Molly Idle

Having mastered ballet in Flora and the Flamingo, Flora takes to the ice and forms an unexpected friendship with a penguin. Twirling, leaping, spinning, and gliding, on skates and flippers, the duo mirror each other’s graceful dance above and below the ice. But when Flora gives the penguin the cold shoulder, the pair must figure out a way to work together for uplifting results. Artist Molly Idle creates an innovative, wordless picture book with clever flaps that reveal Flora and the penguin coming together, spiraling apart, and coming back together as only true friends do.

Flora and the Penguin

Anne Marie Pace

Lorna Hussey

Pigloo is an explorer. His destination? The North Pole. Big sister Paisley has doubts about Pigloo’s plan, but Pigloo knows that explorers have to be patient as well as brave. When Pigloo takes his sled to the top of a hill, he sets off on his expedition—with a little unexpected help.

This sweet, expressively illustrated story shows that sometimes the greatest adventures are the ones that happen in your own backyard.

Pigloo

Alexandra Boiger

friendship

perseverance

the Olympics

Two fearless Olympians sled to victory in this delightful new picture book

Max and Marla are best friends. And aspiring Olympians! With their eyes on the prize, they know exactly what it’ll take to reach sledding success: preparation, practice and perseverance. So when rusty blades, strong winds and difficult slopes get in their way, Max and Marla realize true joy lies not in winning but in friendship. Obstacles turn into victories!

With delightful illustrations and charming text, Alexandra Boiger brings to life the story of two unstoppable pals—true Olympians who never give up!

Max and Marla

Helen Lester

Lynn Munsinger

Tacky and his fellow penguins on Team Nice Icy Land train hard for the Winter Games, but Tacky’s antics make their chances of winning a medal seem slim.

Tacky and the Winter Games

Annie Silvestro

Teagan White

For most field mice, winter means burrowing down and snuggling in. But not for Lucy! She loves snow crunching under her paws and wearing a fluffy wool hat. But most of all, Lucy loves to skate. The other mice just don’t understand. Can Lucy find a way to make her friends come out and “mice skate” too? A funny, punny, warmhearted love song to winter—and to one brave, bold mouse.

Mice Skating

Olivier Dunrea

lakes and ponds

In this preschool tale from the world of Gossie &amp;amp;amp; Friends, water-loving goslings Ruby and Rufus play on the pond come rain, sleet, snow, or shine! Ruby and Rufus play at the pond every day. They swim in the rain. They swim when it’s windy. Nothing can stop this inseparable pair from doing what they love–until one day, the pond turns to ICE! Could it be that a frozen pond is twice as nice? Ruby &amp;amp;amp; Rufus features the perfectly pitched storytelling and adorable illustrations so beloved by fans of Olivier Dunrea’s Gossie&amp;amp;amp;Friends series.

Ruby & Rufus

Per-Henrik Gürth

It’s a bright winter’s day bursting with activity as this adorable cast of animal characters bundles up to skate, slide, sled, ski and more. The day begins with the friends dressing warmly for all the fun ahead. Over the course of an exhilarating day the friends take a twirl on the ice, pass the puck, slip and slide and zippity-zip down hills, half-pipes and tracks - ending up back home warming themselves by the fire with hot chocolate.

With a mix of competitive and non-competitive sports, the book highlights winter activity at any level of play. Snowy sports featured include bobsleigh, curling, cross-country skiing, downhill skiing, freestyle skiing, hockey, ice skating, luge, skeleton, ski jumping, sledge hockey, snowboarding and speed skating.

Each page has an illustration of a piece of winter clothing that makes up a complete cold-weather outfit by book’s end. The bold and cheerful illustrations are perfect for encouraging youngsters to embrace the chilly weather with their friends. Dress warmly and let’s go play!

Snowy Sports: Ready, Set, Play!

Helen Craig

Katharine Holabird

Angelina is planning a New Year’s Eve ice dance for everyone in Mouseland. All of her friends are taking part—even little cousin Henry. But two big boys from school keep interrupting their rehearsals. When a giant snowball fight breaks out, Angelina is sure the dance will be ruined. Will she find a way to make the show a success?

