Cozy Winter Reads for Kids

After a long day playing outside, it's great to cuddle up with a good book!

Updated January 5, 2026
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As warm as the sun
McMullan, Kate
Paper Book
French bulldogs Toby and Pinkie learn to live together and form a heartwarming friendship.
The bear's winter house
Yeoman, John.
Paper Book
The bear's plans go awry in this welcome paperback reissue of Quentin Blake's first full-color picture book, perfect for talking about sharing and the seasons   The bear is behaving very strangely indeed: collecting moss, logs, and...
Shoe dog
McDonald, Megan.
Paper Book
Shoe Dog loves to chew...well, shoes! But when his choice of chewables leads to trouble, a feline friend has a purr-fect solution. Shoe Dog likes to chew. And chew and chew. But he doesn't chew a boring old bone. Not a squeaky old toy. Not a smelly old sock. Nope. Shoe Dogs chews...
The house in the night
Swanson, Susan Marie.
Paper Book
This Caldecott Medal-winning picture book gets children ready for bed with rhythmic text and glowing illustrations that explore the warmth and light that makes us feel at home. "Here is the key to the house." Inside the house are nighttime things both...
A shell is cozy
Aston, Dianna Hutts
Paper Book
The newest entry in the bestselling Nature Books series by Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long, A Shell Is Cozy takes a gorgeous look at the fascinating world of shells. From land snails to sea scallops, giant clams to tiny dwarf shells, an incredible array of shells are...
Lost and found
Jeffers, Oliver
Paper Book
New cover reissue of this magical story from award-winning international bestselling picture book creator, Oliver Jeffers There once was a boy... and one day a penguin arrives on his doorstep. The boy decides the penguin must be lost and tries to return him. But no one seems...

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