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Winter Stories

From the November 25, 2007 Pigeon Post essay of the same name.
Here is a collection of winter stories. Explicitly excluded are Christmas stories which are a list of their own. These are stories taking place in winter or have to do with winter activities.
Are there others you would suggest?

This book list is divided into three sections:
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
(3) Books for Young Adults

The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use one of the following links to skip directly to either of the other two sections.
Go to books for Independent Readers
Go to books for Young Adults


Picture Books

The Mitten by Jan Brett Recommended
Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton Highly Recommended
An Indian Winter by Russell Freedman and illustrated by Karl Bodmer Suggested
Dear Rebecca, Winter Is Here by Jean Craighead George and illustrated by Loretta Krupinski Suggested
The Big Snow by Berta Hader & Elmer Hader Recommended
Snowie Rolie by William Joyce Suggested
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats Highly Recommended
The Tomten and the Fox by Astrid Lindgren and illustrated by Harald Wiberg & Karl-Erik Forsslund Recommended
Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London and illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz Suggested
The Race of the Birkebeiners by Lise Lunge-Larsen and illustrated by Mary Azarian Recommended
Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and illustrated by Mary Azarian Recommended
Snow by Roy McKie and illustrated by P. D. Eastman Suggested
There Come a Soldier by Peggy Mercer and illustrated by Ron Mazellan Highly Recommended
Don't Wake Up the Bear by Marjorie Dennis Murray and illustrated by Patricia Wittmann Suggested
Henry and Mudge in the Sparkle Days by Cynthia Rylant and illustrated by Sucie Stevenson Suggested
Here Comes Darrell by Leda Schubert and illustrated by Mary Azarian Suggested
Brave Irene by William Steig Recommended
When Winter Comes by Nancy Van Laan and illustrated by Susan Gaber Suggested
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen and illustrated by John Schoenherr Highly Recommended


Independent Reader

Cam Jansen and the Snowy Day Mystery by David A. Adler and illustrated by Susanna Natti Suggested
Corduroy's Snow Day by Don Freeman and illustrated by Lisa McCue Suggested
Where Fish Go in Winter and Other Great Mysteries by Amy Goldman Koss and illustrated by Laura J. Bryant Recommended
Changes for Felicity by Valerie Tripp and illustrated by Dan Andreasen Suggested
The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder and illustrated by Garth Williams Recommended


Young Adult

Endurance by Alfred Lansing Highly Recommended
The Snow Walker by Farley Mowat Suggested
Blizzard by Jim Murphy Suggested

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