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Winter is Here!

Best in Snow
Sayre, April Pulley,
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Little Penguins
Rylant, Cynthia,
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Toys Meet Snow: Being the Wintertime Adventures of a Curious Stuffed Buffalo, a Sensitive Plush Stingray, and a Book-Loving Rubber Ball
Jenkins, Emily, 1967-
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The Cool Story Behind Snow
Rao, Joe,
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Greenglass House
Milford, Kate.
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Wolf in the Snow
Cordell, Matthew, 1975- author, illustrator.
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Trapped!: A Whale's Rescue
Burleigh, Robert,
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Wonderful Winter
Goldstone, Bruce,
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Rain
Usher, Sam, author, illustrator.
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Small Walt
Verdick, Elizabeth,
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First Snow
Viau, Nancy,
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I Survived the Children's Blizzard, 1888
Tarshis, Lauren,
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Game of Gnomes
Mayer, Kirsten,
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Bear Can't Sleep
Wilson, Karma,
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Winter is Here
Henkes, Kevin,
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown
Kinney, Jeff, author, illustrator.
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Hush Up and Hibernate!
Markle, Sandra.
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Moomin Winter
Jansson, Tove, author, illustrator.
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Snow Day!
Ransom, Candice F., 1952-
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The Squirrels' Busy Year
Jenkins, Martin, 1959-
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LAPL Book Lists

Best of Lists

Books for ages 0 to 5

Babies and Toddlers
Great Books for Preschoolers and Kindergartners
Preschool - 1,2,3s
Preschool - A,B,Cs
Preschool - Bilingual (English and Spanish)
Preschool - Dinosaurs
Preschool - Dogs
Preschool - Farm Life
Very Eric Carle Storytime Books

Books by Grade

Books by Theme

African American Heritage: Fiction
African American Heritage: Nonfiction
African Americans in the Civil War
Ancient Egypt (Grade 3-6)
Art and Drawing (Fiction and Non-Fiction)
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Bugs
Bullying (Picture Books)
Coding and Computers
Dinosaurs
DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers
Fairy Tales and Folklores
Ghosts and Monsters – Picture Books
Latino Heritage
LGBT Pride
Music (Fiction and Non-Fiction)
Native American Heritage
Natural Diasters
Pets (Fiction)
Pets (Non-Fiction)
Poetry (Children)
Robots
Sharks
Shipwrecks and Pirates
Space Travel (Fiction and Non-Fiction)
Sports
Standing up to Social injustice
Trains
Wild Animals (Non-Fiction) Grade 3-6
Wild Animals (Non-Fiction) K-3
Wild Animals (Picture Books)
Woman's History: Biographies

STEAM Books

Build It! - for ages 4 to 7
Force and Energy - for ages 4 to 7
From Seed to Plant - for ages 4 to 7
Habitats - for ages 4 to 7
Insects and Bugs - for ages 4 to 7
Math Fun - for ages 4 to 7
My Body - for ages 4 to 7
Space - for ages 4 to 7
Weather - for ages 4 - 7
What Scientists Do - for ages 4 to 7

Award Books

Belpré Medal (Authors) - The best books celebrating Latino cultural heritage, by Latino/a authors and illustrators.
Belpré Medal (Illustrators) - The best books celebrating Latino cultural heritage, by Latino/a authors and illustrators.
Caldecott Medal - The very best illustrated books for kids
Coretta Scott King Award (Authors) - The very best books celebrating African American culture and values, by African American authors and/or illustrators.
Coretta Scott King Award (Illustrators) - The very best books celebrating African American culture and values, by African American authors and/or illustrators.
FOCAL Award Winners - The best books with California content.
Geisel Award - The best books for beginning readers.
John Steptoe Award for New Talent (Authors) - Affirms new talent and offers visibility to excellence in writing and/or illustration.
John Steptoe Award for New Talent (Illustrators) - Affirms new talent and offers visibility to excellence in writing and/or illustration.
Newbery Medal - The very best books for kids.
Sibert Medal - The best informational books for kids.
Schneider Family Award - The best books about the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.

Kids Books Online

For items marked with a *, you'll need a library card to access if you're not in the library.

AR Bookfinder - Find Accelerated Reading books by title or topic.

* BookFlix: Read, watch and listen to books and book videos! For ages 4 to 8.

Book Expert Online - Find information about books that are supported by Scholastic Reading Counts! quizzes.

Kids' E-Books - A special section just for young readers. You'll need a library card to check out books.

* Novelist K - 8 - Looking for a great book to read? Start here!

* Something About the Author - Information about the lives and books of writers for children and teens.

* TumbleBooks: Read and listen to all kinds of books in 7 different languages!

We Need Diverse Books - Links to booklists that reflect and honor the lives of all young people.

Los Angeles Public Library

Best in Snow

Little Penguins

Toys Meet Snow: Being the Wintertime Adventures of a Curious Stuffed Buffalo, a Sensitive Plush Stingray, and a Book-Loving Rubber Ball

The Cool Story Behind Snow

Greenglass House

Wolf in the Snow

Trapped!: A Whale's Rescue

Wonderful Winter

Rain

Small Walt

First Snow

I Survived the Children's Blizzard, 1888

Game of Gnomes

Bear Can't Sleep

Winter is Here

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown

Hush Up and Hibernate!

Moomin Winter

Snow Day!

The Squirrels' Busy Year