I’ve always been drawn to cozy books that reflect the joy and warmth of friendship, home, and hearth. Even as a child, those were the books that drew me back time and again. It’s always a happy day when I discover a new favorite book that fits into this category.
Because of that love for these books, I assembled a collection of the best cozy books so I could share with others.
Homeschooling with Cozy Books
This was originally a series called A Month of Cozy Books that I wrote for a month-long blogging challenge many years ago. Since then I’ve continued to add books and turned it into the Homeschooling with Cozy Books category.
As you go through the books I’ve recommended below, I hope you will find some wonderful new treasures to share with the children in your life.
Learning Ideas
I am slowly adding homeschool learning suggestions to these posts. Many of these ideas include printable products from my shop. My learning products are unique in that they focus on harnessing a child’s natural curiosity while also accomplishing necessary learning tasks.
The first list below features recommended books with learning ideas included in the post. The next two lists are books I highly recommend, but haven’t added learning ideas to the post yet.
Cozy Picture Books With Learning Ideas
These posts include a list of homeschool learning suggestions that include many of the printables in my shop.
- Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books
- An Early American Christmas
- Apple Farmer Annie
- Autumn: An Alphabet Acrostic
- Christmas in the Country
- County Fair
- Cranberry Thanksgiving
- Miss Suzy
- Over the River and Through the Wood
- Ox-Cart Man
- Sleep Tight Farm
- Snowed In
- The After-Christmas Tree
- The Butterfly Alphabet
- The Empty Pot
- This Is The Feast
- Three Young Pilgrims
More Cozy Picture Books
Here are more favorite cozy picture books (activity suggestions yet to come!).
- A Family for Old Mill Farm
- A Little Book of Poems and Prayers
- Antler, Bear, Canoe – A Northwoods Alphabet Year
- Brave Irene
- Bunny Bungalow
- Bunny’s Book Club
- Don’t You Feel Well, Sam?
- Eloise Wilkin Stories
- Gathering – A Northwoods Counting Year
- Good Night, Little Bear
- Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
- Home in the Woods
- Homeplace
- In Aunt Lucy’s Kitchen
- Kiss Good Night
- Little Bear’s Trousers
- Little Mommy
- Market Day
- Mice Skating
- Old Bear
- One Red Apple
- Potato: A Tale from the Great Depression
- The Little House
- The Year at Maple Hill Farm
- Two Little Gardeners
- Winter Days in the Big Woods
- You Can Do It, Sam
Thank You for this list of A Month of Cozy Books. As an adult I enjoy reading children’s books from time to time. I just read your books for girls and tweens. I have a lot of these books and have not read all of them yet. Wishing you and yours a Blessed ,Happy and Peaceful 2019.
Marilyn and family
Hi Marilyn,
You’re welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed the lists. There is so much wonderful children’s literature out there to be found with a little digging. I still get a thrill when I find a wonderful picture book. I don’t think that will ever change.
Happy New Year to you and your family!
Sallie
Miss Suzy was my favorite book from childhood. I still have my copy! I fell in love with the idea of a doll’s house, and when I was 5, I received a dollhouse from my grandparents, built by my dad. I still have that too, and I’m 44!
Hi Catherine,
Caroline and I have talked off and on over the years about making a replica of Miss Suzy’s treehouse, but never have. It would be fun to put together!
I like the idea of doing a dollhouse as well. We look at them at Hobby Lobby a few times a year, but have never purchased one.
I think it’s great you still have yours!
Sallie
I LOVE your booklist!! We’ve read many, but look forward to finding and reading the rest.
Hi Danae,
I’m glad you enjoyed the booklist! I have another dozen or so books I hope to add very soon. I have the graphics made, but need to write the posts.
Thank you for saying hello!
Sallie