Top picture books for winter
With the chilly season now in full flow and the nights drawing in, here are some of our favourite wintry picture books to snuggle up and read with the little ones.
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Winter Sleep: A Hibernation Story
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Winter Sleep: A Hibernation Story
This beautifully illustrated, large-format picture book perfectly blends a sweet story with fascinating facts about animals sleepi…
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A Dot in the Snow
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A Dot in the Snow
Miki the polar bear cub is bored: mum is fishing on the ice, but he wants to play. He sees a red dot, far in the distance: what co…
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Iris and Isaac
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Iris and Isaac
This gorgeous story from an award-winning picture book- maker is a classic tale of friendship between two quarrelling polar bears.…
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The Snow Beast
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The Snow Beast
Somebody has been stealing the friendly snow beast's tools, just when he's about to help the local village put on a snow festival.…
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My Grandma’s Magic Recipes - Stories and recipes for ever...
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My Grandma’s Magic Recipes - Stories and recipes for ever...
Zee is excited to go to Grandma’s Christmas party, and when she gets to Grandma’s delicious-smelling house with Mummy, Daddy and h…
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I Did See a Mammoth!
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I Did See a Mammoth!
A wonderfully funny picture book about daring to believe the unexpected. A group of explorers have come to the Antarctic to see pe…
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Penguin Problems
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Penguin Problems
A little penguin is out in the cold, and he doesn’t like it: the sun is too bright, the ocean is too salty, and he’s t…
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It's Snow Day
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It's Snow Day
This must-read winter picture book is crammed with fabulously joyful and expressive illustrations and will be loved by young and o…
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Little Princess: I Want Snow
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Little Princess: I Want Snow
When the Queen sends a postcard from the South Pole, the Little Princess decides that she wants snow RIGHT NOW - but it's the midd…
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The Woodcutter and the Snow Prince
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The Woodcutter and the Snow Prince
Kai the lonely woodcutter meets the cursed Snow Prince – but can they ever be friends?
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The Storm Whale in Winter
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The Storm Whale in Winter
The follow up to Benji Davies' The Storm Whale, this atmospheric story about friendship and family is perfect for cosy winter…
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Tiger, It’s Snowing!
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Tiger, It’s Snowing!
Tiger has never seen snow before and is excited to go out and play. But Mei isn’t sure… at first. A funny and charming story about…
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Walking in a Winter Wonderland
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Walking in a Winter Wonderland
The words to the famous Christmas song by Peggy Lee are given new life in this beautiful new picture book by Tim Hopgood - and chi…
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Get Off, Bear!
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Get Off, Bear!
Bear wants to play on his sledge, but he’s stuck. His animal pals offer to help buy pushing and pulling but it’s no use. A fantast…
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