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Brothers Joe and Cody are spending a chilly winter afternoon ice fishing with their parents. Cody is helping Papa fish, while Mama and Joe doze in the sled. Suddenly the sled dogs sit up and sniff. A fox is across the lake, her fur as bright as flames.
**This book is in the Cree section, with other books in languages other than English.

Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa. Amazing Africa. She can't wait to fly across the world and visit her Granny in Canada. But can she find warm clothes for the cold weather? And will her family even miss her?
**This chapter book is in the full-length fiction section.

A snowball rolls down the hill, growing in size and picking up people and objects as it goes.

A cozy winter bedtime story, featuring a boy and animal characters, that touches on the concept of hibernation.

Follows a pair of birds on a snowflake-filled journey through a winter landscape, where everything everywhere, from branches and leaves to forests full of trees, is unique.

An excited and frustrated boy watches hopefully as wintry weather develops slowly into a 'big snow.'

Young friends enjoy a day of sledding, snowball fights, and ice skating one snowy day in their hillside village.

A girl and her father help plan the annual winter carnival in Saranac Lake Village, New York, as the girl's uncle and other prisoners work together to build its centerpiece, the ice palace.

After a night of silent snowfall, people awaken to the sound of a plow making a huge snow mound, which they work together to transform into a very special place where they all can play.

When Daddy rides off on his horse in a terrible snow storm to deliver the mail, his family anxiously awaits his return.

When Lisa hangs her woolen clothes in the sun to air them out for winter, the hedgehog, to the amusement of the other animals, ends up wearing a stocking on his head.

When his snowman comes to life, a little boy invites him home and in return is taken on a flight high above the countryside.

Katy, a brave and untiring tractor, who pushes a bulldozer in the summer and a snowplow in the winter, makes it possible for the townspeople to do their jobs.

Three mothers and their offspring--fox, rabbit, and human--wait for the first snow of winter.

A girl hitches her dog to her sleigh one morning, only to be insistently joined by a series of animals, large and small.

Marking the rhythm between the falling leaf and the falling snowflake, picturing the rituals of creatures big and small as they prepare for the long winter's sleep, this charming book captures a time of surpassing wonder for readers of all ages--and bids everyone in the hushed forest a peaceful good night.

With a hard winter on the way, Grandmother uses her family's rags and stories to create a cozy quilt.

The weatherman has predicted snow, and Lola absolutely cannot wait.

When it snows, magic happens. Follow a boy and his teddy bear on a wondrous snowy adventure which will lead readers of all ages to a surprising place.

While anxiously awaiting the arrival of snow, Martin MacGregor, who built the biggest snowman in the neighborhood last year, tries to build one with substitute materials.

"As the sun set on the shortest day of the year, early people would gather to prepare for the long night ahead. They built fires and lit candles. They played music, bringing their own light to the darkness, while wondering if the sun would ever rise again."

Groundhog decides not to hibernate one winter, even though his friends tell him that he will become cold, hungry, and lonely.

When Madeleine's parents go to the Pond Party, they leave Carl and the baby at home for a cozy winter afternoon with a babysitter. But Carl and Madeleine have plans of their own-- they want to play in the snow! After getting all bundled up, they sneak off to go sledding, build a snowman, and even make an appearance at the party and try sliding on the ice at the pond.

Sheltering in a cavern, Chirri and Chirra enjoy sweet treats, a game of marbles, soaking in a hot spring, and a comfortable rest in an igloo that is just the right size.

It is December, and there are many things for the family to do around the farm to get it ready for winter.

A mother shares the magic of a snowy night with her baby.

Unwilling to settle down for his winter sleep, Little Brown Bear heads south with a flock of geese, but eventually he finds that he misses his nice bed at home.

Some children create a family out of snow. Includes labeled pictures of all the items they use, as well as information about how snow is formed.

Knitty Kitty is knitting a scarf, a hat, and some mittens for her kittens, but when night falls and the snow comes down, the kittens request a blanket to keep them warm. Knitty Kitty has a better idea.

