Seasonal and Holiday Children's Books
Spring
Books about Easter
Brett, Jan. The Easter Egg. New York: Putnam Juvenile, 2010.
Friedrich, Priscilla, and Otto Friedrich. The Easter Bunny That Overslept. Illustrated by Donald Saaf. New York: HarperCollins, 2002.
Milhous, Katherine. The Egg Tree. New York: Aladdin, 1992.
Numeroff, Laura. Happy Easter, Mouse! Illustrated by Felicia Bond. New York: Balzer and Bray, 2010.
Tegen, Katherine. The Story of the Easter Bunny. Illustrated by Sally Anne Lambert. New York: HarperCollins, 2005.
Tudor, Tasha. A Tale for Easter. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2001.
———. A Time to Keep: The Tasha Tudor Book of Holidays. New York: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1977.
Wells, Rosemary. Max’s Easter Surprise. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 2008.
Wing, Natasha. The Night before Easter. Illustrated by Kathy Couri. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1999.
Zolotow, Charlotte. The Bunny Who Found Easter. Illustrated by Helen Craig. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1987.
Books about Spring
Barklem, Jill. The Complete Brambly Hedge. New York: HarperCollins Children’s Books, 2011.
Berger, Samantha, and Pamela Chanko. It’s Spring. Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. New York: Cartwheel Books, 2003.
Beskow, Elsa. The Flowers’ Festival. Edinburgh: Floris Books, 2010.
Fogliano, Julie. And Then It’s Spring. Illustrated by Erin Stead. New York: Roaring Brook, 2012.
Hillenbrand, Will. Spring Is Here. New York: Holiday House, 2011.
Lewis, Kim. Little Lamb. Somerville, Mass.: Candlewick, 2000.
Macken, JoAnn Early. Waiting Out the Storm. Illustrated by Susan Gaber. Somerville, Mass.: Candlewick, 2010.
Manushkin, Fran. How Mama Brought the Spring. Illustrated by Holly Berry. New York: Dutton Juvenile, 2008.
Martin Jr., Bill, and John Archambault. Listen to the Rain. Illustrated by James Endicott. New York: Henry Holt, 1988.
Muller, Gerda. Spring. Edinburgh: Floris Books, 2004.
Pfeffer, Wendy. A New Beginning: Celebrating the Spring Equinox. Illustrated by Linda Bleck. New York: Dutton Juvenile, 2008.
Plourde, Lynn. Spring’s Sprung. Illustrated by Greg Couch. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2002.
Ray, Mary Lyn. Mud. Illustrated by Lauren Stringer. Orlando, Fla.: First Voyager Books, 2001.
Schnur, Steven. Spring: An Alphabet Acrostic. Illustrated by Leslie Evans. New York: Clarion Books, 1999.
Showers, Paul. The Listening Walk. Illustrated by Aliki. New York: HarperCollins, 1991.
Books about Gardening
Aston, Diana Hutts. A Seed Is Sleepy. Illustrated by Sylvia Long, San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2007.
Bjork, Cristina. Linnea’s Windowsill Garden. Illustrated by Lena Anderson. Translated by Joan Sandin. Stockholm: R&S Books, 1988.
Bunting, Eve. Flower Garden. Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt. Orlando, Fla.: Voyager Books, 2000.
Cherry, Lynne. How Groundhog’s Garden Grew. New York: Blue Sky Press, 2003.
Ehlert, Lois. Growing Vegetable Soup. New York: Voyager Books, 1987.
———. Planting a Rainbow. New York: Voyager Books, 1988.
French, Vivian. Yucky Worms. Illustrated by Jessica Ahlberg. Somerville, Mass.: Candlewick, 2010.
Gibbons, Gail. From Seed to Plant. New York: Holiday House, 1993.
Glaser, Linda. Garbage Helps Our Garden Grow: A Compost Story. Photographs by Shelley Rotner. Minneapolis: Millbrook, 2010.
Henkes, Kevin. My Garden. New York: Greenwillow Books, 2010.
James, Cathy. The Garden Classroom: Hands-On Activities in Math, Science, Literacy, and Art. Boston: Roost Books, 2015.
