Winter & Snow in Picture Books

Winter is the Warmest Season by Lauren Stringer

• Pub Date: 2006 
• Minnesota author tells all the reasons why winter is toasty warm.

First Day of Winter by Denise Fleming

• Pub Date: 2005
• See also: POC on the Cover 
• A snowman comes alive. 

Soup Day by Melissa Iwai

• Pub Date: 2010
• A mother and child make soup on a snowy day. Includes recipe. 

Cold Snap by Eileen Spinelli

• Pub Date: 2012
• A community comes together during a particular cold stretch of winter. 

Snow by Cynthia Rylant

• Pub Date: 2008 
• Celebrates snow.

A Perfect Day by Carin Berger

• Pub Date: 2012
• One day of snowy fun. 

Snow Sounds by David Johnson

• Pub Date: 2006 
• See also: Onomatopoeia 

Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter by Kenard Pak

• Pub Date: 2017
• A late fall day turns to winter with an overnight snow. 

Waiting for Winter by Marsha Diane Arnold

• Pub Date: 2016
• Friends are impatient for snow, but they just have to wait. 

One-Dog Sleigh by Mary Cassanova

• Pub Date: 2013
• See also: Onomatopoeia
• A girl and her dog go for a ride in their sleigh and get more passengers than they bargained for.  

Mimi and Bear in the Snow by Janee Trasler 

• Pub Date: 2014
• See also: Stuffed Animals, Playing Outside 
• Mimi loses bear one winter day. 

Chirri and Chirra: The Snowy Day

• Pub Date: 2017
• See also: Imported/Translated
• Two little girls have a magical adventure on the first snowy day of the year. 

Bear and Chicken by Jannie Ho

• Pub Date: 2017
• See also: Misunderstandings, Cooking 
• A bear finds a chicken frozen solid outside on a cold winter day and tries to help.

Winter-related posts from Proper Noun Blog:

• Cold Snap 
• Winter in Minneapolis 
• Winter in Minneapolis, Part 2