Joan makes a surprise for her little brother, Ben, but in the end, she is the one who is surprised.

A snowman comes alive as the child building it adds pieces during the first ten days of winter.

When Bear notices that winter is nearly here he hurries to tell Snail, after which each animal tells another until finally the already sleeping Bear is awakened in his den with the news.

A family of young rabbits goes into a meadow at night to explore and play in winter's first snow.

While looking for her beloved puppy, Poco, one winter day, young Mia discovers how beautiful the world can be, as well as a way to make her own village of Campamento San Francisco more lovely and her family's life easier.

When winter comes, six sleepy bears are rhymed to sleep by Mother Bear.

Though Old Man Winter starts off the day feeling grumpy, his mood improves when he is reminded of how special he really is.

When a heavy snowfall causes schools and businesses to close, Tommy follows a series of notes from his Aunt Jeanne as he explores the frozen landscape, makes new friends, and participates in winter sports. Artwork includes over 200 objects for the reader to find and count.

Two children on their way to go sledding see evidence of a variety of animal life.

A young boy wakes up in the early light of a winter morning, pulls on his boots and mittens, and steps out into the snowy city with his dad. They trudge through the snow, their dog bounding along beside them, then a slushy, steamy bus ride takes them to the tobogganing hill for some winter fun.

Despite their elaborate preparations for the winter, the animals and birds are delighted by a surprise banquet after a big snow.

Lonely after his best friend moves away, Toby finds new playmates in the talking snowflakes that begin to fall.

Just after the first snowfall, Bear is ready to go to sleep until spring but his friends encourage him to spend one last day playing with them.

The morning after a snowfall finds animals and children playing.

A book about friendship, new beginnings and that indescribable measure of love that we call a dog.

A fictionalized account, told in free-verse poems, of a young girl's experience living through the 1888 "Great Blizzard" in New York City.

An adventurous child slips out of her mother's warm kitchen to explore the mysteries of a cold winter evening; but, in the dark woods, her imagination creates fearsome images which drive her home to her mother's arms.

Houndsley loves the quiet of the first snow of winter, but Catina does not enjoy being snowed in. What about all her plans for the day? With pretending, books, games, creativity, and some time to dream, Houndsley helps Catina let go of her worries and enjoy the snowy day.

Children delight in playing in the snow, building an igloo, sliding, gliding, and getting wet and tired.

Kipper the dog spends the day enjoying the snow with his best friend Tiger.

Pauline and her brother John-John set up a stand to sell lemonade, limeade, and lemon-limeade one cold, wintry day, then try to attract customers as Pauline adds up their earnings.

While Little Girl is away on winter vacation, her toys, Lumphy, StingRay, and Plastic, decide to go outside and learn more about snow.

When the sun begins to melt the snow, Olie and Zowie take their snowman friend, Mr. Snowie, to a new home in Chillsville.

Geraldine can't wait for the snow to come so that she can coast down the hill on her sled.

Annie loses her fifth mitten of the winter and she searches the whole neighborhood before she finds it.

A young boy decides to build a snow family to take care of his snowboy the way his parents take care of him.

One cold morning, a lonely boy wishes for something to do. Then someone comes to play who knows what winter is all about.

A child describes the many layers of clothing needed to stay warm in the winter weather.

Four friends enjoy a snowy day of sledding.

A mother and son practice writing Chinese characters in the snow. Introduces the characters for ten simple words.

Tacky and his fellow penguins on Team Nice Icy Land train hard for the Winter Games, but Tacky's antics make their chances of winning a medal seem slim.

In spite of the worsening weather, Izzy the chipmunk sets off to Bear's den in response to an urgent request from a friend in need.

With the help of her new friend who has magic boots just like her own, Emma overcomes her shyness and no longer hates reading out loud in school.