Jordan, Helene J. How a Seed Grows. Illustrated by Loretta Krupinski. New York: HarperCollins Children’s Books, 1992.
Kudlinski, Kathleen V. What Do Roots Do? Illustrated by David Schuppert. New York: Cooper Square, 2007.
Lovejoy, Sharon. Roots, Shoots, Buckets, and Boots. New York: Workman Publishing, 1999.
Millard, Glenda. Isabella’s Garden. Illustrated by Rebecca Cool. Somerville, Mass.: Candlewick, 2012.
Richards, Jean. A Fruit Is a Suitcase for Seeds. Illustrated by Anca Hariton. Minneapolis: First Avenue Editions, 2006.
Siddals, Mary McKenna. Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth. Illustrated by Ashley Wolff. New York: Tricycle, 2010.
Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner. Secrets of the Garden: Food Chains and the Food Web in Our Backyard. Illustrated by Priscilla Lamont. New York: Random House Children’s Books, 2012.
Arnosky, Jim. Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing the Birds. New York: Aladdin, 1997.
Aston, Diana Hutts. An Egg Is Quiet. Illustrated by Sylvia Long. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2006.
Herkert, Barbara. Birds in Your Backyard. Nevada City, Calif.: Dawn, 2001.
Rockwell, Anne. Two Blue Jays. Illustrated by Megan Halsey. London: Walker Childrens, 2003.
Wellington, Monica. Riki’s Birdhouse. New York: Dutton Juvenile, 2009.
Books about Butterflies
Aston, Diana Hutts. A Butterfly Is Patient. Illlustrated by Sylvia Long. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2011.
Heligman, Deborah. From Caterpillar to Butterfly. Illustrated by Bari Weissman. New York: HarperCollins, 1996.
Rabe, Tish. My, Oh My!—A Butterfly! All about Butterflies. Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz and Joe Mathieu. New York: Random House Books for Young Readers, 2007.
Stewart, Melissa. A Place for Butterflies. Illustrated by Higgins Bond. Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers, 2011.
Books about Trees and Arbor Day
Brett, Jan. The Umbrella. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2004.
Cherry, Lynne. The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest. Orlando, Fla.: First Voyager Books, 2000.
Codell, Esmé Raji. Seed by Seed: The Legend and Legacy of John “Appleseed” Chapman. Illustrated by Lynne Rae Perkins. New York: HarperCollins Children’s Books, 2012.
Galbraith, Kathryn O. Arbor Day Square. Illustrated by Cyd Moore. Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers, 2010.
Gibbons, Gail. The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree. New York: Voyager Books, 1988.
Maestro, Betsy. How Do Apples Grow? Illustrated by Giulio Maestro. New York: HarperCollins Children’s Books, 1992.
Purmell, Ann. Maple Syrup Season. Illustrated by Jill Weber. New York: Holiday House, 2008.
Salas, Laura Purdie. A Leaf Can Be. Illustrated by Violeta Dabija. Minneapolis: Millbrook, 2012.
Silverstein, Shel. The Giving Tree. New York: HarperCollins, 1964.
Books about the Environment and Earth Day
Child, Lauren. Charlie and Lola: We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2009.
Jeffers, Oliver. The Great Paper Caper. New York: Philomel Books, 2008.
Okimoto, Jean Davies. Winston of Churchill: One Bear’s Battle against Global Warming. Illustrated by Jeremiah Trammell. Seattle: Sasquatch Books, 2007.
Showers, Paul. Where Does the Garbage Go? Illustrated by Randy Chewning. New York: HarperCollins Children’s Books, 1994.
Spinelli, Eileen. Miss Fox’s Class Goes Green. Illustrated by Anne Kennedy. Morton Grove, Ill.: Albert Whitman, 2009.
Summer
Books about Summer
Beskow, Elsa. Peter in Blueberry Land. Edinburgh: Floris Books, 2005.
Carle, Eric. The Very Lonely Firefly. New York: Philomel, 1999.
Crews, Nina. One Hot Summer Day. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1995.
Dotlich, Rebecca Kai. Lemonade Sun: And Other Summer Poems. Illustrated by Jan Gilchrist. Honesdale, Pa.: Wordsong, 2001.
