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Celebrate the Solstice!

The winter solstice is the shortest day and longest night of the year, and the start of the winter season. In the northern hemisphere, it happens in December, and this year the winter solstice is on December 21st. Let's celebrate the solstice and the winter season with these seasonal and snowy titles!

Pima County Public Library

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  • From Bibliocommons: "On the shortest day of the year, communities come together to celebrate and savor every ray of light."
    Book, 2024Minneapolis, MN : Beaming Books, 2024. — Picture Book Fox
  • Solstice

    Around the World on the Longest, Shortest Day

    Breach, Jen
    From Bibliocommons: "Just two times each year--at an event called the solstice--Earth leans closest to our home star, the Sun. Since ancient times, people have used the Sun as a timekeeper. They knew that the length of daylight changes in a regular…
    Book, 2024Greenbelt, Maryland : What on Earth Books, 2024. — 508.2 B7401s 2024 CHILD
  • From Bibliocommons: "Owl and his friends gather up gifts of hope from the woodlands to help shine the light on the longest night of the year."
    Book, 2023New York : A Paula Wiseman Book, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2023] — Picture Book Gross
  • From Bibliocommons: "There's so much to love about winter! From snowball fights with friends to holidays spent with loved ones, cozy up with this celebration of a festive, favorite season from #1 New York Times bestselling artist Renée Kurilla."
    Book, 2024New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2024. — Picture Book Kurilla
  • From Bibliocommons: "A community of forest animals celebrates all the wonder that winter offers"-
    Book, 2024New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2024. — Picture Book Wheeler
  • From Bibliocommons: "Follows one red fox, two ravens, and other animals through the snow-covered woods."
    Book, 2024Grand Rapids, Michigan : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2024. — Picture Book Carlstrom
  • Winter Tales

    Stories and Folktales From Around the World

    Casey, Dawn, 1975-
    "A collection of 18 winter-themed folktales from around the world and fully illustrated"--
    Book, 2023Philadelphia : RP Kids, 2023. — 398.21 C2684w 2023 CHILD
  • From Bibliocommons: "When Squirrel sees snow for the first time, Bird helps him adjust, but just as Squirrel starts to enjoy it, the snow disappears, leaving Squirrel convinced a thief is on the loose."
    Book, 2024Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2024. — Picture Book Hemming
  • From Bibliocommons: From award-winning author Laura Gehl, a sparkling, lyrical picture book about the magic of an early snow.
    Book, 2024New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2024] — Picture Book Gehl
  • When Winter Comes

    Discovering Wildlife in Our Snowy Woods

    Bissonette, Aimée
    From Bibliocommons: "This story focuses on wildlife in winter and the joy of being outdoors during the winter months"--
    Book, 2020Seattle, WA : Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books, 2020. — Picture Book Bissonette
  • Bibliocommons: "Get ready for winter with this treasury of 50 frosty stories from around the globe. Curl up beside the fire and uncover stories from all over the world with this rich resource of wintery folk tales, myths and legends. Featuring…
    Book, 2023Beverly, MA : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2023. — 398.236 M1174w 2023 CHILD
  • This book is a classic!
    Book, 1962New York, Viking Press [1962] — Picture Book Keats
  • There are always so many fun details to find in Jan Brett's illustrations!
    Book, 2018New York, NY : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2018] — Picture Book Brett