Find a Cozy Spot
We’ve Got Your Next Winter Reads Lined Up
Pull on a blanket and settle in. These winter reads wrap you in snowy wonder, mystery, and warmth. From quiet snowy afternoons to big blizzards and clever mysteries, each book on this list brings a different kind of winter experience you can enjoy with the family. If you decide to read one or all of them, leave your very own book review!
Picture Books
The Snowy Day
by Ezra Jack Keats
Peter wakes up to a world covered in fresh snow and spends the day exploring, making footprints, and playing with snowballs. The story captures the simple joy of a child’s first snowy day and how snow can make ordinary things feel new and special.
Owl Moon
by Jane Yolen
When a young girl and her father venture into the woods on a cold winter night to search for the elusive great horned owl, they learn about patience and how nature, frozen at night, is beautiful in its own way.
Extra Yarn
by Mac Barnett
Illustrated by Jon Klassen
Annabelle lives in a town “where everywhere you looked was either the white of snow or the black of soot from chimneys.” When she finds a box of never-ending yarn, she knits warm, colorful things for everyone in her gray, snowy town. This book celebrates how one small act can change a whole neighborhood.
Chapter Books
The Long Winter
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The sixth of nine books in the Little House series, The Long Winter follows Laura’s life in De Smet, South Dakota during the brutal winter of 1880 when relentless snow and blizzards trap the town, food runs low, and neighbors must rely on grit and cooperation.
Greenglass House
by Kate Milford
Over winter break, Milo and his parents are looking forward to a vacation by themselves at the dreamy Greenglass House, an inn where they live. But when belongings start disappearing, Milo finds himself at the heart of a mystery.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
by C.S. Lewis
The land of Narnia is frozen in eternal winter and under the power of the White Witch. That all begins to change when siblings Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie step through a wardrobe door.