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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Cozy Winter Reads for Kids

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

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Snuggle season
MacGibbon, Jaimie
Paper Book
A cozy winter picture book that celebrates snowy days, family togetherness, and the comforting rituals that make the coldest season feel warm, magical, and full of love. A 2025 Good Housekeeping Best Kids' Book Award Winner Winter, crisp...
Bears in beds
Parenteau, Shirley.
Ebook
"These little bears will soon be part of many a bedtime routine." - Kirkus Reviews Features an audio read-along! It's time for Big Brown Bear to tuck all four little bears into their beds. Then he's ready to climb into his own bed and turn out the light. Five warm beds,...
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...
Cold snap
Spinelli, Eileen.
Paper Book
Warm up with this charming neighborly tale about a small town determined to beat the deep freeze from a beloved picture-book author and a two-time Caldecott Honor illustrator!   It's snowy cold in the town of Toby Mills. The thermometer is sinking toward zero, and the icicle...
Don't worry, Wuddles!
Judge, Lita
Paper Book
In this snowy day picture book, a kindhearted but overeager duckling tries to be helpful by sharing Wuddles the sheep's wool to make sure all their animal friends stay warm--but will there be enough for Wuddles? Snow is coming, and the barnyard animals are preparing for the cold....
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...
Lost and found
Jeffers, Oliver.
Paper Book
From the illustrator of the #1 smash hit The Day The Crayons Quit comes a humorously warm tale of friendship. Now also an animated TV special! What is a boy to do when a lost penguin shows up at his door? Find out where it comes from, of course, and return it. But the...
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