I don’t know about you but it’s getting cold here. While it’s not the coldest I have ever experienced (you don’t know cold until you are walking in -30 degree weather with a windchill that makes it -42 degrees to the school which is still open even when buses don’t run!), it is still cold enough to put on the Bing Crosby Christmas album, get some good books and snuggle on the couch with your child.

Winter time is always a great time to bring out those wonderful winter theme books that you have been saving all year. One of the new blogs I have been enjoying, Ohdeedoh.com,  has some suggestions for winter books that I think are great. I thought I would share them below plus add some of my own favorites that didn’t make it on their list. These books also make great read alouds.

Snowflake Bentley by Jaqueline Briggs Martin, Illustrated by Mary Azarian

Owl Moon by Jane Yolen

Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

Waiting for Winter by Sebastian Meschenmoser

Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost, Illustrated by Susan Jeffers

The Snow Day by Komako Sakai

The Mitten by Jan Brett

In My Dreams I Can Fly by Eveline Hasler, Illustrated by Kathi Bhend

I would also add these favorites of mine:

Snow by Uri Shulevitz

A Prairie Boy’s Winter by William Kurelek

Winter’s Gift by Jane Monroe Donovan

And finally, for the Canadians in the crowd (or those Canadian wanabees!), a couple of my new favorites . . 

A Porcupine in a Pine Tree by Helaine Becker and Werner Zimmermann

Singing Away the Dark by Caroline Woodward

I also love the TA novel, The Dark Is Rising. While it isn’t for all people, the mix of celtic/Arthurian legend and the winter solstice give a unique look at the winter season.

So grab a good book, a comfy chair, some hot chocolate and enjoy some of these wonderful winter tale’s to drive the cold winter away!

What do you think? What are your favorite wintry books to share? Let us know in the comments!

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