Winter stories for older children (8-12)
Grab a blanket, a hot chocolate and one of these brilliant books for the ultimate winter experience!
We love these winter reads for children aged 8-12 - they're sure to make anyone feel cosy...
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Leila and the Blue Fox
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Leila and the Blue Fox
Can Miso the fox help Leila rediscover her mother? An incredibly moving story with breath-taking illustrations – perfect for upper…
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The Last Bear
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The Last Bear
When April and her father move to an uninhabited island in the Arctic Circle, she isn't expecting to meet a lonely polar bear - ho…
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The Snow Angel
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The Snow Angel
Twelve-year-old Makena was born for the mountains, and she dreams of following in his footsteps. However, the arrival of the Ebola…
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Frostheart
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Frostheart
This inventive story is helped along by vivid illustrations that conjure up a world populated by yetis and monsters that live unde…
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The Snow Girl
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The Snow Girl
Tasha is delighted when her snow girl comes to life and wishes the winter could last forever, as she cannot bear the thought of lo…
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Frindleswylde
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Frindleswylde
With echoes of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale The Snow Queen, this perilous tale of icy magic is ideal for olde…
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Prisoner of Ice and Snow
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Prisoner of Ice and Snow
Valor’s privileged family is brought to its knees when her sister, Sacha, is imprisoned in an ice fortress for stealing a valuable…
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Winter Magic
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Winter Magic
Winter Magic is a fabulous collection of atmospheric, sometimes sad, sometimes unnerving but mostly warming stories for cosy bedti…
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Winter's Tales
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Winter's Tales
How did the boy known as the Prince of Wolves get his name? Where did tinsel come from? How did Lars and the snow bear get rid of …
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A Different Dog
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A Different Dog
A boy taking part in a running competition stops to help a van which has crashed - but the only survivor is a dog. This emotional …
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Odd and the Frost Giants
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Odd and the Frost Giants
Odd, a crippled orphan in a Viking village, isn't of much interest to his clan. When he leaves for adventure, he finds three talki…
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The Quiet Music of Gently Falling Snow
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The Quiet Music of Gently Falling Snow
A collection of original folk tale-style stories inspired by her own music-themed paintings, this beautiful large hardback is an i…
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An Eagle in the Snow
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An Eagle in the Snow
Stuck on a train, a boy listens to a stranger’s story about one moment that could have stopped World War II. A thought-provoking s…
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The Snow Merchant
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The Snow Merchant
Lettie Peppercorn hasn't left her house-on-stilts for ten years. Then a mysterious frozen man arrives at her door, and her life is…
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