Monday, February 10, 2020

Reading a Winter Wonderland

This week, I am sharing chapter books featuring a winter setting.  Here are a few of my favorites . . .

The Last Polar Bears by Harry Horse
Letters from Grandfather, who has gone on an expedition with his little dog Roo, to find the last polar bears at the North Pole.

Dogsong by Gary Paulsen
A fourteen-year-old Eskimo boy who feels at odds with aspects of modern life takes a 1400-mile journey by dog sled across ice, tundra, and mountains seeking his own "song" of himself.

The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder
After an October blizzard, Laura's family moves from the claim shanty into town for the winter, a winter that an Indian has predicted will be seven months of bad weather.

Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
Hazel and Jack are best friends until an accident with a magical mirror and a run-in with a villainous queen find Hazel on her own, entering an enchanted wood in the hopes of saving Jack's life.


More Books --
Anna's Blizzard by Alison Hart
Blizzard's Wake by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
The Mystery at Snowflake Inn by Gertrude Chandler Warner
North by Donna Jo Napoli
The Tale of Rescue by Michael J. Rosen
Twelve Kinds of Ice by Ellen Bryan Obed
The Winter Pony by Iain Lawrence

Check these books out on display at the Arnold Branch through February 28, 2020.

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