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Baby, It's Cold Outside

Picture books from OPL that celebrate cold weather, perfect for cozing up and reading with a little one in your lap.

Oakland Public Library

12 items

  • Leslie Patricelli nails it once again with a simple story and compelling illustrations that capture the joy of winter.
    Board Book, 2023Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023. — J BOARD PATRICELL
  • Christian Robinson's collage-like illustrations make this penguin adventure shine! It emanates coziness.
    Picture Book, 2016New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2016] — J PICBK RYLANT
  • How can a book with so few words and action can be absolutely breathtaking and page-turning? I don't know, but it is.
    Picture Book, 2020Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020. — J PICBK BARNETT
  • A funny take on Little Red with a winter skating twist.
    Picture Book, 2015New York : Random House Children's, [2015] — J PICBK LAZAR
  • A great exploration of colors and colors you find in nature during winter.
    Picture Book, 2019Boston ; New York : Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2019] — J PICBK LAMBA
  • FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) is a hazard of hibernation! Don't miss other books about Bear from Karma Wilson either.
    Picture Book, 2002New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, c2002. — J PICBK WILSON
  • When the weather outside is frightful, make hopeful wishes on a snow globe.
    Picture Book, 2019Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, [2019] — J PICBK DEALEY
  • First published in 1962 and still holds up as a classic as much as it did when it first came out.
    Picture Book, 1962New York : Viking Press, [1962] — J PICBK KEATS
  • A quiet exploration of what animals and nature alike do in winter.
    Picture Book, 2018New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018] — J PICBK HENKES
  • A funny twist on winter with a pun-y title and a great message about making space for others.
    Picture Book, 2018Toronto : Tundra Books, 2018. — J PICBK ANSTEE
  • A discovery of the joys of snow and a winter for a newly immigrated family.
    Picture Book, 1999New York : Lee & Low Books, [1999] — J PICBK FIGUEREDO
  • A delightful worldess picture book that invites your imagination to each skate or pencil stroke.
    Picture Book, 2017San Francisco, California : Chronicle Books LLC, [2017] — J PICBK LEE