Best winter reading books for kids!
Winter can be such a magical season, full of outdoor fun in the snow. On days when the weather gets too cold and indoors are a must, kids should still have a good time. Reading is a wonderfully stimulating activity for kids of all ages on those snowstorm days. There is nothing better than a miracle that challenges a child’s mind and fills the child’s imagination with a story. Here is a list of some great reads for indoor winter days.
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early readers
The Mystery of Steven Kellogg’s Missing Gloves
Age: 4-8 years old
The Mystery of the Missing Glove Follow Annie and her dog Oscar as they search for Annie’s red gloves after a long day in the snow. They’re high up everywhere they’ve played, and who knows if it’s really lost or hidden from view. This book is great for showing kids how fun it can be to play in the snow, while also making them pay attention to what they might be left with in the midst of all this fun.
monster at the end of the book jon stone
Age: 0-6 years old
A classic book for young readers, monster at the end of the book Follow our familiar friend Grover as he keeps warning us about monsters at the end of the book. This book is fun to read with your kids and give them the last laugh.
i am jane jolen storm
Age: 4-9 years old
Younger children are unfamiliar and afraid of extreme weather. i am the storm Peek inside tornadoes, blizzards, wildfires and hurricanes, and heartwarming family stories of preparation and trust. This book teaches children about the complexities of nature and how it is more powerful than we first realize, but with proper preparation, they can overcome any difficulties they encounter.
Aaron Slater, Illustrator Andrea Beaty
Age: 4-9 years old
Aaron Slater loves listening and creating stories. One day he was assigned to write a story of his own, but he couldn’t seem to decipher the curves on the page. He must now find his own way to tell his unique story. This book helps children explore their imaginative selves and show them that no matter what setbacks they encounter, they too can create what comes to their minds.
Advanced Reader
COG by Greg van Eekhout
Age: 10-12 years old
center of gravity Follow five robots on an unforgettable journey to save their inventors. Cog is a young robot damaged after an accident. When he wakes up, he is in an unknown laboratory, and the scientist who created him has disappeared. With the help of 4 accomplices, Cog embarks on a mission to find her and stop the company from taking control of them. This is a fun adventure book sure to keep your kids reading.
“Winter Sea” by Christine Day
Age: 8-12 years old
Maisie Cannon wasn’t thrilled with the winter family road trip in the Makah community where her mother grew up. Her mood took the worst turn after she injured her leg and couldn’t keep up with her ballet training. She has to get over her emotions to find joy again, and maybe this trip will help her do that.
Houdini and Me by Dan Gutman
Age: 10-12 years old
Harry has always admired escape artist Houdini. He lived in Houdini’s old house in New York City and knew basically everything about him. So, when Houdini claimed to be contacting him from outside the grave, Harry couldn’t help but listen to his favorite magician. Are the secrets of Houdini’s ruse worth learning, or will the ruse end up on Henry?
Kyle Lukoff is too bright to see
Age: 10-12 years old
Best friends Bug and Moira spend the next two months of summer preparing for middle school. For Moira who is learning about makeup, clothes and boys. For Bug, it’s an attempt to unravel the mystery of his ghost haunting her home and hers. Bugs must figure out what the ghost is trying to tell her, and what she’s trying to tell herself deep down who she is.
8th Grade and Teen Readers
RJ Palacio’s Pony
Age: 13-15 years old
Silas woke up to find his father taken by three menacing cavalry. Silas embarks on a perilous journey to find his father with his ghostly sidekick Mitten Wool and a pony that appears on his doorstep. This is a great adventure book for young readers who want to read a story of self-discovery in the face of danger.
You Have Match: A Novel by Emma Lord
Age: 13-18 years old
Abby signs up for a DNA service and finds out that she has a secret older sister. She decides to meet her long-lost sister Savannah during summer camp and find out why her parents abandoned her for adoption. In her search for answers, she discovers that Savanah is not what she expected, and that her parents are hiding secrets that could change her life as she knew it.
Ski weekend at Rektok Ross
Age: 14-18 years old
Sam is going on a weekend road trip for senior skiing that she dreads. Along the way are her brother, his best friend Gavin, Gavin’s dog and three other classmates. On the way, the SUV hit a snowdrift. Sam and her friends soon find themselves stranded in the mountains with no cell phone service and freezing temperatures quickly approaching. Soon, the elements of nature are at their worst, and the need to survive becomes their only hope for this ski weekend.
“The Fireman’s Daughter” by Angeline Bulley
Age: 14-18
Daunis Fontaine dreams of a fresh start at university, away from everything that doesn’t suit her hometown and the nearby Ojibwe reservation. But tragedy struck and she had to stay home to care for her vulnerable mother. Downes then witnesses a murder that draws her into an FBI investigation into a new deadly drug. Duanis used her chemistry and native ancestry to try to address the source of the drug before more people were injured.
