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• Aaron Is Cool

  Eastman, P. D. (Philip D.),

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  Picture Book - Aaron the alligator gets stuck in a snowball, falls through the ice, and sleeps through the New Year celebration.

• Bad Kitty Does Not Like Snow

  Bruel, Nick,

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  Picture Book - Kitty discovers that she does not like snow not even a little!

• Bear Snores on

  Wilson, Karma

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  Picture Book - A bear sleeping protests missing food and fun after he is woken up by the many party animals that have joined him in a cave to keep warm in the winter.

• Between Us and Abuela

  a Family Story From the Border

  Perkins, Mitali,

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  Picture Book - A Family Story From the California-Mexico Border

• Bird & Squirrel on Ice

  Burks, James (James R.),

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  Kids Graphic Novel - Bird and Squirrel have a new friend, Sakari, and also a new enemy, the Great Whale, who wants Bird as his next meal.

• Bird House

  Gomez, Blanca,

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  Picture Book - A little girl and her abuela tend to an injured bird they find in the snow, allowing it to fly around the living room until it is ready to be released.

• Caterflies and Ice

  Citro, Asia,

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  Chapter Book -A young girl and her cat go on an important mission to save magical caterfly eggs before they freeze after an unexpected snowstorm hits the forest.

• Cozy

  Brett, Jan, 1949-

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  Picture Book - The coat of a huge wooly musk ox named Cozy is the winter home for a growing number of Alaskan animals who mostly get along.

• Brother's Keeper

  Lee, Julie (Children's fiction writer),

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  Chapter Book - Brother and sister's journey to escape North Korea in the 1950s.

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid

  the Meltdown

  Kinney, Jeff,

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  Chapter Book - When snow closes their middle school, two best friends must fight for survival as warring gangs turn the neighborhood into a wintry battlefield.

• Dream Big Little Pig

  Yamaguchi, Kristi

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  Picture Book - A pig's love and support from her family and friends remind her to never give up on her dreams and to work hard to find something that she loves doing.

• Friends Are Friends, Forever

  Liu, Dane,

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  Picture Book - Before moving to America, a young girl receives a stack of red paper and a spool of string from her best friend. Her best friend's wish is for her to someday share the art of paper cutting with people in America. On Lunar…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Frog and Toad All Year

  Lobel, Arnold

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  Picture Book - Two friends share experiences in each season of the year.

• Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman

  Simon, Francesca

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  Picture Book - Mischievous boy builds a monster snowman in order to win the snowman competition and win the prize of a year's supply of ice cream.

• Me & Mama

  Cabrera, Cozbi A.,

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  Picture Book & Read Along - For a little girl on a rainy day, the best place to be is with Mama.

• Mr. Putter & Tabby Hit the Slope

  Rylant, Cynthia

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  Easy Reader Chapter Book - The winter story of a man, his cat, and his friends and their wild sleigh ride.

• Mr. Wolf's Class

  Snow Day

  Steinke, Aron Nels,

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  Chapter Book - Students who missed their school bus home end up having an unexpected adventure with their teacher Mr. Wolf.

• My Footprints

  Phi, Bao, 1975-

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  Picture Book - A young Vietnamese-American girl with two moms overcomes her frustration and anger from being bullied at school by transforming into the animals whose footprints she finds in the snow. Later, her moms' join her imaginary…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Oh, Sal

  Henkes, Kevin,

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  Chapter Book - A Four-year-old girl's winter blues of losing her gift from Santa, and coping with annoying siblings durring the holiday season.

• Penguin and Pinecone

  a Friendship Story

  Yoon, Salina,

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  Picture Book - Penguin and Pinecone form an unlikely friendship, even when they must live far apart.