A red fox emerges from its burrow one wintry morning, a fiery streak against stark white surroundings, driven by hunger and curiosity to investigate its world. Encountering a mouse, a hare, and a wolverine, the little fox takes on the role of both hunter and hunted before returning to the safety of its den, where -- perhaps -- it dreams of something more.

"It's Winter Carnival day, and Froggy can't wait to build a snowman. But school principal Mr. Mugwort says there is lots to do first. Skating! Sledding! A snow fort! Finally it's time to build a snowman, but Frogy builds a snow dinosaur instead. And of course the day wouldn't be complete without a wild snowball fight."

In winter Charles and his trusty toboggan set out to find the wish tree, and along the way he helps to make the wishes of his friends Squirrel, Fox, and Beaver come true.

In this illustrated poem in honor of the victims of the 2012 shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, falling snowflakes celebrate the uniqueness of life, its precious, simple moments, and the strength of memory.

Though his parents explain there have been no mammoths for over 10,000 years, Will goes out in the snow one day, certain he will meet some.

The winter wind searches for a place to rest in this lyrical retelling of a Yiddish folktale illustrated with stunning collage.

A timid little mouse discovers the thrill of sledding in the first snow of the winter.

Through the powers of a magical kente, a black snowman comes to life and helps young Jacob discover the beauty of his black heritage as well as his own self-worth.

Deer has told Squirrel how wonderful snow is. But Squirrel gets bored with the wait. With his friend Hedgehog they pass the time by singing and waking Bear. Soon things are falling from the sky, but they aren't snow. But eventually they find what snow is.

While other animals migrate, hibernate, or stay busy all winter, a little white rabbit watches.

In this rhyming story, a young girl names all the clothes that she must wear to play in the snow.

A brother and sister help each other learn to appreciate the joys of winter.

In this petite counting book, animals appear in the isolation and beauty of a snowy Arctic winter-- from ten crunching caribou down to one lonely moose.

Two families one a tiny one that lives in a snow globe, in a larger family's home, anxioiusly await a big snowstorm.

A boy who is struggling through snow to get to school is about to give up but then hears some good news from his friends.

On the day it snows, Gabo sees kids tugging sleds up the hill, then coasting down, whooping all the while. Gabo wishes he could join them, but his hat is too small, and he doesn't have boots or a sled. But he does have warm and welcoming neighbors in his new town who help him solve the problem in the sweetest way possible!

One glorious day a boy builds a snowman.

The beauty and wonder of a northern winter night unfold.

"When Thomas misplaces the basket of dried fruit he needs to make his seasonal wintercake, friends old and new come together to save the day."

When a dog gets loose from the house on a snowy day, his owner searches for him and experiences the sounds of various animals and things in the snow.

One snowy night, a fox loses its way, entering a village. Chased away by the grown ups, Fox takes shelter in a greenhouse. A little boy sees this from his window. Without hesitating, he brings a basket of food to the greenhouse, where he leaves it for the fox. His gift is noticed and the night becomes a garden of new life, nourished by compassion and kindness.

A girl and her father hop in their snowplow--will they make it to the train station in time? And who's waiting for them? This timeless seasonal classic captures the thrill of snow and the warmth of family.

The schools in Burskyville never close for snow because Axle Annie is always able to make it up the steepest hill in town, until Shifty Rhodes and Hale Snow set out to stop her.

On the first snow of the season, Jim and Scott and their classmates build an enormous snowman fort.

"A child enjoys playing in snow with their family."

When Grandmother Winter shakes out her feather quilt birds, bats, bears, and other creatures prepare themselves for the cold.

One winter in the Far North the sun disappears and Lucia, accompanied by her milk-white cat, braves the freezing cold and trolls who want to eat her, trying to find the sun and bring it back.

It's winter and little bear doesn't want to go to sleep. He'd rather play, and he's sure he won't get cold outside, no matter how long the winter is, how deep the snow might get, or how hard the storm might blow. Until, that is, little bear finds himself all alone in a snowstorm.

