Books like Frosty the Snowman
By Diane Muldrow
For the kid who presses their nose to the window every time snow starts falling, this is the holiday magic they're waiting for. Cozy, festive, snow-globe magical.
A group of children build a snowman one winter's day and watch him come to life, sharing in the wonder and fun of a magical friend made of snow.
A little rabbit named Llewellyn collects ordinary treasures in jars until his friend Evelyn joins him, gathering wonders like rainbows and ocean sounds — then she must move away.
A boy who loves stars decides to catch one for himself, trying a tall tree and a paper rocket ship before finding an answer in an unexpected place.
A carpenter named Caleb gets into a spat with his wife Kate, then wakes up transformed into a dog — unable to speak or explain who he really is, so he stays close to her as her loyal companion.
A sturdy farm girl named Fanny Agnes waits in her garden for a fairy godmother to whisk her off to the mayor's grand ball and her destined prince — but who actually shows up changes everything.
A little girl waits eagerly for a new hat from her favorite aunt, but when it arrives plain and ordinary, she sets out to make it beautiful herself.
A kitten spots the full moon and mistakes it for a bowl of milk, then sets off on a quest to reach it — a night that leaves her tired, wet, and hungry.
While the other field mice work all autumn gathering corn and nuts for winter, a quiet mouse gathers sun rays, colors, and words instead — and when the food runs low, his stories are what feed everyone.
A girl determined to make her own dragon for craft time struggles when her classmates don't recognize her creation — until a story from Grandma and help from her family spark something truly hers.
A girl named Emily writes to her teacher, Mr. Blueberry, insisting a blue whale is living in her pond, and the two trade letters all summer as he tries to set her straight.
A little boy insists there's a lion in the meadow, but his mother doesn't believe him — until the matchbox dragon she gives him to scare it away turns out to be real too.
A pig who has every toy imaginable unwraps a Christmas box containing nothing at all — and has to figure out, with friends, what to do with an empty box.