Ehlert, Lois. Waiting for Wings. New York: HMH Books for Young Readers, 2001.
Engle, Margarita. Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian. Illustrated by Julie Paschkis. New York: Henry Holt, 2010.
English, Karen. Hot Day on Abbott Avenue. Illustrated by Javaka Steptoe. New York: Clarion Books, 2004.
Franco, Betsy. Summer Beat. Illustrated by Charlotte Middleton. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2007.
Gal, Susan. Day by Day. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
Gershator, Phillis, and David Gershator. Summer Is Summer. Illustrated by Sophie Blackall. New York: Henry Holt, 2006.
Hesse, Karen. Come On, Rain! Illustrated by Jon J. Muth. New York: Scholastic, 1999.
Hobbie, Holly. Toot and Puddle: You Are My Sunshine. New York: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2010.
Holland, Mary. Ferdinand Fox’s First Summer. Mount Pleasant, S.C.: Sylvan Dell Publishing, 2013.
Jackson, Ellen. The Summer Solstice. Illustrated by Jan Davey Ellis. Brookfield, Conn.: Millbrook, 2001.
Mahy, Margaret. A Summery Saturday Morning. Illustrated by Selina Young. New York: Puffin Books, 2000.
McCloskey, Robert. Blueberries for Sal. New York: Viking, 1976.
McClure, Nikki. Mama, Is It Summer Yet? New York: Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2010.
Meshon, Aaron. Take Me Out to the Yakyu. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2013.
Muller, Gerda. Summer. Edinburgh: Floris Books, 2004.
Nordqvist, Sven. A Rumpus in the Garden. Norwalk, Conn.: Opal, 2005.
Ochiltree, Dianne. It’s a Firefly Night. Illustrated by Betsy Snyder. Maplewood, N.J.: Blue Apple Books, 2013.
Pfeffer, Wendy. The Longest Day: Celebrating the Summer Solstice. Illustrated by Linda Bleck. New York: Dutton Juvenile, 2010.
Rocco, John. Blackout. New York: Hyperion Books, 2011.
Rylant, Cynthia. The Relatives Came. Illustrated by Stephen Gammel. New York: Aladdin, 1985.
Stewart, Sarah. The Gardener. Illustrated by David Small. New York: Square Fish, 2007.
Swanson, Susan Marie. To Be Like the Sun. Illustrated by Margaret Chodos-Irvine. Orlando, Fla.: Harcourt Books, 2008.
Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Summertime in the Big Woods. Illustrated by Renee Graef. New York: HarperCollins, 1996.
Wong, Janet S. Apple Pie Fourth of July. Illustrated by Margaret Chodos-Irvine. New York: Harcourt, 2002.
Ziefert, Harriet. Birdhouse for Rent. Illustrated by Donald Dreifuss. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2001.
Zolotow, Charlotte. The Summer Night. New York: HarperCollins, 1991.
Books about Adventures and Vacations
Brunelle, Lynn. Camp Out! The Ultimate Kids’ Guide. Illustrated by Brian Biggs. Technical Illustrations by Elara Tanguy. New York: Workman, 2007.
Donaldson, Julia. The Snail and the Whale. Illustrated by Axel Scheffler. New York: Puffin, 2006.
Fleischman, Paul. Weslandia. Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. Somerville, Mass.: Candlewick, 2002.
Frazee, Marla. A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever. Orlando, Fla.: Harcourt Books, 2008.
Jessup, Harley. Grandma Summer. New York: Viking Juvenile, 1999.
McLerran, Alice. Roxaboxen. Illustrated by Barbara Cooney. New York: HarperCollins Children’s Books, 1991.
Rey, Margret, and H. A. Rey. Curious George Goes Camping. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1999.
Teague, Mark. How I Spent My Summer Vacation. New York: Crown, 1995.
Van Dusen, Chris. A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee. Vancouver: Raincoast Books, 2003.
Waldman, Neil. The Starry Night. Honesdale, Pa.: Boyds Mills, 1999.
Weitzman, Jacqueline Preiss. You Can’t Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum. Illustrated by Robin Glasser. New York: Puffin, 2001.
