Make the most of your time indoors with these winter living books, perfect for curling up on the couch next to the fire!

As winter’s chill settles in, it’s the perfect time to embrace the season with the cozy magic of living books. These enchanting stories capture the beauty, wonder, and joy of the colder months, turning them into a delightful learning experience. From snowy adventures to heartwarming tales, these winter books can bring the season to life and make it a memorable time for your family.
While living books primarily engage the mind, they can also inspire physical activity. Stories about outdoor adventures, winter sports, or exploring snowy landscapes like the ones listed below can motivate children to bundle up and experience the season firsthand, taking walks through the crunching snow, having snowball fights, making snowmen, and more! Encouraging physical activity during winter is essential for health and well-being, and these winter books can provide the spark needed to get moving.
The coldest season is of stark beauty, from icicles that glitter on branches to soft, powdery snow blanketing the ground. It’s no wonder that it has been the inspiration behind countless literature, poems, and paintings! Below, you will find many works that demonstrate winter’s beauty, such as the poetry of Robert Frost and classic literary works like The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. This can inspire your children to create poetry and stories of their own that celebrate winter’s atmospheric beauty!
So curl up with a mug of hot chocolate or peppermint tea and read with your family, embracing the wonders of winter books!
Picture Books
The Snowy DayThe Mitten
Snowflake Bentley
Katy and the Big Snow
Owl Moon
The Snowman
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
The Big Snow
White Snow, Bright Snow
Little Bear (An I Can Read Book)
Winter Eyes
Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold (Junior Library Guild Selection)
Snow, Snow
It’s Snowing! It’s Snowing!: Winter Poems (I Can Read Level 3)
Snow
Snow (I Can Read It All By Myself)
Snow Music
Snowmen at Night
Elementary, Middle, & Upper Grades
Snow TreasureMiracles on Maple Hill
Hans Brinker Or The Silver Skates
Mr. Popper’s Penguins
The Long Winter
Farmer Boy (Little House, 2)
The Magician’s Nephew (Book 1) (Narnia)
Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: A Celebration of the First Edition (Chronicles of Narnia, 2)
Stone Fox
Winter of the Ice Wizard (Magic Tree House: Merlin Missions Book 4)
Skating Shoes
The Mystery at the Crystal Palace (Nancy Drew, No.133)
The Magic School Science Reader: The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Snow (The Magic School Bus Science Reader)
Julie and the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, 1)
My Side of the Mountain
Caddie Woodlawn
Murder on the Orient Express(Chinese and English) (English and Chinese Edition)
Walden: or, Life in the Woods
Wuthering Heights (Macmillan Collector’s Library)
Great Expectations-Treasury of Illustrated Classics Storybook Collection
The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection (Wordsworth Box Sets)
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