Powdery snow, hot cocoa, cozy sweaters and warm scarves, and joyful tunes. Decorated pine trees, spinning dreidels, lighting candles, feasts and frosted cakes! The winter season brings some of the most memorable and celebrated holidays around the globe! For this article, I’ve picked out some of the best children’s picture books celebrating international holidays through the winter months, all available to be checked out at WPPL.

We hope you check out these books!

Christmas (Ancient Rome)

Three Kings Day (Mexico/Puerto Rico/Argentina/Bolivia/Guatemala/Spain)

Hannukah/Chanukkah (Israel)

Kwanzaa (United States)

Winter Solstice (Ireland/Scotland)

New Year’s Eve (Rome)

Need more book recommendations? Check out my earlier post- Cat’s Picks: Cozy Holiday Books for Families!

Cat B.

Cat has been a part of the WPPL team since 2022, and writes the "Cat's Picks" series for kids and their families, and "Nostalgic Showcase Presents" series for the grown-ups nostalgic about the shows and movies of the past.