Minni's Favorite Books - Snowy Days and Long Nights 🌛
Our favorite books for our snow filled days, and extra long nights!
It’s that time of year where the nights are longer than the days, and the days are filled with snowy, wintery weather.
Cozy up together and discover what you can find in our snow covered world. You can’t fight the winter months, so lean into these moments with your little reader(s) and get them interested in this cold season, there is much to explore - even in the dark!
Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner
A wonderfully wintery book that will take you and your little one on an outdoor cross country ski trip through the winter woods to discover the secret world of animals living under the snow. Over the snow, the world is hushed and white. But under the snow lies a secret world of squirrels and snow hares, bears and bullfrogs, and many other animals making their home under the snow.
Tracks in the Snow by Wong Herbert Yee
This short and sweet picture book story is as warm and wholesome as a cup of hot cocoa. Perfect for the littlest readers, follow along as a little girl tracks footprints through the snow after a fresh snowfall. This book is a lovely celebration of snow and winter.
Round is a Mooncake by Roseanne Thong
A little girl's urban neighborhood becomes a discovery ground for all things round, square, and rectangular in this lyrical picture book. Most items are Asian in origin, others universal: round rice bowls, a found pebble, lanterns in the trees and the moon at night! Perfect to read-aloud together before bed.
Papa Please get the Moon for Me by Eric Carle
A whimsical story of parental love and problem solving, Monica wants the moon to play with, so her Papa sets out to get it. It isn't easy to climb to the moon, but he finally succeeds -- only to find the moon is too big to carry home. Read along together to find out how they find a solution.