Angelina Ice Skates

Sarah Sullivan

Madeline Valentine

In a sweet rhyming tale, a young child’s first skating adventure on a frozen pond ends with a cozy bedtime story. Tap and step, then slide and turn. Whoops! Fall down. That’s how we learn. On a brisk winter’s day, the frozen pond is crisscrossed by figure skaters, hockey players, new skaters, and old pros, all gliding across the ice. It’s time to bundle up, lace your skates, and give it a try — then head inside for cocoa and snacks when your cheeks grow rosy and your toes are cold. Back at home, warm bedtime rituals make for the end of a perfect day. But when darkness falls at the pond, who will come out to skate?

A Day for Skating

Paola Migliari

Young hockey and ice sports fans will love seeing this big machine in action! Featuring simple facts and colorful illustrations, the text follows a Zamboni machine as it does its honest job of clearing and resurfacing the rink.

Readers will cheer along with the fans when the hockey players can jump back on the smooth, shiny ice. Bright artwork and clear text will help all little truck and ice enthusiasts see what a Zamboni machine does!

I Am a Zamboni Machine is a perfect, compelling new addition to the bestselling I Am a Truck series. A book and truck in one!

I Am a Zamboni Machine

Janet Lawler

Ela Smietanka

Willy’s an indoor cat who dreams of becoming an outdoor cat, but his parents tell him that indoor cats and outdoor cats are different. When he sees the outdoor cats having tons of wintery fun, he decides to sneak out and join in! Willy and his new outdoor friends soon learn that labels are meaningless in the face of friendship.

Winter Cats

Linda Bailey

Alan Daniel

Lea Daniel

Determined to become the best figure skater ever, Lizzy practices and practices, but when she is cast as a lowly tree in her skating class’s presentation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the winter carnival, she decides to gallantly accept her role and make her performance a spectacular one! Reprint.

The Best Figure Skater in the Whole Wide World

coming of age

LGBTQ

ice skating

For fans of George and Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World, a heartfelt coming of age story about a nonbinary character navigating a binary world. Twelve-year-old Ana-Marie Jin, the reigning US Juvenile figure skating champion, is not a frilly dress kind of kid. So, when Ana learns that next season’s program will be princess themed, doubt forms fast. Still, Ana tries to focus on training and putting together a stellar routine worthy of national success.Once Ana meets Hayden, a transgender boy new to the rink, thoughts about the princess program and gender identity begin to take center stage. And when Hayden mistakes Ana for a boy, Ana doesn’t correct him and finds comfort in this boyish identity when he’s around. As their friendship develops, Ana realizes that it’s tricky juggling two different identities on one slippery sheet of ice. And with a major competition approaching, Ana must decide whether telling everyone the truth is worth risking years of hard work and sacrifice.

Ana on the Edge

Gary Paulsen

In the winter, life in McKinley, Minnesota, revolves around the rinks, where kids play hockey and grown-ups skate to scratchy phonograph records. Then, the year Marsh and his best friend, Willy, are twelve, Carl appears at the rink, wearing a battered, old leather flight jacket and doing a strange dance that is both beautiful and disturbing to watch.  It is Marsh and Willy who discover the terrible secret behind Carl’s dance, a secret that threatens to destroy him. But a small miracle occurs, and Carl’s dance becomes a fragile and tentative expression of hope and the healing power of love.

Dancing Carl

Stan Berenstain

There’s a whole lot to learn one Christmas morning in Bear Country when Papa Bear teaches his son a thing or two about skiing, skating, and sledding.

The Bears' Christmas

Tara Lazar

Troy Cummings

Little Red Riding Hood straps on ice skates in this fractured fairy tale! A figure-skating enthusiast, Little Red has worn out her skates and must win a pairs competition to earn new ones. But who will be her partner? The Dish is already skating with the Spoon, and Hansel has Gretel. You won’t believe what big eyes, sharp teeth, and furry paws her partner has . . . all the better to spin her with!

