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title: Winter Reading - Cozy Up with a Book
description: Winter break is a great time to recharge while anticipating the new year. Encourage your kids to grab a book, relax, and enjoy the escape.
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# [Winter Reading - Cozy Up with a Book](https://news.mimio.com/winter-reading-cozy-up-with-a-book)

 Written by [Melizza Cuizon](https://news.mimio.com/author/melizza-cuizon) | Thu, Dec 31, 2020

This year, students have had to deal with events that are unique to say the least. Winter break is a great time to recharge and refresh, anticipating a new year with new challenges to navigate. Seeing how 2021 may begin with more stringent safety and health protocols leading to increased isolation, books are a fantastic way to “escape reality” for a moment. So, check out a few books from the list below and cozy up with a favorite blanket.

(Note: Ages are recommendations only – no hard and fast rules here for reading adventures!)

**Ages 4 to 10**

- [Winter is Here!](https://kevinhenkes.com/picture-books/winter-is-here/) by Kevin Henkes

This picture book celebrates the sights, sounds, and smells of the winter season.

- [The Snowy Day](https://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/ezras-books/the-snowy-day/) by Ezra Jack Keats

In January of this year, the New York Public Library revealed that this was the most circulated book in its 125-year history.

- [Sneezy the Snowman](https://www.kindergartenworks.com/kindergarten-teaching-ideas/sneezy-the-snowman-activities/) by Maureen Wright

Sneezy the Snowman needs help getting himself together!

- [There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow](https://youtu.be/kSi4ggxsSvk) by Lucille Collandro

Not only does she swallow snow, but some other strange objects get gobbled up!

- [Snowmen at Night](https://thereadingtub.org/sf/reviews/show/SNOWMEN-AT-NIGHT-by-Caralyn-Buehner) by Caralyn Buehner

This story offers a peek into the secret life of snowmen and their nighttime activities.

- [The Snow Globe Family](https://www.schooltube.com/media/THE+SNOW+GLOBE+FAMILY+READ+ALOUD+-+WITH+TEACHER+RESOURCES/1_p2tfoy4j) by Jane O’Connor

This family is waiting for a “shake up” to experience the joys of winter.

- [Spaghetti with the Yeti](https://www.booktrust.org.uk/book/s/spaghetti-with-the-yeti/) by Adam and Charlotte Guillain

George is on an adventure to track the mysterious yeti and his journey is a unique one!

- [Tacky the Penguin](https://www.kidssoup.com/craft-and-resource/story-time-tacky-the-penguin) by Helen Lester

Tacky is an odd one but his unique qualities may just be what his fellow penguins need.

- [The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter’s Wonder](https://www.learningthroughliterature.com/books/the-story-of-snow/) by Mark Cassino

Kids of all ages can explore the science of snow and investigate what makes each different.

- [Mice Skating](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/annie-silvestro/mice-skating/) by Annie Silvestro

Lucy the mouse is determined to show her friends how wonderful the snowy winter is.

- [Owl Moon](https://www.janeyolen.com/owl-moon/) by Jane Yolen

This is a beautiful story of a father taking his daughter out owling on a cold, wintry night.

- [Popper’s Penguins](https://readtothem.org/book/mr-poppers-penguins/) by Richard and Florence Atwater

Mr. Popper and his family attempt to raise and care for a troop of penguins, leading to quite a few adventures!

- [Claudia & Moth](https://www.jenniferhansenrolli.com/claudia-and-moth) by Jennifer Hansen Rolli

Claudia loves to paint the colorful butterflies she sees but winter has brought her only a moth...

**Ages 10 and up**

- [The Greenglass House](https://clockworkfoundry.com/books/greenglass-house/) by Kate Milford

Try to solve the growing mysteries with Milo and Meddy as they work to discover the truth about the Greenglass House.

- [The Dogs of Winter](https://www.bobbiepyron.com/dogs-of-winter.php) by Bobbie Pyron

An orphan boy is adopted by a pack of dogs to survive a harsh winter, based on a true story.

- [The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street](https://kidcuratedbooks.com/blogs/news/review-of-the-vanderbeekers-of-141st-street-a-modern-classic) by Karina Yan Glaser

When the landlord of their beloved brownstone decides not to renew their lease, the Vanderbeekers do what is needed to try and stay.

- [Journey of the Pale Bear](https://www.susanfletcher.com/books/bk-journey.html) by Susan Fletcher

A polar bear being transported from Norway to London is being taken care of a young runaway on the trip.

- [Peak](https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-15-202417-8) by Roland Smith

An action-packed adventure about a 14-year-old boy who attempts to climb Everest.

- [The Long Winter](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8282.The_Long_Winter) by Laura Ingalls Wilder

An autobiographical novel recounting a severe winter in the southeastern Dakota Territory during 1880-1881.

- [The Goose Girl](https://shannonhale.fandom.com/wiki/The_Goose_Girl) by Shannon Hale

Coming from a simple life to being required to train as a potential princess sets up a story of a teenage girl’s reckoning with a harsher reality she’s unaccustomed to.

- [Icefall](http://matthewjkirby.com/kirbside/?page_id=1892) by Matthew Kirby

Solveig and her brothers need to find out who amongst them is a traitor before it’s too late.

- [Running on the Roof of the World](https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/book/14326/Running-on-the-Roof-of-the-World-by-Jess-Butterworth.html) by Jess Butterworth

Tash and her best friend, Sam, flee across the mountains of Tibet to escape the wrath of soldiers.

**Teens**

- [Frozen](https://melissa-delacruz.com/book/frozen/) by Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston

Cass embarks on a dangerous journey across a poisoned sea to the land of Blue.

- [After the Snow](https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/s-d-crockett/after-the-snow/9781447218289) by S.D. Crockett

Willo journeys in search of his family who disappeared from the freezing mountain that was home.

- [Bittersweet](https://sarahockler.com/books/bittersweet/) by Sarah Ockler

Hudson had her dreams dashed and her sense of optimism has taken a beating, until she was given a ‘second chance.’

- [Towering](https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-202417-6) by Alex Flinn

A reimagined version of Rapunzel from the alternative perspectives of three teens.

- [Winter Song](https://diaryofaneccentric.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/review-winters-end-by-jean-claude-mourlevat/) by Jean-Claude Mourvelat

Four teenagers escape their boarding school, fleeing across icy mountains to join a fight against the tyrannical government.

- [Survive](https://mythoughtsaboutbooks.blogspot.com/2014/06/survive-by-alex-morel.html) by Alex Morel

Jane and Paul survive a plane crash and work together to try and get through the harsh and icy wilderness.

- [The Drop](http://www.jeffrossbooks.com/the-drop) by Jeff Ross

Alex has a dream to snowboard as part of the Backcountry Patrol, an elite group of snowboarders.

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