Our mom's favorite season was WINTER! She loved snow, hot chocolate and Christmas! Our Thanksgiving meal was still digesting, and she would be pulling out the winter and Christmas decorations that consumed the majority of our sizable basement storage room. With Mannheim Steamroller playing as loud as a sweet Christian lady dared, she would joyously spend days giving each room of our house a heavy dose of winter and holiday cheer - with the enlisted help of us girls! Undoubtedly, its this time of year we miss her the most.
Though Nikki and I are a bit more subtle with our own seasonal decorating, we still try to replicate the enthusiasm our mom brought to our home each winter. As snow shows up on the forecast and Christmas presents start collecting under the tree, it's a special time of year to make lasting memories with loved ones. For the FULL list click here!
So join us as we get festive, by adding some of these wonderful
winter books to your family reading list.
The First Chirstmas
by Allia Zobel Nolan (Author)
Marta Alvarez Miguens (Illustrator)
Ages: 0 - 2
Winter in the Forest
by Rusty Finch (Author)
Katya Longhi (Illustrator)
Ages: 0 - 5
Over and Under the Snow
by Kate Messner (Author)
Christopher Silas Neal (Illustrator)
Ages: 1 - 8
Sleep Tight Farm:
A Farm Prepares for Winter
By Eugenie Doyle (Author)
Becca Stadtlander (Illustrator)
Ages: 3 - 5
Mama Dug a Little Den
By Jennifer Ward (Author)
Steve Jenkins (Illustrator)
Ages: 3 - 8
Christmas Day in the Morning
By Pearl S Buck (Author)
Mark Buehner (Illustrator)
Ages: 4 - 8
The Advent Storybook
By Laura Richie (Author)
Ian Dale (Illustrator)
Ages: 4 - 8
The Advent Storybook:
Coloring Book
By Laura Richie (Author)
Ian Dale (Illustrator)
Ages: 4 - 8
Christmas From Heaven
By Tom Brokaw (Author)
Robert T. Barrett (Illustrator)
Ages: 5 - 8
The Very First Christmas
By Paul L. Maier (Author)
Francisco Ordaz
Ages: 6 - 9
The Christmas Miracle
of Jonathan Toomey
By Susan Wojciechowski (Author)
P.J. Lynch
Ages: 6 - 9
Frozen Wild
By Jim Arnosky (Author)
Ages: 6 - 10
Audio Christmas Stories
By Your Story Hour