Children's Book Suggestions | Winter Holidays 2025

Some of our favorite new books highlighting winter 2025 holidays: Lunar New Year, Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day, Presidents' Day, and Carnival/Mardi Gras.

Updated January 11, 2025
LINCC (Libraries in Clackamas County) Oregon City Public Library
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Lion dancers
Tse, Cai
Paper Book
A Junior Library Guild Selection Former best friends become bitter rivals when one returns to lion dancing after a long absence in this vibrant and heartfelt middle grade graphic novel perfect for fans of Haikyu!! and Fence. Young Wei dreamed of being a...

Lunar New Year | January 29

Children's Graphic Novel (Grades 3-5)

Phil's big day : a groundhog's story
Woodruff, Liza
Paper Book
Everyone is excited for Punxsatawney Phil's big day. . . except for him. It's the night before Groundhog Day, and Phil can't sleep. His family's voices fill his head: It's a family tradition! You'll make us so proud! We're all counting on you, you, you! Making pancakes...

Groundhog Day | February 2

Holiday Book Age 4-8

Getting ready for Valentine's Day
Ahiyya, Vera
Paper Book
Get Ready for Valentine's Day in this exciting new series for kids who love new experiences and holiday fun! Vera Ahiyya, the Tutu Teacher, knows everything your family needs to get ready... and to celebrate every precious moment! Includes a pull-out holiday sign for photo...

Valentine's Day | February 14

Holiday Book (Age 4-8)

Hap-pea Valentine's Day!
Baker, Keith
Paper Book
Keith Baker's New York Times bestselling peas get a Valentine's Day spin in this picture book filled with lots of loving and giving moments for the peas to share! It's Valentine's Day, and there are lots of hap-pea hearts for the peas to give away. From frilly hearts and...

Valentine's Day | February 14

Holiday Book (Age 4-8)

Bigfoot's big heart
Marsh, Sarah Glenn
Paper Book
A Kids' Indie Next List pick! When Bigfoot loses the valentines he meant to send to his fellow monsters in hiding, scouts from all over the world come together to deliver the letters. It's lonely being a monster. But having other mythical pen pals helps. When...

Valentine's Day | February 14

Holiday Book (Age 4-8)

I spy love : a book of picture riddles
Marzollo, Dan
Paper Book
I Spy Love: A brand-new search-and-find book from the internationally bestselling I Spy series, featuring photographs by Walter Wick and riddles to solve by Dan and Dave Marzollo! Love is in the air with a brand-new I Spy book! Can you find Cupid and his bow, a groom with a bride,...

Valentine's Day | February 14

Holiday Book (Age 4-8)

Unicorn crush : another Phoebe and her unicorn adventure
Simpson, Dana
Paper Book
An enchanting collection of Phoebe and Her Unicorn comics from New York Times bestselling author Dana Simpson. In this collection of Phoebe and her Unicorn comic strips, nine-year-old Phoebe Howell and her magical unicorn friend, Marigold...

Valentine's Day | February 14

Children's Graphic Novel (Grades 3-5)

Noah Frye gets crushed
Horne, Maggie
Paper Book
In this cute and queer contemporary middle grade comedy about friendship, first crushes, and first kisses, twelve-year-old Noah Frye comes up with a foolproof plan to teach herself how to have a crush on a boy to fit in better with her friends--only to discover she's been looking in the wrong...

Valentine's Day | February 14

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

Emma and the love spell
Ireland, Meredith
Paper Book
Witchlings meets The Parent Trap in this contemporary fantasy about a girl who tries to use her fickle witchy powers to keep her best friend (and secret crush!) from moving away. Twelve-year-old, Korean American adoptee Emma Davidson has a problem....

Valentine's Day | February 14

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

The painter and the president : Gilbert Stuart's brush with George Washington
Albee, Sarah
Paper Book
George Washington hated having his portrait painted, but as president of the United States, he knew his image needed to live on. This nonfiction picture book explores how artist Gilbert Stuart created Washington's most lasting and recognized portrait-the one that's used on the one-dollar...

Presidents' Day | February 17

Children's Nonfiction (Age 8-11)

Mr. Lincoln sits for his portrait : the story of a photograph that became an American icon
Marcus, Leonard S.
Paper Book
Mr. Lincoln Sits for His Portrait is a unique middle-grade depiction of America's sixteenth president, through the story of one famous photograph, written by award-winning author Leonard S. Marcus. On February 9, 1864, Abraham Lincoln made the mile-long walk from the...

Presidents' Day | February 17

Children's Nonfiction (Age 10-13)

Cesaria feels the beat
Adusei, Denise R.
Paper Book
Cesaria is going to perform for the seaside Carnival. She skips past the beach barefoot, dressed in her favorite peacock leotard. But when her dance director tells her she must put on her shoes to go on stage, Cesaria signs, "Peacocks don't wear shoes!" You see, Cesaria hears the music through the...

Carnival | March 4

Picture Book (Age 4-8)

Love, Lah Lah
Blackman-Thornhill, Nailah
Paper Book
Caribbean soca artist, Nailah Blackman, invites you to shimmy, fate, and spread the joy of Carnival with Lah Lah and her grandfather in this vibrant and heartwarming story set in Trinidad & Tobago! Perfect baby shower or birthday gift for soca fans! Come on, Come on...

Carnival | March 4

Picture Book (Age 4-8)

Tiana's perfect plan
Rose, Anika Noni
Paper Book
A charming debut picture book from acclaimed actress, singer, and Disney Legend Anika Noni Rose, which shows Princess Tiana on a never-before-seen New Orleans adventure! After traveling all winter, Tiana and Naveen are back in New Orleans in time for Mardi Gras. Tiana wants...

Mardi Gras | March 4

Picture Book (Age 4-8)


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