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Seasonal Books: Winter!

Last Updated: December 18, 2025

Below you will find all “winter” books I have read and rated–both good and bad! Most images are linked to their review where you can find details about the book. Some are only indirectly related to the season, but they’re fun to include nonetheless.

If you don’t find what you’re looking for, let me hear from you! This will tell me which books are priorities.

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101 Dalmatians (Bently, Smith) | keenlykept.com
101 Dalmatians (Bently, Smith)
101 Dalmatians (Smith) | keenlykept.com
101 Dalmatians (Smith)
Alice in a Winter Wonderland (Brett) | keenlykept.com
Alice in a Winter Wonderland (Brett)
Almost Time (Schmidt) | keenlykept.com
Almost Time (Schmidt)
Annie and the Wild Animals (Brett) | keenlykept.com
Annie and the Wild Animals (Brett)
Baby Island (Brink) | keenlykept.com
Baby Island (Brink)
Bamboo Valley (Nagda) | keenlykept.com
Bamboo Valley (Nagda)
Beady Bear (Freeman) | keenlykept.com
Beady Bear (Freeman)
Bear Has a Story to Tell (Stead) | keenlykept.com
Bear Has a Story to Tell (Stead)
Bear Is Awake! An Alphabet Story (Harrison) | keenlykept.com
Bear Is Awake! An Alphabet Story (Harrison)
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain (Dalgliesh) | keenlykept.com
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain (Dalgliesh)
Best Busy Year Ever (Scarry) | keenlykept.com
Best Busy Year Ever (Scarry)
Beyond the Orphan Train, book 4: Across the Border (Richardson) | keenlykept.com
Beyond the Orphan Train, book 4: Across the Border (Richardson)
Big Snow (Bean) | keenlykept.com
Big Snow (Bean)
The Big Snow (Hader) | keenlykept.com
The Big Snow (Hader)
The Big Tree (Hiscock) | keenlykept.com
The Big Tree (Hiscock)
Bird House (Gómez) | keenlykept.com
Bird House (Gómez)
The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower (Lynch) | keenlykept.com
The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower (Lynch)
Brave Irene (Steig) | keenlykept.com
Brave Irene (Steig)
Bright Winter Night (Brydon) | keenlykept.com
Bright Winter Night (Brydon)
Building (Cole) | keenlykept.com
Building (Cole)
Building a Snowman (James) | keenlykept.com
Building a Snowman (James)
The Canada Geese Quilt (Warnock) | keenlykept.com
The Canada Geese Quilt (Warnock)
Carl's Snowy Afternoon (Day) | keenlykept.com
Carl's Snowy Afternoon (Day)
Cinders (Brett) | keenlykept.com
Cinders (Brett)
Cobble Street Cousins, book 3: Special Gifts (Rylant) | keenlykept.com
Cobble Street Cousins, book 3: Special Gifts (Rylant)
Cornbread & Poppy (Cordell) | keenlykept.com
Cornbread & Poppy (Cordell)
Cozy (Brett) | keenlykept.com
Cozy (Brett)
Cozy in Love (Brett) | keenlykept.com
Cozy in Love (Brett)
A Day for Skating (Sullivan) | keenlykept.com
A Day for Skating (Sullivan)
Dog Diaries: Barry (Klimo) | keenlykept.com
Dog Diaries: Barry (Klimo)
An Eagle in the Snow (Morpurgo) | keenlykept.com
An Elephant in the Garden (Morpurgo) | keenlykept.com
An Elephant in the Garden (Morpurgo)
Firefly July (Janeczko) | keenlykept.com
Firefly July (Janeczko)
Fox versus Winter (Tabor) | keenlykept.com
Fox versus Winter (Tabor)
Frosty the Snow Man (Bedford) | keenlykept.com
Gingerbread Baby (Brett) | keenlykept.com
Gingerbread Baby (Brett)
The Gingerbread Boy (Galdone) | keenlykept.com
The Gingerbread Boy (Galdone)
Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter (Pak) | keenlykept.com
Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter (Pak)
Grasshopper & the Ants (Pinkney) | keenlykept.com
Grasshopper & the Ants (Pinkney)
The Greatest Gift (George) | keenlykept.com
The Greatest Gift (George)
Groundhog Day (Cooper) | keenlykept.com
Groundhog Day (Cooper)
Groundhog Day! (Gibbons) | keenlykept.com
Groundhog Day! (Gibbons)
Groundhog's Day Off (Pearlman) | keenlykept.com
Groundhog's Day Off (Pearlman)
Hanna's Cold Winter (Marx) | keenlykept.com