Whitefeather, Willy. Willy Whitefeather’s Outdoor Survival Handbook for Kids. Lanham, Md.: Roberts Rinehart, 1997.
Books about Water and the Beach
Berkes, Marianne. Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef. Illustrated by Jeanette Canyon. Nevada City, Calif.: Dawn, 2004.
———. Seashells by the Seashore. Illustrated by Robert Noreika. Nevada City, Calif.: Dawn, 2002.
Brown, Margaret Wise. The Little Island. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, 1973.
Lee, Suzy. Wave. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2008.
Lester, Alison. Magic Beach. Saint Leonards, NSW, Australia: Allen and Unwin, 2006.
Locker, Thomas. Where the River Begins. New York: Dial Books, 1984.
London, Jonathan. Froggy Learns to Swim. Illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz. New York: Puffin Books, 1995.
McCloskey, Robert. One Morning in Maine. New York: Viking, 1980.
———. Time of Wonder. New York: Puffin Books, 1989.
Monroe, Mary Alice. Turtle Summer: A Journal for My Daughter. Illustrated by Barbara J. Bergwerf. Mount Pleasant, S.C.: Sylvan Dell, 2007.
Roosa, Karen. Beach Day. Illustrated by Maggie Smith. New York: Clarion Books, 2001.
Shannon, David. Jangles: A Big Fish Story. New York: Blue Sky Press, 2012.
Soman, David, and Jacky Davis. Ladybug Girl at the Beach. Illustrated by David Soman. New York: Dial, 2010.
Van Dusen, Chris. Down to the Sea with Mr. Magee. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2006.
Wiesner, David. Flotsam. New York: Clarion Books, 2006.
Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner. What Lives in a Shell? Illustrated by Helen K. Davie. New York: HarperCollins, 1994.
Zolotow, Charlotte. The Seashore Book. Illustrated by Wendell Minor. New York: HarperCollins, 1994.
Autumn
Books about Autumn
Crausaz, Anne. Seasons. San Diego: Kane Miller, 2010.
Ehlert, Lois. Leaf Man. New York: HMH Books for Young Readers, 2005.
———. Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf. Orlando, Fla.: Harcourt Brace, 1991.
Glaser, Linda. It’s Fall! Illustrated by Susan Swan. Minneapolis: Millbrook, 2001.
Hall, Zoe. The Apple Pie Tree. Illustrated by Shari Halpern. New York: Blue Sky Press, 1996.
McKneally, Ranida T. Our Seasons. Illustrated by Grace Lin. Watertown, Mass.: Charlesbridge, 2006.
Plourde, Lynn. Wild Child. Illustrated by Greg Couch. New York: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1999.
Purmell, Ann. Apple Cider Making Days. Minneapolis: Millbrook, 2002.
Rawlinson, Julia. Fletcher and the Falling Leaves. Illustrated by Tiphanie Beeke. New York: Greenwillow, 2006.
Robbins, Ken. Autumn Leaves. New York: Scholastic, 1998.
Spinelli, Eileen. I Know It’s Autumn. Illustrated by Nancy Hayashi. New York: HarperChildrens, 2004.
Wellington, Monica. Apple Farmer Annie. New York: Dutton Children’s Books, 2001.
Wiley, Thom. The Leaves on the Trees. Illustrated by Andrew Day. New York: Cartwheel Books, 2011.
Ziefert, Harriet. One Red Apple. Illustrated by Karla Gudeon. Maplewood, N.J.: Blue Apple Books, 2009.
Books about Halloween
Brown, Margaret Wise. The Fierce Yellow Pumpkin. Illustrated by Richard Egielski. New York: HarperCollins, 2003.
Calhoun, Mary. Wobble the Witch Cat. Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin. New York: Morrow, 1958.
Carlstrom, Nancy White. What a Scare, Jesse Bear. Illustrated by Bruce Degen. New York: Aladdin, 1999.
———. Who Said Boo? Halloween Poems for the Very Young. Illustrated by R. W. Alley. New York: Aladdin, 1999.
Donaldson, Julia. Room on the Broom. Illustrated by Axel Scheffler. New York: Puffin Books, 2001.
Fleming, Denise. Pumpkin Eye. New York: Henry Holt, 2001.