Little Red Gliding Hood

E. L. Shen’s The Comeback is a heartfelt, #OwnVoices middle-grade debut about a young girl trying to be a champ–in figure skating and in life. Twelve-year-old Maxine Chen is just trying to nail that perfect landing: on the ice, in middle school, and at home, where her parents worry that competitive skating is too much pressure for a budding tween. Maxine isn’t concerned, however–she’s determined to glide to victory. But then a bully at school starts teasing Maxine for her Chinese heritage, leaving her stunned and speechless. And at the rink, she finds herself up against a stellar new skater named Hollie, whose grace and skill threaten to edge Maxine out of the competition. With everything she knows on uneven ice, will Maxine crash under the pressure? Or can she power her way to a comeback? Set in Lake Placid, New York, this is a spunky yet stirring middle-grade story that examines racism, female rivalry and friendship, and the enduring and universal necessity of love and support.

Comeback: A Figure Skating Novel

Tim Bowers

Inspire kids of all ages to never give up and always dream big with Dream Big Little Pig, the New York Times bestselling ice skating picture book from Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi!Poppy is a waddling, toddling pig with big dreams. She wants to be a star! But she soon discovers that’s not as easy as it sounds. It’s only when Poppy feels the magic of gliding and sliding, swirling and twirling on ice that our most persistent pig truly believes in herself: Poppy, star of the rink!”Follow yourDreams!””You go, Girl!””Dream Big, pig!”Dream Big Little Pig is the perfect book to inspire little girls with big dreams, and makes a wonderful ice skating gift for girls.

Dream Big, Little Pig!

Disney Storybook Art Team

Based on the Disney Junior TV show and inspired by the classic picture book series, this is a brand-new deluxe storybook that’s perfect for the Fancy Nancy fan in your life!Nancy is practically an expert at skating…while playing pretend in her living room! When Nancy and Bree head out on the ice for real, Nancy is 100% positive she’ll be an ice skater extraordinaire. But Nancy learns that ice-skating is slipperier business than she thought.This 8x8 storybook comes with stickers, cards, and a poster–as well as a checklist in the back of the book for your own très fancy day at the ice-skating rink. Don’t forget, the most important thing to bring to the skating rink is your magnifique attitude!Disney Junior’s Fancy Nancy is an animated children’s series starring six-year-old Nancy, a girl who is fancy in everything from her advanced vocabulary to her creative, elaborate attire. The show is based on the New York Times bestselling book series Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser.

Ice Skater Extraordinaire

Jeff Brown

Macky Pamintuan

Flat Stanley and Arthur are excited to go ice-skating on the frozen lake. But when the weather suddenly warms up, Stanley finds himself skating on thin ice! Beginning readers will love following along with Flat Stanley’s winter adventure.Flat Stanly: On Ice is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help.

Flat Stanley on Ice

Sue Bentley

Angela Swan

Can magic puppy Storm make Lauren’s ice skating dreams come true?  Lauren dreams of learning how to ice skate with her friends, but her parents aren’t sure it’s a good idea. When magical puppy Storm appears as a gorgeous little black Scottie puppy, it looks like Lauren will ice skate after all!

Sparkling Skates

Kevin Reynolds, the Aldens’ favorite hockey star, plans to build a new ice rink in Greenfield and invites Jessie to join his new girls hockey team. But equipment goes missing and Kevin’s blueprints are ruined. Someone’s not happy about the rink, and the Aldens are determined to figure out why!

The Hockey Mystery

H. A. Rey

Margret Rey

George and the man with the yellow hat enjoy watching the winter sports competition. When they stop to warm up with some cocoa, George’s curiosity about the racing equipment leads to some wild rides up and down the slopes. He creates quite a stir at the resort, and may even create a new sport!

Curious George in the Snow

Freddy Thresher’s at it again! And this time, there’s a snowball fight…. Everybody knows shark expert Freddy Thresher is also a snowshoe whiz–or is he? When Mrs. Wushy announces that the class will be competing in the mini-Winter Olympics, everyone is excited for the competition. But, after betting Max the bully that he will win the Snowshoe Race, Freddy heads straight for snowshoe boot camp, and fast! Will Freddy be able to win gold amid sled pulls and the infamous Snowball Toss? (copy continues)

Ready, Set, Snow!