Celebrates the beauty of a snowfall and its happy effects on children.

During the first snowy day of winter, five little penguins bundle up and venture outside to play.

Poppleton the pig makes a new friend after an icicle accident, creates a bust of Cherry Sue, and gets a wintry birthday surprise from his pals.

A little rabbit enjoys having a day off from kindergarten and spending time with his mother during a snowstorm, but his father's flight home is cancelled until the snow stops falling.

After rushing through the snow to get to their friend's birthday party, two mice realize that they forgot to bring the present.

Lists everything that one needs to build the perfect snowman, from the very first snowflake that falls.

As snowflakes slowly come down, one by one, people in the city ignore them, and only a boy and his dog think that the snowfall will amount to anything.

When the winter doldrums arrive at the zoo, a very small hippo and a young kangaroo decide to stage a "ZooZical," a show to display their singing, dancing, acrobatic, and other talents to the people of Springfield.

While some friends are making cozy nests to spend long winter nights, Little Owl is looking forward to his first winter.

When Maryann and Louie complain about the cold and snow, Grandpa tells them about the really cold winter of 1908.

Minerva Louise, a snow-loving chicken, mistakes a pair of mittens for two hats to keep both ends warm.

As snow approaches and begins to fall, Moose, Bear, Fox, and other forest creatures prepare for winter.

A child describes pleasant ways to stay warm during the winter, from sipping hot chocolate and eating grilled cheese sandwiches to wearing wooly sweaters and sitting near a glowing fireplace.

Wandering through a winter forest, a lonely fox has an enchanting vision and then finds the companionship for which he has been longing.

When it begins to look, feel, and smell like snow, everyone prepares for a winter blizzard.

During a snowstorm, a farm child goes to the woods to watch the ground turn white, observe animal tracks, and spot an owl gliding through the trees.

A squirrel and a chipmunk spot an odd assortment of objects stuck into a big pile of snow and set out to discover how each can be used.

Four stories about Amanda and Oliver Pig and their parents, who go outside to play after a big snowstorm.

A young child bundles up and discovers the delights of a snowy day.

Lucy and Miss Mamie while away the long hours of winter in various ways while waiting for a paperwhite bulb to grow and bring them spring.

Edward's parents tell him that because of the snow he will have to stay overnight with his friend Anthony, but Edward finds this overwhelming.

Dinosaurs enjoy many snow activities, from building snowmen and having snowball fights to skiing and skating.

On a cold winter night many animals gather to party in the cave of a sleeping bear, who then awakes and protests that he has missed the food and the fun.

"A boy learns that nature is full of stories to tell when he finds and follows a mouse's tracks in a wintery wood."

Best friends Mouse and Mole enjoy playing in the snow with Sno-Mouse and Sno-Mole, two more best friends.

"Illustrations and easy-to-read text celebrate all of the different kinds of snow, from the snow that melts as soon as it hits the ground to packable Snowman Snow."

On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.

When her second-grade classmates are envious of the three students who are going away on winter vacation, the creative and ingenious Gooney Bird Greene thinks of a geography activity to cheer them all up.
**This chapter book is in the full-length fiction section.

In a story of perseverance and determination told with warmth and sparkling with humor, a short winter day finds Samuel and Papa walking a long road on Samuel's first trading trip.

The basic facts about the season of Winter--including how plants, animals, and the climate change and adapt--are included in this photo essay introduction to Winter

A sweet poetic children's book celebrating the vibrancy of life in winter. When Winter Comes celebrates the joy of playing and exploring in the outdoors during the winter months.

Read and find out about blizzards in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. All blizzards are snowstorms, but not all snowstorms are blizzards. What is the difference? How much snow falls during a blizzard? How fast are the winds? How cold does it get during a blizzard?

Snowflakes whirling, snow-flocks swirling, streaks of white twirl through the night . . . You've heard of birds who migrate to warmer climates in the wintertime--but what about those who persevere through snowy weather and freezing temperatures?