New Books Just for Winter!

When it's cold outside and the snow is falling, what's more fun than coming inside after a fun day of playing in the snow, warming up with your favorite hot drink, and curling up with a good book? Here's four delightful new snowy books for you and your child to enjoy together. Click on the links to reserve a copy today!

"Winter Bees" by Joyce Sidman

We are an ancient tribe,
a hardy scrum.
Born with eyelash legs
and tinsel wings,
we are nothing on our own.
Together, we are One.

Joyce Sidman offers an evocative collection of poems about the natural world in winter, paired with an accompanying scientific paragraph explaining the facts behind each poem. Illustrated by Rick Allen's delicately colored linoleum prints, each component of this book works together as a pleasing and beautiful whole that the whole family can enjoy.

"Blizzard" by John Rocco

No one does picture book memoirs better than John Rocco, and this new book is further proof. Through approchable text and bright and entertaining illustrations, Rocco recalls when his family was snowed in for several days after a blizzard. As time passes, his family tragically runs out of milk for their hot cocoa,  so young John braves the frozen wasteland on tennis rackets and makes it to the corner store for provisions. It's comedy, it's adventure, and your whole family will love it. It might make you wish for a blizzard of your own!

"Outside" by Deirdre Gill

If you don't want to actually play outside in the snow, this book is the next best thing. In this homage to imaginative snow play, Gill uses sparse words and vibrantly engaging illustrations to tell the story of a little boy on an adventure in the snow with a dragon and a snow man. In the end, he invites his little brother to join in. After reading about this wonderful adventure, you'll want to grab your favorite mittens, pull on your snow pants, lace up your boots and head outside to experience the magic yourself!

"Fox's Garden" by Princesse Camcam

Through the dimensional beauty of photographed cut paper illustrations, Princesse Camcam wordlessly tells the story of a fox mama looking for a place to have her babies on a snowy night. After being chased away by the adults in a house, a little boy peeks out the window to watch as mama makes her way into the greenhouse out back. When he takes her a gift, the fox shows thanks in an almost magical way. This story is perfect for the young animal lover in your house.


--Andrea W., Headquarters