Wintry Tales

Cover image for The Biggest, Best Snowman

by Margery Cuyler Illustrated by Will Hillenbrand

In a family of big people, little Nell thinks she's too small to do anything. But with the help of her friends Reindeer, Hare, and Bear Cub, she builds a great BIG snowman, the best snowman that ever was.

Brave Irene

by William Steig

A New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year

The Great Ice Battle

Series: Secrets of Droon, Book #5

by Tony Abbott Illustrated by Tim Jessell

Brrr! Jaffa City is under a spell of ice and snow. Even Galen the wizard is frozen solid! Eric, Julie, Neal, and Princess Keeah have to figure out a way to break Lord Sparr's curse. But they better hurry or they might get frozen, too.

I Love Snow!

by Hans Wilhelm

The Magic Hockey Stick

by Peter Maloney Illustrated by Felicia Zekauskas

Inspired by a true story, this fictional tale tells how a little girl, whose parents win Wayne Gretzky's hockey stick at an auction, becomes her hockey's team's star player with it. Meanwhile, "The Great One" goes into the greatest slump of his career.

Old Winter

by Judith Benet Richardson

When the townspeople complain about the cold weather, Old Winter's feelings are hurt and he takes a very long nap in the meat locker of the P&J Supermarket.

Owl Moon

by Jane Yolen Illustrated by John Schoenherr

A young girl and her father take a nighttime stroll near the farm where they live to look for owls. It is a beautiful night, a moonlit winter night.

The Penguin Who Wanted To Fly

by Catherine Vase

Flip-Flop the penguin wants to fly so badly, he makes himself wings, but they don't help. When his pal Polar Bear pushes him down their favorite slide, Flip-Flop unexpectedly lands in the sea. Suddenly he finds he can do something thats a lot like flying. Full color.

Poppleton in Winter

Series: Poppleton, Book #8

by Cynthia Rylant Illustrated by Mark Teague

Snowflakes are in the air, and winter is here at last! Poppleton makes a new friend, sculpts a bust of Cherry Sue, and gets a wintry birthday surprise in these three witty, beautifully illustrated stories.

A Small Tall Tale from the Far Far North

by Peter Sis

One hundred years ago a young man named Jan Welzl left his home in Europe and headed for the Far North. He rode off in a horse-drawn cart, traded the cart for a sled pulled by reindeer, and was gone for thirty years.

Snowflake Bentley

by Jacqueline Briggs Illustrated by Mary Azarian

From the time he was a small boy, Wilson Bentley saw snowflakes as small miracles. And he determined that one day his camera would capture for others the wonder of the tiny crystal.

Snowmen at Night

by Caralyn Buehner Illustrated by Mark Buehner

Have you ever built a snowman and discovered the next day that his grin has gotten a little crooked, or his tree-branch arms have moved? And you've wondered, "What do snowmen do at night?"

There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow!

by Lucille Colandro Illustrated by Jared Lee

There was a cold lady who swallowed some snow. I don't know why she swallowed some snow. Perhaps you know.

Togo

by Robert J. Blake Illustrated by Robert J. Blake

Togo wasn't meant to be a sled dog. He was too feisty and independent to make a good team member, let alone a leader. But Togo is determined, and when his trainer, Leonhard Seppala, gives him a chance, he soon becomes one of the fastest sled dogs in history!

The Tomten

by Astrid Lindgren , Viktor Rydberg

Not every troll in Sweden is troublesome. In the snowy softness of the long winter night, nearly all is quiet at the lonely little farmhouse. Through the hazy watercolors, light as a dream, the Tomten moves silently on his nightly rounds.

Winter: An Alphabet Acrostic

by Steven Schnur Illustrated by Leslie Evans

Sleds sailing downhill on newly fallen snow, animals nestled deep in underground burrows, and families gathered hearthside to share the joys of the season are among the alphabet of cold-weather delights celebrated in 26 acrostic poems, alphabetically arranged.