Glassman, Miriam. Halloweena. Illustrated by Victoria Roberts. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2002.
Hubbell, Will. Pumpkin Jack. Park Ridge, Ill.: Albert Whitman, 2000.
Kohara, Kazuno. Ghosts in the House! New York: Roaring Brook, 2008.
Moulton, Mark Kimball. Miss Fiona’s Stupendous Pumpkin Pies. Illustrated by Karen Hillard Crouch. Delafield, Wis.: Lang Books, 2001.
Neitzel, Shirley. Who Will I Be? A Halloween Rebus Story. Illustrated by Nancy Winslow Parker. New York: HarperChildrens, 2005.
Roberts, Bethany. Halloween Mice. Illustrated by Doug Cushman. New York: Clarion Books, 1995.
Shaw, Nancy E. Sheep Trick or Treat. Illustrated by Margot Apple. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1997.
Silverman, Erica. Big Pumpkin. Illustrated by S. D. Schindler. New York: Aladdin, 1992.
Stock, Catherine. Halloween Monster. New York: Atheneum, 1990.
Titherington, Jeanne. Pumpkin Pumpkin. New York: HarperChildrens, 1986.
White, Linda. Too Many Pumpkins. Illustrated by Megan Lloyd. New York: Holiday House, 1997.
Books about Thanksgiving
Child, Lydia Maria. Over the River and Through the Wood. Illustrated by Christopher Manson. New York: North-South Books, 1993.
Devlin, Wende and Harry. Cranberry Thanksgiving. New York: Aladdin, 1990.
Jackson, Alison. I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie. Illustrated by Judith Byron Schachner. New York: Puffin Books, 1997.
Johnston, Tony. 10 Fat Turkeys. Illustrated by Rich Deas. New York: Scholastic, 2009.
Markes, Julie. Thanks for Thanksgiving. Illustrated by Doris Barrette. New York: HarperCollins, 2004.
Melmed, Laura Krauss. The First Thanksgiving Day: A Counting Story. Illustrated by Mark Buehner. New York: HarperCollins, 2003.
Rylant, Cynthia. Henry and Mudge under the Yellow Moon. Illustrated by Suçie Stevenson. New York: Aladdin, 1987.
———. In November. Illustrated by Jill Kastner. New York: HMH Books for Young Readers, 2008.
Stock, Catherine. Thanksgiving Treat. New York: Aladdin, 1993.
Sutherland, Margaret. Thanksgiving Is for Giving Thanks. Illustrated by Sonja Lamut. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 2000.
Winter
Books about Christmas
Aylesworth, Jim. The Gingerbread Man. Illustrated by Barbara McClintock. New York: Scholastic, 1998.
Brett, Jan. The Twelve Days of Christmas. New York: Puffin, 1997.
———. The Wild Christmas Reindeer. New York: Putnam and Grosset, 1990.
Houston, Gloria. The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story.
Illustrated by Barbara Cooney. New York: Puffin Books, 1988.
Isadora, Rachel. 12 Days of Christmas. New York: Putnam Juvenile, 2010.
Jeffers, Susan. The Nutcracker. New York: HarperCollins Children’s Books, 2007.
Keats, Ezra Jack. The Little Drummer Boy. New York: Puffin Books, 1968.
Mayer, Mercer. The Little Drummer Mouse. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2006.
Monroe, Colleen. A Wish to Be a Christmas Tree. Illustrated by Michael Glenn Monroe. Ann Arbor: Sleeping Bear, 2004.
Moore, Clement C. The Night before Christmas. Philadelphia: Courage Books, 1995.
Parish, Peggy. Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia. Illustrated by Lynn Sweat. New York: HarperCollins, 1986.
Seuss, Dr. How the Grinch Stole Christmas. New York: Random House, 1985.
Slate, Joseph. What Star Is This? Illustrated by Alison Jay. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2005.
Tillman, Nancy. The Spirit of Christmas. New York: Feiwel and Friends, 2009.
Vainio, Pirkko. The Christmas Angel. Translated by Anthea Bell. Gossau Zürich, Switzerland: North-South Books, 1995.
Van Allsburg, Chris. The Polar Express. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1985.
