Winter is absolutely my favorite season. I love watching the snow fall and sledding down hills with my girls. I also love all the extra reading time that comes along with the cold weather.
We are lucky to live in a small town, near a creek that attracts a lot of the local wildlife. We see rabbits and squirrels, a family of three deer, large opossums, and a little tiny chipmunk who travels back and forth across our driveway daily. After a snowstorm, it’s really fun to see all the different tracks criss-crossing our yard.
However, we know that the most exciting things happening are under the ground and in little hideaways that we’ll never see. The best way for us to learn about how animals behave in winter is through books.
13 Fun Winter Animals Books for Kids
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Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson is our favorite book on this list!
Author Jan Brett has a couple of classic winter animals books for kids, The Hat and The Mitten.
We also love Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner!
New books about winter animals are being released all the time! Here are a few that have been written in the last few years (or, in the case of Snow, I just found a copy at my local library):
Cozy by Jan Brett was released in October 2020.
A Loud Winter’s Nap by Katy Hudson
The Snowy Nap
Snow by Manya Stojic
Grab our Family Activity Guide with 40 hands-on learning activities using these books!
More Winter Animals Books for Kids:
Secrets of Winter by Carron Brown
How Do Bears Sleep? by E.J. Bird
Winter, Winter, Cold and Snow by Sharon Gibson Palermo
Hibernation Station by Michelle Meadows
The Big Snow by Berta and Elmer Hader
The Bear’s Cave by Regine Schindler appears to be out of print, but your library may still have a copy!
The Happy Day by Ruth Krauss
When It Starts to Snow by Phillis Gershator
Baby Bear Counts One by Ashley Wolff
