Thematic Reading List: Winter Sports

With snow and ice come winter sports for athletes of all ages. Whether it is skiing or ice skating, bobsledding or snowboarding, people love getting out and being active in the winter months. This book list includes fiction and nonfiction books for new and emerging readers about some of the more well-known winter sports. Some protagonists in our books listed participate recreationally, while others are training for the Olympic Games. No matter where people fall on this spectrum, they will enjoy learning more about these sports through the books on this list. These books are best suited for readers ages 6-8.
Contributed by: Mary Lanni

	Bobsled and Luge By: Laura Hamilton Waxman A photo-illustrated book for elementary readers about Olympic bobsled, luge, and skeleton events. Includes descriptions of each of these men’s and women’s sliding sports. Readers will get a primer to some rules and athletes that may participate in the 2018 Peyong Chang, South Korea Winter Olympic Games. Includes Q&A feature, table of contents, glossary, further resources, and index.
	Callie Cat, Ice Skater By: Eileen Spinelli Illustrated by: Anne Kennedy Callie Cat loves to ice skate and when she hears about the Honeybrook Ice Skating Contest, she decides to enter, only to find that winning is not as important as the joy of skating.
	Chloe Kim By: Grace Hansen Covers Chloe Kim’s early years, how she got her start snowboarding, and how she earned her Olympic gold medal in the halfpipe event.
	Figure Skating By: Laura Hamilton Waxman A photo-illustrated book for elementary readers about Olympic figure skating. Includes descriptions of men’s and women’s singles programs, ice dancing, pairs skating, and the team figure skating events. Readers will get a primer to some rules and athletes that may participate in the Winter Olympic Games. Includes Q&A feature, table of contents, glossary, further resources, and index.
	I Just Have to Ride the Halfpipe! By: Jessica Gunderson Illustrated by: Jorge Santillan Kenzie uses her super strength skill as a gymnast to learn snowboarding.
	Ice Hockey and Curling By: Laura Hamilton Waxman A photo-illustrated book for elementary readers about Olympic ice hockey and curling. Includes descriptions of each of these men’s and women’s ice sports, including the mixed doubles curling event. Readers will get a primer to some rules and athletes that may participate in the Winter Olympic Games. Includes Q&A feature, table of contents, glossary, further resources, and index.
	Kate Loves to Skate By: Liza Charlesworth Illustrated by: Anne Kennedy Kate loves to skate with a penguin named Nate and a crate full of dates, in a book that teaches “-ate” words to young readers.
	Little Red Gliding Hood By: Tara Lazar Illustrated by: Troy Cummings Little Red is an excellent ice skater, but she will need a good partner for the skating pairs competition, and the only one available is a certain Wolf, who needs new skates as badly as Little Red does.
	Look at Me By: Francesca Simon Illustrated by: Emily Bolam The dogs and cats of Buffin Street enjoy ice skating on the pond except for Honey, the puppy who gets fed up with slipping and sliding.
	Shaun White By: Grace Hansen Covers Shaun White’s early years, how he got his start snowboarding, and how he’s earned his three Olympic gold medals in the halfpipe event.
	Skiing By: Aaron Carr There are many types of skiing. In some events, skiers race down mountainsides at top speeds. In others, they fly off ramps and perform tricks. Discover more about skiing in this short book.
	Squirrels on Skis By: J. Hamilton Ray Illustrated by: Pascal Lemaitre Squirrels on skis take over a town, wreaking havoc among the human residents until a girl reporter comes up with a creative solution.