Littles - Winter Picture Books

Updated March 21, 2026
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A city full of Santas
Ho, Joanna
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, Joanna Ho, comes a fun and festive holiday story about a little girl's enthusiastic hunt for the real Santa in a city that's bustling with joy. One little girl has always hoped to...
Snow falls
Gardner, Kate (Children's author)
Paper Book
An introduction to the magic, beauty and fun of snow for very young readers, perfect for fans of Ezra Jack Keats' classic The Snowy Day. Snow softens, snow tricks, snow tracks, snow glows and snow snows and snows and snows, transforming a small village into a winter...
Winter lullaby
White, Dianne
Paper Book
Rendered with reassuring words and pastoral scenes, this soothing lullaby of a story is sure to settle even the most restless of cubs. Mouse is rushing to her nest. In soft, dry grasses she will rest. Geese are calling, a chilly wind is blowing,...
Winter is here
Henkes, Kevin.
Paper Book
This picture book about winter celebrates the sights, sounds, and smells of the season. From Caldecott Medalist and Newbery Honor author Kevin Henkes and acclaimed painter Laura Dronzek, the bestselling and award-winning creators of seasonal favorites When Spring Comes and In...
Bright winter night
Brydon, Alli
Paper Book
The forest calls, and creatures come: big and small, one by one. They sense there is a task to do as night descends, replacing blue. On one bright winter night, a group of woodland creatures emerges from the forest. Despite their differences...
Winter solstice wish
Fox, Kate Allen
Paper Book
On the shortest day of the year, people reach out for light--and one another--in this luminous, lyrical winter solstice story. Today we stretch the daylight as much as we can, trying to make it last. On the shortest day of the year, when daylight slips by like sand through one's...
Winter moon song
Brooks, Martha
Paper Book
Have you ever seen the rabbit-in-the-moon? Folktales from many cultures explain how the rabbit came to be there. When award-winning novelist Martha Brooks heard one such tale, she was inspired to write her own lovely story about a little rabbit who finds a special way to brighten the darkest...
Winter is wonderful
Dodd, Emma
Paper Book
A sweet, snowy celebration of the festive season from the beloved creator Emma Dodd We snuggle together under the stars, and we are reminded how lucky we are. An adorable fox family embraces the joy of being together during the most...
Hiro, winter, and marshmallows
Schneider, Marine
Paper Book
 "Warmhearted . . . memorable . . . [a] work of thoughtful exploration." -- Publishers Weekly (STARRED REVIEW) A dreamlike tale about a bear, a boy, and the conversation they share one snowy evening. ​Hiro is a bear too...
Bear and Bird winter wonderland adventure
Lambert, Jonathan
Paper Book
A delightful picture book with exciting peep-through pages revealing winter finds for kids to spot. Join Bear and his best friend Bird, as they embark on their next exciting adventure as the forest turns to snow and ice and they must prepare for their winter sleep. Children aged...
The little ghost quilt's winter surprise
Nason, Riel
Paper Book
The little ghost quilt loves being out in the cold. For once, he doesn't overheat, and he likes how the snowflakes make his patches look polka-dotted. His friends, who are sheets, get too cold in the winter weather and have to stay inside, but the little ghost quilt doesn't mind. He enjoys slowly...
Sleep tight farm : a farm prepares for winter
Doyle, Eugenie
Paper Book
A captivating exploration of how a family gets a farm ready for the snow of winter, Sleep Tight Farm lyrically connects each growing season to the preparations at the very end of the farm year. This beautiful and informative book paints a fascinating picture of what winter means to...
A little like magic
Kurpiel, Sarah
Paper Book
Winner of the Schneider Book Award and glistening with winter charm, this is an exhilarating, tender story of pushing past your comfort zone and finding inspiration in art and natural beauty. Our young narrator doesn't like itchy hats or cold wind, and she especially doesn't like...
Snowballs
Ehlert, Lois
Paper Book
It's time to build a snowman in this fresh and imaginative winter classic by Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Lois Ehlert. Ehlert creates a wintry world with her signature style by collaging vibrant cut paper and textured found objects, like buttons, fabric, and...
When the snow is deeper than my boots are tall
Reidy, Jean
Paper Book
When the Snow Is Deeper Than My Boots Are Tall is a charming rhyming picture book celebrating the fun of snow and the coziness of winter. Find a frosty window./ Watch the flakes fall./ Look! The snow is deeper than my toes are tall. With young,...
Bear and wolf
Salmieri, Daniel
Paper Book
A New York Times Editors' Choice A Capitol Choices Book of 2019 A Brain Pickings Best Children's Book of 2018 Winter 2017 - 2018 Kids Indie Next Pick! A Fatherly Best Children's Book of...
Out cold : a Little Bruce book
Higgins, Ryan T.
Paper Book
#1 New York Times best-selling author Ryan T. Higgins celebrates the joys of winter in this bite-sized Little Bruce Book perfect for fans of the Mother Bruce board books. It's wintertime in Soggy Hollow and the mice are doing all their favorite outdoor things, like ski...
The snow fox
Shojaie, Rosemary
Paper Book
Nico is a little red fox that spends spring, summer and autumn with his three friends, Ava, Olive and Linus. When his woodland friends hibernate for the winter, Nico is left all alone in a snowy wonderland. He unsuccessfully searches for a friend to keep him company during the long winter. To pass...
Snow
Trehan, Meera
Paper Book
In this beautiful and haunting fantasy, an imprisoned princess needs the help of a girl from the modern world to undo a wish gone wrong and save her snowy kingdom. Every day, a lonely princess digs through the snow in search of a way to undo the terrible wish she made--one that...
Little fox in the snow
London, Jonathan
Paper Book
Follow a young red fox on a snowy day in this striking glimpse of woodland life in winter from Jonathan London and Daniel Miyares. Little foxling, where will you go? A red fox emerges from its burrow one wintry morning, a fiery streak against stark white surroundings...
The snow dancer
Boswell, Addie K.
Paper Book
Young dancer Sofia wakes up to a quiet, white world--it's a snow day! She makes her way outside to the neighborhood park, where a field awaits her, white and shining and open. It isn't long before the rest of the neighborhood wakes its sleepy head--and the other kids make their way to the park,...

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