Hanna's Cold Winter (Marx)
The Hat (Brett) | keenlykept.com
The Hat (Brett)
Herbie's Big Adventure (Poh) | keenlykept.com
Herbie's Big Adventure (Poh)
A Home in the Barn (Brown) | keenlykept.com
A Home in the Barn (Brown)
How Do Bears Sleep? (Bird) | keenlykept.com
How Do Bears Sleep? (Bird)
I Am a Bunny (Risom) | keenlykept.com
I Am a Bunny (Risom)
Katy and the Big Snow (Burton) | keenlykept.com
Katy and the Big Snow (Burton)
Learning to Ski with Mr. Magee (Van Dusen) | keenlykept.com
Learning to Ski with Mr. Magee (Van Dusen)
Lemonade in Winter (Jenkins) | keenlykept.com
Lemonade in Winter (Jenkins)
Lighthouse Christmas (Buzzeo) | keenlykept.com
Lighthouse Christmas (Buzzeo)
Lighthouse Dog to the Rescue (Perrow) | keenlykept.com
Lighthouse Dog to the Rescue (Perrow)
Lighthouse Lullaby (Briggs) | keenlykept.com
Lighthouse Lullaby (Briggs)
The Lion and the Bird (Dubuc) | keenlykept.com
The Lion and the Bird (Dubuc)
The Little Fir Tree (Brown) | keenlykept.com
The Little Fir Tree (Brown)
Little Fir Tree (Corr) | keenlykept.com
Little Fox in the Snow (London) | keenlykept.com
Little Fox in the Snow (London)
Little Owl's Snow (Srinivasan) | keenlykept.com
Little Owl's Snow (Srinivasan)
Little Penguins (Rylant) | keenlykept.com
Little Penguins (Rylant)
The Lonely Sentinel (Prins) | keenlykept.com
The Lonely Sentinel (Prins)
A Long Road on a Short Day (Schmidt) | keenlykept.com
A Long Road on a Short Day (Schmidt)
A Loud Winter's Nap (Hudson) | keenlykept.com
A Loud Winter's Nap (Hudson)
Mailing May (Tunnell) | keenlykept.com
Mailing May (Tunnell)
Max and Marla (Boiger) | keenlykept.com
Max and Marla (Boiger)
Mice Skating (Silvestro) | keenlykept.com
Mice Skating (Silvestro)
Miss Maple's Seeds (Wheeler) | keenlykept.com
Miss Maple's Seeds (Wheeler)
Miss Suzy (Young) | keenlykept.com
Miss Suzy (Young)
The Mitten (Brett) | keenlykept.com
The Mitten (Brett)
Molly and the Lighthouse (Doyle) | keenlykept.com
Molly and the Lighthouse (Doyle)
The Monster in the Hollows (Peterson) | keenlykept.com
The Monster in the Hollows (Peterson)
Mouse's First Snow (Thompson) | keenlykept.com
Mouse's First Snow (Thompson)
My Side of the Mountain (George) | keenlykept.com
My Side of the Mountain (George)
The Night Before Groundhog Day (Wing) | keenlykept.com
The Night Before Groundhog Day (Wing)
No Two Alike (Baker) | keenlykept.com
No Two Alike (Baker)
Old Bear (Henkes) | keenlykept.com
Old Bear (Henkes)
On Vacation (Scarry) | keenlykept.com
On Vacation (Scarry)
Once Upon a Book (Lin) | keenlykept.com
Once Upon a Book (Lin)
Once Upon a Dragon's Fire (Blue) | keenlykept.com
Once Upon a Dragon's Fire (Blue)
Once Upon a Northern Light (Pendziwol) | keenlykept.com
Once Upon a Northern Light (Pendziwol)
One Smart Sheep (Schmidt) | keenlykept.com
One Smart Sheep (Schmidt)
Over and Under the Snow (Messner) | keenlykept.com
Over and Under the Snow (Messner)
Owl Moon (Yolen) | keenlykept.com
Owl Moon (Yolen)
The Parable of the Lily (Higgs) | keenlykept.com
The Parable of the Lily (Higgs)
Penny and Her Sled (Henkes) | keenlykept.com
Penny and Her Sled (Henkes)
A Penny for a Hundred (Pochocki) | keenlykept.com
A Penny for a Hundred (Pochocki)
Perfect (Jorgensen) | keenlykept.com
Perfect (Jorgensen)
The Poet's Dog (MacLachlan) | keenlykept.com
Poppleton in Winter (Rylant) | keenlykept.com
Poppleton in Winter (Rylant)
The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog (Janeczko) | keenlykept.com
The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog (Janeczko)
The Raft (LaMarche) | keenlykept.com
The Raft (LaMarche)
Ranger in Time 04: Race to the South Pole (Messner) | keenlykept.com
Ranger in Time 04: Race to the South Pole (Messner)
Ranger in Time 10: Night of Soldiers and Spies (Messner) | keenlykept.com
Ranger in Time 10: Night of Soldiers and Spies (Messner)
Ranger in Time 12: Attack on Pearl Harbor (Messner) | keenlykept.com
Ranger in Time 12: Attack on Pearl Harbor (Messner)
