Winter days, especially snowy days, are great times to cuddle up in bed or on the couch under a blanket to read some wonderful books. Here are some favorite winter books to read with your child:
Carl’s Snowy Afternoon (Alexandra Day): The wordless adventures of a baby and her dog through their town on a snowy day.
Froggy Gets Dressed (Jonathan London): A favorite character is called back in the house to put on appropriate clothing for the snow.
Little Critter: Just a Snowy Day (Mercer Mayer): A favorite author shows one of our favorite character’s activities on a snowy day.
The Mitten and The Hat (Jan Brett): Two wonderful books that tell stories about animals in the snow. The beautiful illustrations include insights into what will come next.
The Missing Mitten Mystery (Steven Kellogg): After a day in the snow, a little girl and her dog retrace their activities looking for her missing mitten and imagining what animals could be using it for.
Owl Moon (Jane Yolen): The beautiful story of a little girl and her father going out owling on a snowy night.
Snow (Roy McKie): A beginner book written in Dr. Seuss-style showing fun things to do in the snow like snowball fighting, skiing, fort-building, and snowman-making.
Snow (Uri Shulevitz): A book with minimal words that shows a boy and his dog walking through a city transformed by a snowfall in spite of others predicting that the snowfall would not amount to anything.
Snow Bugs (David A. Carter): A fun pop-up book showing a variety of bugs taking part in winter activities.
Snowballs (Lois Ehlert): A simplistic story of snow family made out of various objects which is a great way for children to see how various objects can be used creatively.
The Snowman (Raymond Briggs): A wordless story of a boy’s adventures with a snowman who comes to life. There are various versions to choose from along with a magical, almost wordless movie.
Snowman’s Story (Will Hillenbrand): A wordless book that shows the adventures of a snowman which enables children to describe the pictures, pick out key points, read facial expressions, make predictions, etc.
Snow Sounds: An Onomatopoeic Story (David A. Johnson): A beautifully illustrated story told through the pictures and sounds of a snowy night.
The Snowy Day (Ezra Jack Keats): A classic book with simplistic drawings illustrating a child’s wonder on a snowy day.
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (Robert Frost): A beautiful illustration of a well-known poem.
Tacky and the Winter Games (Helen Lester): A great book to read during a year with winter Olympics!
Carol A. Walck, M.S., CCC-SLP