Residents at Juniper Court Apartments find alternative ways to light up all of their cultural celebrations with a special candle that brings unity. From Havdalah, Saint Lucia Day, to Kwanzaa, this candle is passed from family to family celebrating a variety of holiday traditions.

Against their parents advice, Pauline and her brother John-John decide to set up a lemonade stand on a cold winter day. As business slows down in the snowy weather, Pauline and John-John get creative with their marketing strategies.

As winter approaches and the days become shorter and shorter, people come together to dance and sing the darkness away. On the shortest day, or winter solstice, they place lights in winter trees and build campfires to light up the sky until the sun rises again.

Every day, a little girl visits her favorite places in the woods to watch as the season changes before her eyes. With patience and careful observation the little girl watches as the sun sets earlier, temperatures begin to drop and animals search for food for winter.