Best Christmas Picture Books to Read During Winter Break

It's the most wonderful time of the year—Christmas season is here! But for parents, the holidays often mean one thing: the kids are home all day.

Christmas becomes less about simply having a day off and more about spending the day meaningfully with your child. That’s why we’ve gathered a selection of storybooks themed around winter’s first snow and Christmas.

PENTA's vertical picture books are perfect for little fingers to scroll through—making it easy for kids to stay engaged from start to finish, even on their own!

"Through the white snow-snow-snow we walk together...
Who knows when the snow will fall again..."

Disney's "Winnie the Pooh: Winter's First Snow"

When you want to feel the calm atmosphere of early winter, "Winnie the Pooh: Winter's First Snow" is perfect—a gentle story made for the season. Reading about Pooh and his friends waiting for and enjoying the first snow naturally puts you in the Christmas spirit. It's a heartwarming story that even adults will love!

For that festive Christmas energy, we recommend "Sofia the First: Sofia's First Christmas". If your little one is obsessed with cars (like ours!), they'll absolutely love "Firebuds: The Christmas Car-Sled Race"!

"Winter's First Snow" | "Sofia's First Christmas" | "Firebuds" © Disney

And of course, we can’t forget the Frozen series—we always come back to it when the weather turns chilly! "Olaf's Frozen Adventure"—where Olaf searches for the best way to spend the holidays with Anna and Elsa, "Frozen: Anna, Elsa, and the Enchanting Holiday"—a journey to spend the season with the Snow Queen, and "Frozen 2: Bruni's Big Adventure"—featuring adorable adventures with Olaf and Bruni. Kids already know these characters, and the stories are short enough for them to enjoy without any pressure.

"Olaf's Frozen Adventure" | "Enchanting Holiday" | "Bruni's Big Adventure" © Disney

This Christmas will probably fly by before we know it. But if we can squeeze in some short reading time to wind down each day, maybe both parents and kids can get through the holidays a little less exhausted. After all, you can't watch videos all day, and it's too cold to play outside!

Most of all, we hope your child discovers the joy of picking up seasonal books and making reading a lifelong habit.