Select language, opens an overlay
  • Genre Guide
  • Staff-Created List

Bundle Up - Snowy Stories About Animals in Winter

Celebrate Picture Book Month with cozy books with heartwarming stories and beautiful illustrations capturing the magic and wonder of winter.

Contra Costa County Library

17 items

  • In a simple, cheerful conversation with nature, two young children witness how the season changes from autumn to winter.
    Picture BookNew York : Henry Holt and Company, 2017. — JPB PAK, K.
  • In a cave in the woods, in his deep, dark lair, through the long, cold winter sleeps a great brown bear. One by one, a whole host of different animals and birds find their way out of the cold and into Bear's cave to warm up. But even after…
    Picture BookNew York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, c2002. — JPB WILSON, K.
  • Farm animals seek shelter in a big, warm barn during a cold, snowy night.
    Picture BookNew York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2018] — JPB BROWN, M.
  • How do we know it's winter? The air is cold, and snow falls. Animals look for food. Many plants turn brown, but evergreens stay green. This book shows young readers how to recognize the changes that happen in winter.
    BookNorth Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint, [2018] — J508.2 SCHUETTE
  • Best friends Fox and Hare set out into the forest during their first winter to find out what snow is.
    Picture BookNew York : Doubleday Books for Young Readers, [2021] — JPB ZOMMER, Y.
  • This counting book follows a menagerie of winter animals through the snow-covered Alaskan woods.
    Picture BookGrand Rapids, Michigan : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2024. — JPB CARLSTROM, N.
  • Small Bear's mother promises stories before their winter slumber if Small Bear will help prepare with no dilly dallying, but the playful cub finds it hard to stick to her tasks.
    Picture BookNew York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2020] — JPB MCGINTY, A.
  • Little Owl looks forward to his first snowfall.
    Picture BookNew York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2018. — JPB SRINIVASAN, D.
  • Captivating photos of animals accompany simple, engaging text to explain dormancy in nature. This book teaches young readers about different kinds of dormancy and which animals do what. Featuring creatures like ladybugs, chickadees,…
    BookMinneapolis : Millbrook Press, [2020] — J571.78 ATKINS
  • Snow falls, animals burrow, and children prepare for the wonders winter brings.
    Picture BookNew York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018] — JPB HENKES, K.
  • When Weasel is caught in a storm, he builds a fortress to hide in. But then he meets Mole, who loves to play in the wind and splash in the rain. Can Weasel learn to overcome his fears and find joy, whatever the weather? With Mole's help…
    Picture BookWilton, CT : Tiger Tales, 2020. — JPB GAVIN, C.
  • Through the seasons, Big Bear and Small Bear share a story of love--steadfast, gentle, and strong.
    Picture BookNew York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2019] — JPB SCHEUER, B.
  • Geese are calling, a chilly wind is blowing, and the sky is turning gray. Winter is on its way. For Mama Bear and Small Bear, that means it's time to tuck into their den for a long sleep. But Mouse is scurrying by, and Chipmunk is still…
    Picture BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2021. — JPB WHITE, D.
  • Lucy the field mouse's friends avoid going outdoors in winter until Lucy introduces the delights of skating.
    Picture BookNew York, NY : Sterling Children's Books, [2017] — JPB SILVESTRO, A.
  • The coat of a huge wooly musk ox named Cozy is the winter home for a growing number of Alaskan animals who mostly get along.
    Picture BookNew York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2020] — JPB BRETT, J.
  • Rumble, rumble, rumble. . . . What's that noise? Magnus the Arctic seal wakes up from a very deep sleep one morning, puzzled by a strange rumbling sound. What's that noise? Could it be the creaking of the trees? The whistling of the wind?…
    Picture BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020. — JPB HOWARTH, N.
  • Snowy Owl Invasion!

    Tracking An Unusual Migration

    Markle, Sandra,
    A historically large irruption of snowy owls during the winter of 2013-2014 brought them across the eastern US, and farther south than usual. Scientists used this opportunity to attach GPS tracking devices to some snowy owls to increase…
    BookMinneapolis : Millbrook Press, [2018] — J598.97 MARKLE