Snow Friends by M Christina Butler and Tina Macnaughton (Little Tiger; €9.50).

Rob Scotton’s illustrations are always a joy. In Scaredy-Cat Splat (Harper Collins €8.35) Splat is determined to win the scariest costume prize at school. His ego is knocked by classmates whose costumes are superior.

WHERE Snowflakes Fall, by Claire Freedman, illustrated by Tina Macnaughton (Little Tiger Press; €7.07), is set in cold places, telling how creatures survive the icy landscape of their habitat.

ONE Winter’s Day by M Christina Butler and Tina Macnaughton (Little Tiger; €5.92) is a soft-textured, touchy-feely book about Little Hedgehog as he battles the high wind.

A HUG for Little Bunny by Steve Smallman and Janet Samuel (Little Tiger Press; €8.80) is a padded board book for toddlers.