Nancy Krulik

Aaron Blecha

George and his classmates and their families are heading to a ski resort. There, they’ll compete in a charity event with figure skating, ice sculpting, snowboarding, and more. George is convinced he’ll win the snowboarding contest and get to meet his idol–snowboarding pro Dice Nievson–that is, until he gets sick and his best friend Alex must compete in his place. Will the bug ruin his chances of meeting his hero and helping his school win the prize?

'Snot Funny

Franklin W. Dixon

At Pineview Lake, it’s a perfect time of year for some serious ice fishing, some hard-hitting hockey…and some chilling criminal activity. The Hardy’s have learned that the area has been struck by a rash of break-ins, with dozens of homes ransacked and piles of valuable stolen. And it’s been going on, unchecked, for years!

The Ice-Cold Case

Libby Frost

Return to the enchanting, icy world of Frostovia with Princess Snowbelle in this continuation of a series that combines sparkly magic and the fun girl power of Fancy Nancy. It’s time for the annual Snow Games! Princess Snowbelle and her brothers can’t wait to compete against the neighboring kingdom of Snowland in contests ranging from sled racing to sculpture building–and they especially can’t wait to win the big ice trophy. But when the games don’t go quite as planned, Snowbelle realizes there’s more to competing than winning. With the help of her friends and family–and just a little bit of magic–can she make sure the Snow Games are fun for everyone? Frostovia’s glittering world is the perfect place to meet Princess Snowbelle and experience the magic of friendship and family.

Princess Snowbelle and the Snow Games

Noel Streatfeild

A skating champion. An unlikely friendship. A fateful pair of white boots. Read the classic that has captivated generations!   It’s a stroke of great luck when Harriet Johnson’s doctor prescribes skating after an illness that has left her feeling frail and listless. For on her very first day at the rink, Harriet meets orphaned Lalla Moore, who is being brought up by her wealthy aunt Claudia to be a skating champion. Although they have little in common, the girls form a fast friendship. Harriet is energized by talented, funny Lalla, and Lalla in turn blossoms under the affection of openhearted Harriet. The girls skate together more and more. But just as Lalla’s interest in skating starts to fade, Harriet’s natural talent begins to emerge. Suddenly Lalla and Harriet seem headed in two very different directions. Can their friendship survive? This beloved children’s classic is the perfect gift for girls who dream of spending days at the ice rink and becoming a figure skating champion. Adult readers may remember the Shoes books from You’ve Got Mail!

Skating Shoes

Viviane Elbee

Danni Gowdy

When the snow begins to fall and your giraffe takes to the slopes, a rollicking adventure ensues! Your giraffe wants to learn how to ski—but not on the bunny hill. She wants to go down the big scary slope! Enjoy this riotous journey as the narrator tries to rein their giraffe in—and learns something about courage along the way.

Teach Your Giraffe to Ski

Bruce Goldstone

“A photographic picture book providing a comprehensive overview of facts about winter.”–

Wonderful Winter: All Kinds of Winter Facts and Fun

Richard Smythe

Every year when Moonlight Pond freezes over, a talent contest takes place deep in the woods. Ducks dance, mice perform… But there is one animal that never competes. Toad watches the talent show from behind his rock, careful to keep himself hidden. Because Toad doesn’t have a special talent–or so he thinks! When Toad is finally discovered, he slips on the icy pond and realises he does have an incredible talent himself ice-skating! This hilarious, heart-warming, story shows the reader that you never know what you can do unless you try.

Toad Has Talent

Ray O’Ryan

Jason Kraft

There’s snow place like home in this seventeenth Galaxy Zack adventure! The Nelsons are ready for a galactic winter vacation on a great new planet! And Zack’s best friend, Drake, is coming too! From solar-snowboarding, hydro-freeze fishing, supreme snowball fights, and epic ice forts, the boys can’t wait to dive into the winter games. But at the resort, Zack realizes there are a bunch of hurdles he wasn’t prepared for. Will Zack find a way to beat out the winter blues before it’s time to snow home? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Galaxy Zack chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

Snow Place Like Home

Philip Croucher

He was too small to make it to the National Hockey League, they decided. Brad Marchand has proven them wrong, helping to lead the Boston Bruins to their first Stanley Cup in thirty-nine years and scoring the winning goal for Canada in the deciding game of the 2016 World Cup final. The 5-foot-9-inch, 181-pound forward continues to surprise the skeptics. Marchand, who grew up in Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia, was named to the nhl All-Star team for the second straight year in 2018. This full-color book features personal interviews with the “Little Ball of Hate,” as well as interviews with family and coaches, and over forty photos of the star.

