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I t’s the coldest month in Louisiana! Time to gather ‘round the fireplace with a mug of hot chocolate and a good book. Your kids and teens can snuggle up and enjoy these winter-themed stories during the cold days indoors. YOUTH I’m a Little Snowman by Hannah Eliot Celebrate the season with three little snow friends as they dance, hop, and shout about winter! With singable text and adorable pictures, Hannah Eliot’s I’m A Little Snowman is sure to become one of your baby’s favorite boardbooks. If our Louisiana little ones don’t see real snow this year, they can experience the wonder of a white winter in these picture books.
Balto and Togo: Hero Dogs of Alaska by Helen Moss
sled dogs rushing and running, this picture book is full of life and fun (and counting) as fluffy snowflakes fly! The Snow Thief by Alice Hemming Squirrel is hesitant when he sees his first snow, but his friend Bird is determined to help him enjoy it. From snowball fights to skating and snowman building, Squirrel has questions about it all! However, just as he’s starting to have fun, he wakes up to find all the snow missing! Will Squirrel be able to solve the mystery of the missing snow? Young readers will shiver with excitement while reading these adventurous chapter books set in frozen landscapes.
Snow shrieking, ice blinding eyes, feet pounding against the frozen ground, harnesses pulling, team running in step…the heroes of the Alaskan Diphtheria Epidemic of 1924 might have had a mix of two and four feet, but they all had an incredible amount of courage! Balto and Togo brings to life the real consequences of health disasters on the early frontier and the incredible lengths men and animals went to for their loved ones and communities.
Follow the flakes in these nonfiction titles about snow and how animals adapt to it.
Flurry, Float, and Fly!: The Story of a Snowstorm by Laura Purdie Salas This beautiful mix of poetry and nonfiction explores the wintery season and the science behind snow! Full of rich vocabulary, lyrical text, and gorgeous illustrations, Flurry, Float, and Fly! is a wonderful winter book to snuggle up and read on a cold winter day!
Stranded by Nikki Shannon Smith
Will Ava get her longed-for winter wilderness adventure in her Auntie’s remote Adirondack mountain cabin? Or will it turn into a nightmare when her aunt gets called away and wires get crossed leaving her abandoned during a blizzard? She’ll have to use all her newly learned wil derness survival skills if she hopes to survive until rescue (or her parents) arrive!
Counting Winter by Nancy White Carlstrom
Count along as energetic and wild winter animals explode off the pages of Nancy White Carlstrom’s Counting Winter ! From red squirrels crunching and cracking to frisky
Hiders Seekers Finders Keepers: How Animals Adapt in Winter by Jessica Kulekjian
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