Waddell, Martin. Room for a Little One: A Christmas Tale. Illustrated by Jason Cockcroft. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2004.
Wells, Rosemary. Max’s Christmas. New York: Dial Books, 1998.
Wilson, Karma. Bear Stays Up for Christmas. Illustrated by Jane Chapman. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2004.
Books about the New Year
Curtis, Jamie Lee. My Brave Year of Firsts: Tries, Sighs, and High Fives. Illustrated by Laura Cornell. New York: HarperCollins, 2012.
Lewis, Paul Owen. P. Bear’s New Year’s Party: A Counting Book. Berkeley: Tricycle, 1989.
Miller, Pat. Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution. Illustrated by Kathi Ember. Park Ridge, Ill.: Albert Whitman, 2010.
Piernas-Davenport, Gail. Shanté Keys and the New Year’s Peas. Illustrated by Marion Eldridge. Morton Grove, Ill.: Albert Whitman, 2007.
Wing, Natasha. The Night before New Year’s. Illustrated by Amy Wummer. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 2009.
Books about the Chinese New Year
Casey, Dawn. The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac. Illustrated by Anne Wilson. Cambridge, Mass.: Barefoot Books, 2006.
Chan, Hingman. Celebrating Chinese New Year: An Activity Book. Cincinnati: Infini, 2004.
Chinn, Karen. Sam and the Lucky Money. Illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu. New York: Lee and Low Books, 1995.
Holub, Joan. Dragon Dance: A Chinese New Year. Illustrated by Benrei Huang. New York: Puffin Books, 2003.
Lin, Grace. Bringing in the New Year. New York: Dragonfly Books, 2008.
Zucker, Jonny. Lanterns and Firecrackers: A Chinese New Year Story. Illustrated by Jan Barger Cohen. Hauppauge, N.Y.: Barron’s Educational Series, 2003.
Books about Winter
Bancroft, Henrietta. Animals in Winter. Illustrated by Helen K. Davie. New York: HarperCollins Children’s Books, 1997.
Barnett, Mac. Extra Yarn. Illustrated by Jon Klassen. New York: Balzer and Bray, 2012.
Brett, Jan. Annie and the Wild Animals. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1985.
———. The Mitten. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1989.
Briggs, Raymond. The Snowman. New York: Random House, 1978.
Fromental, Jean-Luc. 365 Penguins. Illustrated by Joelle Jolivet. New York: Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2006.
Frost, Robert. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening. Illustrated by Susan Jeffers. New York: Dutton Children’s Books, 2001.
Gundersheimer, Karen. Happy Winter. New York: Trophy / Harper, 1987.
Judge, Lita. Red Sled. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2011.
Keats, Ezra Jack. The Snowy Day. New York: Puffin, 1976.
Lindgren, Astrid. The Tomten. New York: Penguin Putnam Books, 1997.
Martin, Jacqueline Briggs. Snowflake Bentley. Illustrated by Mary Azarian. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
Plourde, Lynn. Winter Waits. Illustrated by Greg Couch. New York: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Children, 2001.
Rylant, Cynthia. Henry and Mudge and the Snowman Plan. Illustrated by Suçie Stevenson. New York: Aladdin, 2000.
———. Snow. Illustrated by Lauren Stringer. Orlando, Fla.: Harcourt, 2008.
Van Laan, Nancy. When Winter Comes. Illustrated by Susan Gabor. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2000.
Yolen, Jane. Owl Moon. Illustrated by John Schoenherr. New York: Philomel Books, 1987.
Books about Valentine’s Day Bond, Felicia. The Day It Rained Hearts. New York: HarperCollins, 2006.
Bourgeois, Paulette. Franklin’s Valentines. Illustrated by Brenda Clark. Tonawanda, N.Y.: Kids Can Press, 1998.
deGroat, Diane. Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink. New York: HarperCollins, 1997.
Hallinan, P. K. How Do I Love You? Nashville: Candy Cane Press, 2002.
Lawler, Janet. If Kisses Were Colors. Illustrated by Allison Jay. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2003.
Wojtowicz, Jen. The Boy Who Grew Flowers. Illustrated by Steve Adams. Cambridge, Mass.: Barefoot Books, 2005.