Top picture books for winter

This is a heartwarming story of animals in winter – the story teaches children to look and think about the world around them.

When Peter wakes up one winter morning to find the world has turned white, he can’t wait to put on his snowsuit and get out into the snow.

Elin and her grandad must save a family of beavers after their habitat is filled with plastic and rubbish. A heartwarming story which includes lots of information and an activity inspiration. 

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. 

Noi finds a baby whale washed up on the beach after a storm and decides to take it home to care for it.

Zee is excited to go to Grandma’s Christmas party, and when she gets to Grandma’s delicious-smelling house with Mummy, Daddy and her sister Ree, she goes looking for her. But, the party is busy, and Zee can’t find Grandma anywhere!

Kai the lonely woodcutter meets the cursed Snow Prince – but can they ever be friends?

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 fantastic introduction to the concept of forces.

A wonderfully funny picture book about daring to believe the unexpected. A group of explorers have come to the Antarctic to see penguins, but one young explorer discovers something quite different – a great big mammoth! But will anyone believe it?

This beautifully illustrated, large-format picture book perfectly blends a sweet story with fascinating facts about animals sleeping through winter. As it’s all about being cosy and sleepy, it makes a lovely bedtime book, but would also work well for schools. 

Join the children as they search for a woolly mammoth and discover lots of other giant Ice Age animals along the way! Charming and informative, with very cute illustrations. 

This brilliantly creative book takes the form of letter addressed to the children of the world from Befana, a winter witch from Italian folklore who delivers presents (or coal) to children on the 6th of January.  

In the wintery Himalayas, Anya and Mahi are swept away by the goddess Ganga on a journey to reconnect with their spirit animals and to spread a song of natural healing across the world. 

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 adventure and friendship.