Picture Book Basket // January
It makes our feet and fingers glow.
—Christina Rossetti
At the turn of the year, holidays have ended and winter magic begins. Snowfall fills us with wonder as we watch through the window or make tracks with our boots.
One day this winter, we played "follow the leader" through the snow, stomping single-file under tree branches and around bare bushes. Every now and then we'd drop and make snow angels before continuing our winding journey with a new leader. That day for me perfectly captures the winter wonder I want to hold onto.
Winter often begins to drag on and on, but I have found solace in appreciating what winter offers instead of what it takes away. These sweet books celebrate that same attitude:
Walk and See: Opposites, by Rosalind Beardshaw
Wonderful Winter, by Bruce Goldstone
Extra Yarn, by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
Sweater Weather, by Matt Phelan
Snow Sisters, by Kerri Kokias and Teagin White
The Tomten, by Astrid Lindgren
The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats
Over and Under the Snow, by Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal
Flower Fairies of the Winter, Cicely Marie Barker
The Story of the Snow Children, by Sibylle von Olfers
Ollie's Ski Trip, by Elsa Beskow
Arctic Animals, by Jill McDonald
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