Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Some More Great Winter Reads

The Almost Librarian blog started almost one year ago today with a list of some "great winter reads". So to celebrate our first birthday, you'll find below some more great winter reads. Winter is the perfect time to curl up with some hot cocoa and a few good books. You should be able to find these titles at your local library. And don't forget to check back to last year's posting for the others. (Also, this Almost Librarian has graduated and will be an official youth services librarian beginning in February....now what to do about the blog title....)

The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett
This story, filled with Brett's amazing and detailed illustrations, is an adaptation of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, but set in cold and blustery northern Canada. (Ages 4-9)
(Full bibliographic info: Brett, Jan. The Three Snow Bears. Putnam's Sons, 2007.)



The Biggest, Best Snowman by Margery Cuyler
Little Nell has been told time and again that she is too small to help with her BIG Mama and BIG Sisters. After spending time in the woods building a great big snowman with the help of some forest friends, Little Nell discovers that she is capable of some big and amazing things. (Ages 4-9)
(Full bibliographic info: Cuyler, Margery. The Biggest, Best Snowman. Scholastic, 1998.)


Kipper's Snowy Day by Mick Inkpen
Have you met Kipper yet? Kipper and Tiger spend a fantastically fun snow filled day together and especially love when they discover the snow sticks to Tiger's woolly clothes. (Ages 2-5)
(Full bibliographic info: Inkpen, Mick. Kipper's Snowy Day. Harcourt Brace & Co., 1996.)


Snow Sounds: An Onomatopoeic Story by David A. Johnson
This simple story of a very snowy day in a rural setting is brought to life through the gorgeous illustrations and the sound driven text. (Ages 3-9)
(Full bibliographic info: Johnson, David A. Snow Sounds: An Onomatopoeic Story. Houghton Mifflin Co, 2006.)



Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
This Caldecott Award winning non-fiction book shares the biography of the scientist, Wilson A. Bentley who discovered that no two snowflakes are alike. (Ages 4-12)
(Full bibliographic info: Martin, Jacqueline Briggs. Snowflake Bentley. Houghton Mifflin, 1998.)




Poppleton in Winter by Cynthia Rylant
This book is an easy reader for the beginning independent readers, but it is also a set of winter themed stories featuring the fun to love Poppleton the Pig. Poppleton is the star of several books, so be sure to check out more titles! (Ages 3-9)
(Full bibliographic info: Rylant, Cynthia. Poppleton in Winter. Blue Sky Press, 2001.)



The Snow Day by Komako Sakai
This little bunny is experiencing a snowy day at home with his mother. (Ages 3-8)
(Full bibliographic info: Sakai, Komako. The Snow Day. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2009.)



Red Sled by Patricia Thomas
Simple, straightforward, rhyming word sets and action inspired illustrations take the reader on a sledding journey with a young boy and his dad. (Ages 2-5)
(Full bibliographic info: Thomas, Patricia. Red Sled. Boyds Mills Press, 2008.)


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3 comments:

  1. A great list - quite a few I don't know but want to find now! I've link to this list from a recent wintry post I did:
    http://www.playingbythebook.net/2010/01/18/polar-play/

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  2. Hey, congratulations on your graduation, Valerie! That's wonderful! (I have no advice about the blog name, tho. As you can tell, I am not very creative when it comes to blog names.....)

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  3. How's about "The Most Librarian" ;->

    Congrats!

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