The Scarecrow (Ferry) | keenlykept.com
The Scarecrow (Ferry)
The Secret Life of a Snowflake (Libbrecht) | keenlykept.com
The Secret Life of a Snowflake (Libbrecht)
She'll Be Coming Up the Mountain (Norman) | keenlykept.com
She'll Be Coming Up the Mountain (Norman)
The Shortest Day (Cooper) | keenlykept.com
The Shortest Day (Cooper)
Sing a Song of Seasons (Waters) | keenlykept.com
Sing a Song of Seasons (Waters)
Sleep Big Bear Sleep (Wright) | keenlykept.com
Sleep Big Bear Sleep (Wright)
Sleep Tight Farm (Doyle) | keenlykept.com
Sleep Tight Farm (Doyle)
Snow (McKie) | keenlykept.com
Snow (McKie)
Snow (Rylant) | keenlykept.com
Snow (Rylant)
Snow & Rose (Martin) | keenlykept.com
Snow & Rose (Martin)
Snow Horses (MacLachlan)
Snow Horses (MacLachlan)
Snow Much Fun! (Siscoe) | keenlykept.com
Snow Much Fun! (Siscoe)
Snowballs (Ehlert) | keenlykept.com
Snowballs (Ehlert)
Snowflake Bentley (Martin) | keenlykept.com
Snowflake Bentley (Martin)
The Snowflake: A Water Cycle Story (Waldman)
The Snowflake: A Water Cycle Story (Waldman)
Snowflakes Fall (MacLachlan) | keenlykept.com
Snowflakes Fall (MacLachlan)
Snowman's Story (Hillenbrand) | keenlykept.com
Snowman's Story (Hillenbrand)
The Snowy Day (Keats)
The Snowy Day (Keats)
The Snowy Nap (Brett)
The Snowy Nap (Brett)
Song of the Swallows (Politi) | keenlykept.com
Song of the Swallows (Politi)
Stan the Hot Dog Man (Kessler) | keenlykept.com
Stan the Hot Dog Man (Kessler)
Star in the Storm (Harlow) | keenlykept.com
Star in the Storm (Harlow)
Stopping by Woods on a Snow Evening (Frost, Jeffers) | keenlykept.com
Stopping by Woods on a Snow Evening (Frost, Jeffers)
Stopping by Woods on a Snow Evening (Frost, Lynch) | keenlykept.com
Stopping by Woods on a Snow Evening (Frost, Lynch)
The Storm Whale in Winter (Davies) | keenlykept.com
The Storm Whale in Winter (Davies)
Sugar White Snow and Evergreens (Swan)
Sugar White Snow and Evergreens (Swan)
Ten Ways to Hear Snow (Camper) | keenlykept.com
Ten Ways to Hear Snow (Camper)
Thee, Hannah! (de Angeli) | keenlykept.com
Thee, Hannah! (de Angeli)
The Three Snow Bears (Brett) | keenlykept.com
The Three Snow Bears (Brett)
A Time to Keep (Tudor) | keenlykept.com
A Time to Keep (Tudor)
A Tree is a Plant (Bulla) | keenlykept.com
A Tree is a Plant (Bulla)
The Trouble with Penguins (Jordan-Glum) | keenlykept.com
The Trouble with Penguins (Jordan-Glum)
Trouble with Trolls (Brett) | keenlykept.com
Trouble with Trolls (Brett)
Walpole (Hoff) | keenlykept.com
Walpole (Hoff)
Weasel Is Worried (Gavin) | keenlykept.com
Weasel Is Worried (Gavin)
When Winter Comes (Van Laan) | keenlykept.com
When Winter Comes (Van Laan)
White Snow, Bright Snow (Tresselt) | keenlykept.com
White Snow, Bright Snow (Tresselt)
Wide-Awake Bear (Miller) | keenlykept.com
Wide-Awake Bear (Miller)
Wild Kratts: Wild Winter Creatures! (Kratt) | keenlykept.com
Wild Kratts: Wild Winter Creatures! (Kratt)
Will Spring Be Early? (Johnson) | keenlykept.com
Will Spring Be Early? (Johnson)
William's Winter Nap (Ashman) | keenlykept.com
William's Winter Nap (Ashman)
Winter Dance (Bauer) | keenlykept.com
Winter Dance (Bauer)
Winter Days in the Big Woods (Wilder) | keenlykept.com
Winter Days in the Big Woods (Wilder)
Winter is Coming (Johnston) | keenlykept.com
Winter is Coming (Johnston)
Winter is Here (Henkes) | keenlykept.com
Winter is Here (Henkes)
Winter Is the Warmest Season (Stringer) | keenlykept.com
Winter Is the Warmest Season (Stringer)
The Winter King (Cohen) | keenlykept.com
The Winter King (Cohen)
Winter Lullaby (White) | keenlykept.com
Winter Lullaby (White)
Winter Sleep: A Hibernation Story (Taylor) | keenlykept.com
Winter Sleep: A Hibernation Story (Taylor)
Winter Story (Barklem) | keenlykept.com
Winter Story (Barklem)
Winter: The Coldest Season of All! (Bell) | keenlykept.com
Winter: The Coldest Season of All! (Bell)
Zoe's Time to Shine (Welch) | keenlykept.com
Zoe's Time to Shine (Welch)
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