Books About Winter

Last updated: May 20, 2026

When the temperature drops and the weather drives you indoors, curl up with these wintery, non-holiday books that capture the season as typical in the Northern Hemisphere. These stories are full of snowy scenes, joyful traditions, and delicious foods of the chilly season. Some of these stories explicitly teach about this time of year; others just take place during winter. Either way, they all have major winter vibes. So, leave the puffer jackets and warm boots at the door, make some hot chocolate, grab a blanket, and celebrate the season with these wintery reads. For winter holiday picks, check out our Holiday Books for Kids, and for other seasonal reads, check out our Books About Fall list.

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A Snow Day for Amos McGee book cover: Old man Amos adds coal eye to snowman as friends elephant, turtle, and penguin look on

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A Snow Day for Amos McGee

age 3+

Zookeeper knits gifts for animals in sweet friendship tale.

Philip C. Stead Picture Book (2025)

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First Snow

age 3+

Young dog discovers snow is fun in cute, relatable story.

Peter McCarty Picture Book (2015)

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Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter book cover: Big sister and little brother dressed in coats, hats, and scarves walk down a hill with deer following

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Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter: Kenard Pak's Changing Seasons

age 3+

Gorgeous art of fall's shift to winter in comforting story.

Kenard Pak Picture Book (2017)

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Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring book cover: Black-haired boy and white dog walk up hill with winter scene behind them and spring scene in front

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Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring: Kenard Pak's Changing Seasons

age 3+

Cheery, calming walk from winter to spring with boy and dog.

Kenard Pak Picture Book (2020)

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Snow

age 3+

Words and artwork create a magical winter wonderland.

Cynthia Rylant Holiday (2008)

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Snow Dog, Go Dog

age 3+

Boy and dog play in the snow in fun rhyming book.

Deborah Heiligman Picture Book (2013)

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Snow Kid book cover: A "snow kid" stands on snowy ground, looking up, with twig arms held up; a red robin flies above the snow kid's left arm

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Snow Kid

age 3+

Snow kid discovers what growing up means in endearing tale.

Jessie Sima Picture Book (2025)

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The Snow Thief book cover: Orange squirrel holds nuts in a outdoor winter scene.

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The Snow Thief: The Leaf Thief, Book 2

age 3+

Squirrel learns how fun winter is in playful sequel.

Alice Hemming Picture Book (2024)

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Big Snow

age 4+

Delightful tale of a child eagerly awaiting first snowfall.

Jonathan Bean For Beginning Readers (2013)

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Skippyjon Jones: Snow What

age 4+

Skippyjon faces fear of fairy tales in warm, funny outing.

Judy Schachner Picture Book (2014)

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Snow

age 4+

Brings alive the pure wonder of snow.

Uri Shulevitz Picture Book (1998)

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The Old Sleigh book cover: A Black boy sits in a brown wood sleigh piled with firewood hitched to a horse with an adult Black man standing alongside

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The Old Sleigh

age 4+

Gorgeous art, acts of kindness in lovely, wintry tale.

Jarrett Pumphrey , Jerome Pumphrey Holiday (2025)

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The Snow Day

age 4+

Amazing artwork captures snow's wintry magic.

Komako Sakai Picture Book (2009)

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Toot & Puddle: Let It Snow

age 4+

Lovable tale of two friends full of holiday fun.

Holly Hobbie Holiday (2007)

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Vampirina in the Snow

age 4+

Vampire girl gives tips on how to have wintry fun outdoors.

Anne Marie Pace Picture Book (2018)

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Wolf in the Snow

age 4+

Girl rescues lost wolf pup in wordless tale of compassion.

Matthew Cordell Picture Book (2018)

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Alice in a Winter Wonderland book cover: Alaskan animals and visual references to the original book surround black-haired girl

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Alice in a Winter Wonderland

age 5+

Alaska-set, wildly fun remake of a beloved English fantasy.

Jan Brett Picture Book (2024)

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Jim Henson's Enchanted Sisters: Winter's Flurry Adventure

age 7+

Sweet adventure focuses on friendship and care of animals.

Elise Allen , Halle Stanford Fairy Tale (2014)

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Child in snow clothes looking through binoculars with polar bear behind him

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Middle School: Winter Blunderland: Middle School, Book 15

age 8+

Arctic research goes haywire in funny tween adventure.

James Patterson , Brian Sitts Adventure (2022)

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Of Sorcery and Snow: The Ever Afters, Book 3

age 8+

Magical, real worlds collide in action-packed sequel.

Shelby Bach Fantasy (2014)

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