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)

How to catch a groundhog
Walstead, Alice
Paper Book
A new holiday adventure in the NYT and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series perfect to celebrate Groundhog's Day! The How to Catch kids are playing outside when they accidentally wake the groundhog living in the park. When the Groundhog runs away, the kids realize that tomorrow is...

Groundhog Day | February 2

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! Unplug with I SPY! Love is in the air with a brand-new I Spy book! Can you find Cupid and his bow, a...

Valentine's Day | February 14

Holiday Book (Age 4-8)

The love report volume 2
Beka
Paper Book
In this second book in the addictive graphic novel series for tweens, Grace and Lola uncover more truths about romance and friendship at home, at school, and on an island holiday. BFFs Grace and Lola are back in volume two of The Love Report. Grace tries to adjust to her...

Valentine's Day | February 14

Young Teen Graphic Novel (Grades 5-7)

Tegan and Sara. Crush
Quin, Tegan
Paper Book
From indie-pop twin-sister duo Tegan and Sara and Eisner Award-winner Tillie Walden comes the second book in their bestselling contemporary middle grade graphic novel duology, all about crushes, crushing it, and being crushed by life in junior high--perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier's...

Valentine's Day | February 14

Young Teen Graphic Novel (Grades 5-7)

The painter and the president : Gilbert Stuart's brush with George Washington
Albee, Sarah
Paper Book
★"A captivating exploration of the making of one of history's most famous portraits." --Booklist, starred review George Washington hated having his portrait painted, but as president of the United States, he knew his image needed to live on. This nonfiction...

Presidents' Day | February 17

Children's Nonfiction (Age 8-11)


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