I have a hard time coming up with seasonal books. I don’t really read any books based on season. Luckily I did have 4 that popped into my mind when I started thinking about wintery/Christmasy books that I loved.
I chose two from my childhood, one from my teenage years, and two I read in the last few years. I’m looking forward to seeing what everyone else picked!
Top 5 Tuesday was started by Shanah at Bionic Book Worm!
The Little Match Girl
People have argued that The Little Match Girl is depressing, and it’s not like I don’t see why they say that. For me, there’s something beautiful in The Little Match Girl being reunited with her Grandma. And, maybe I had a strange childhood, but this was one of my absolute favorite books to have read to me.
The Mitten
I think about The Mitten all the time. Instead of ‘the straw that broke the camels back’ I imagine the cricket trying to squeeze into the mitten with the other animals to keep warm. Has anyone else read The Mitten?
Into the Wilderness
There isn’t anything particularly Christmasy or wintery about Into the Wilderness. I think it’s just that I read it in the winter, and it’s such a saga that it just feels like a book you should read in the winter, under a blanket, with the snow falling outside.
Winter Oranges
Winter Oranges isn’t my favorite romance, but it there’s something magical about the story. It’s a great one to read in the winter, thinking of snow globes, and romances that cross time and barriers. Actually, I think I loved this more than I thought I did.
Winter Wonderland
I did love Winter Wonderland. It’s definitely my favorite winter/Christmas story. I love the way these two meet, and the town, and the entire group. I haven’t actually read the rest of the series, but only because I’m afraid I won’t love it as much as Winter Wonderland!
Birdie Bookworm 
Yesss to The Little Match Girl!! I love that story. I agree, it is really sad but it’s also beautiful
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Right!! Everyone always argues and says it’s depressing, but I always thought it was really sweet too!
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I totally agree with you! It’s a weird one because it is sad, but the setting and the story itself is beautiful
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Wonderful list! Not going to lie but I had never heard about most of these books. Bit I agree with you on The Little Match Girl.
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The Little Match Girl is such a winter classic.
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Great list! The only one of these that I’ve read is The Little Match Girl and I remember reading it in the winter time even when I was a child! Thanks again for participating! 🙂
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I love seeing so many people have read The Little Match Girl. And that you all loved it too!
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It’s been a VERY long time, but it’s one you don’t really forget 🙂
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Definitely leaves an impression.
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Yes to The Little Match Girl, it’s definitely a classic winter book! 🙂
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Yay!
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Lovely list – I would add A Christmas Carol which is definitely seasonal and with a ghostly haunting too.
Lynn 😀
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I almost added that one, but it wasn’t one we read a lot growing up.
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I added The Little Match Girl to my winter TBR the other day and I’m sorry to hear it’s a bit depressing… But since you like it so much, maybe I will too? I certainly hope so! It does sound like a very touching story.
Great post 🙂
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Thanks! It’s not what one would call a ‘happy’ story, but there is something touching about it.
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Oooh the first one reminds me of my childhood Wendy!
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We all love The Little Match Girl!
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