Brad Marchand: The Unlikely Star

Kurt Browning

Melanie Rose

Illustrates the letters of the alphabet through a discussion of ice skating skills, the history of the sport, and past champions.

A is for Axel

Jake Maddox

Late for practice at the ice arena, thirteen-year-old Eva Chen neglects to warm up and suffers a concussion when she falls during a difficult jump; frustrated at missing practice time, and worried about doing her routine at the family showcase, in front of a full arena, her parents, and her grandmother, Eva does not need any extra threats to her confidence–for instance, discovering that some of the other girls are laughing at her Chinese heritage.

Courage on Ice

Victoria Kann

Readers can watch Pinkalicious and Peterrific on the funtastic PBS Kids TV series Pinkalicious &amp;amp;amp; Peterrific!#1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Kann brings young readers a Pinkalicious I Can Read story that will have them laughing until they get pink in the cheeks!After Pinkalicious colors her white ice skates with a cotton candy pink marker, she feels ready to spin, glide, and soar with the best of them. But as the color starts to run off of her skates, she is embarrassed. When Pinkalicious thought she was going to leave her mark on the skating rink, she didn’t mean it so literally. . . . Pinkalicious: Pink Around the Rink is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.

Pinkalicious: Pink Around the Rink

Angelina Ballerina trades ballet slippers for ice skates in this sweet original board book featuring a sparkly foil cover–a perfect winter gift for young dancers and skaters alike! It is the first day of winter, which means one thing for Angelina: ice-skating at Miller’s Pond! Then she finds out that the rink is closed because of snow. Has Angelina missed her chance to twirl across the ice? (c) 2020 Helen Craig Ltd and Katharine Holabird. The Angelina Ballerina name and character and the dancing Angelina logo are trademarks of HIT Entertainment Limited, Katharine Holabird, and Helen Craig.

Angelina Ballerina Loves Ice-Skating!

Bear loves to dance–ballet, tap, swing, even breakdance. But there’s just one problem: he doesn’t seem to be very good at it. One day Bear spots a poster for an ice-skating competition–only for bears. Despite feeling nervous on the first day, Bear’s swishing, twizzling performance is amazing. The judges award him 10 out of 10 and he wins the gold medal. The other animals who laughed at Bear’s dancing suddenly discover that ice skating isn’t quite as easy as they thought.

Bear Who Loved to Dance

Megan Frazer Blakemore

Nadja Sarell

Frankie Sparks uses her inventing skills to build the best sled ever in this third chapter book in the STEM inspired Frankie Sparks, Third-Grade Inventor series. Frankie Sparks can’t wait to enter the town-wide sled design contest. With the help of a team, she must design and build a sled using only cardboard and duct tape. And there are PRIZES! Each team in the contest will be judged on:  1. Best looking sled. 2. Fastest sled. 3. Most team spirit. Even though Frankie might know a lot about building a sled, it turns out she still has a lot to learn about building a team. With lots of twists, turns, and big bumps along the way, can Frankie and her fellow super-sled designers create a dream machine–and a dream team?

Frankie Sparks and the Big Sled Challenge

Terry Lynn Johnson

A high-stakes adventure series perfect for fans of the I Survived series and Hatchet. Twelve-year-old twins Ashley and Ryan are skiing with their parents in Wyoming’s Grand Teton Mountains where there is a ground-shaking rumble. Unstable snow rushes downhill and buries them in icy white. It will take all of their knowledge and grit to survive.  With seventeen years of hands-on experience and training in remote areas, survival expert Terry Lynn Johnson (Ice Dogs; Sled Dog School) creates on-the-edge-of-your-seat storytelling featuring the real skills that kids need to survive a disaster. This page-turner with illustrations includes survival tips from the National Avalanche Center and U.S. Forest Service. You could have a better chance of surviving a real-life avalanche after reading this book!  Stay calm. Stay smart. Survive.

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