Jill Kelsey
- Dec 23, 2022
- 4 min read

Winter Book Highlights

Winter Book List - Books to Read This Winter

By Jill Kelsey

Ready for some shifts in perspective? These titles will have you rethinking what you know about postpartum, communicating with your children and your coworkers, eating mushrooms, how babies are impacted by oxygen and their diets during the first 1000 days, and reducing the toxic load in your environments. There is a lot of really great information here... For the children, we have listed several titles that provide caring and imaginative themes. As always, be sure to check the publication dates, as some of these titles are in pre-order status and publish in early 2023.

WINTER BOOK LIST FOR ADULTS

Title: FIRST BITES: A Science-Based Guide to Nutrition for Baby’s First 1,000 Days

Authors: Evelyn Rusli and Arianna Schioldager

ISBN-10: 1682687333

Countryman Press (Jan. 31, 2023)

Not only does this title contain recipes, but it also contains vital information about food nutrient sources, heavy metals, addressing common feeding methods like baby-led weaning, flavor and culture, nutrients needed for pregnancy and lactation, feeding guides, and more.

Title: Reclaiming Postpartum Wellness: A Holistic Guide to Returning to The Roots of Health in Motherhood

Author: Maranda Bower

ISBN: 9781667875866

Postpartum University (Jan. 4, 2023)

A shift in postpartum understanding is needed; this book brings what is needed to the awareness of every new parent. Addressing support, nutrition, the nervous system, and more to help mom return to her body and parent from a more healed and meaning-filled place.

Title: Fighting for Air: My Commitment to Newborns

Author: Ola Didrik Saugstad, M.D.

ISBN: 9781958848036

Waterside Productions (Aug. 31, 2022)

In this autobiography, award-winning pediatrician, neonatologist, and researcher Ola Didric Saugstad shares his background and inspiration behind research and development in new, less harmful resuscitation of newborns. He shares his opinions and research surrounding supplemental oxygen doing more harm than good and alternative use of air. What does it really take to influence medical procedures on a grand scale? Find out.

Title: Peaceful Discipline: Story Teaching, Brain Science & Better Behavior

Author: Sarah R. Moore, MFS

ISBN-13: 9781643436753

Pond Reads Press (Oct. 31, 2022)

This title offers conscious parenting guidance for the prevention and solving of problems that arise using best practices from gentle parenting techniques, trauma recovery, and improv comedy. Bring the joy back to parenting with tools to help with understanding, storytelling, nurturing, supporting, solving behavioral issues, and more.

Title: The Brain-Friendly Workplace: Why Talented People Quit & How to Get Them to Stay

Author: Friederike Fabritius

ISBN-13: 9781538159538

Rowman & Littlefield (Oct. 11, 2022)

How do you enable your employees to have peak performance? Many workplaces do not offer what is really needed for this type of office environment. Learn science-backed ways to retain your top talent.

Title: Toxic Home Conscious Home: A Mindful Approach to Wellness at Home

Author: Rob Brown, M.D.

ISBN: 9780999713112

Diagnostic Radiologist Rob Brown gives tips on hidden health dangers lurking in the typical home and what you can do about it to reduce the chance of and symptoms of chronic disease. Additionally, use these tips to help provide a less toxic home for your children to grow up in.

Title: Fantastic Fungi: Community Cookbook

Author: Essays by Eugenia Bone, with recipes from the Fantastic Fungi community

Photographer: Evan Sung

ISBN: 9781647222956

Insight Editions, Raoul Goff (Dec. 7, 2021)

With the many health benefits of fungi, why not learn how to cook and pair dishes with them? This recipe book contains several gourmet recipes to turn your foraging or farmer's market expedition into an impressive, nutritious, and tasty finale. Also, learn more about mushrooms and their benefits.

Title: The Glass Angel: A Guide to Freedom, Peace, Transformation and Growth

Author: Christina Foxwell

ISBN-13: 9780646864396

Ignite Purpose (Aug. 15, 2022)

Creating alchemy in your own life and unlocking your true potential.

WINTER BOOK LIST FOR CHILDREN

Title: The Sun Jumped Over the Moon

Author: Kathy Diebold

Illustrator: Emily Smith

ISBN-13: 9798885279239

Rosedog Books (Jun. 10, 2022)

Your child will learn about the power of the influence of peers and that it can be positive too.

Title: Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better

Author: Glenda Armand

Illustrator: Kim Freeman

ISBN-13: 9780593563229

Crown Books For Young Readers (Jan. 17, 2023)

Follow along on the story of Augustus Jackson, known as "the father of ice cream." Jackson was an African American entrepreneur in the 1800s.

Title: Snowmen! Series

Author: Caralyn Buehner

Illustrator: Mark Buehner

Dial Books (Various publication dates)

Snowmen are interesting characters! What do you imagine they do when people are not looking? Take a peek inside the Snowmen series to find out!

Title: When We All Get Together

Author: Heather Bradley

ISBN-13: 9781039110335

Friesen Press (Oct. 13, 2021)

What do you call a group of porcupines? Geese? Moose? Discover the collective nouns in a Canadian way with this fun book.

Title: Will We Always Hold Hands?

Author: Christopher Cheng

Illustrator: Stephen Michael King

ISBN-13: 9780593564509

Random House Studio (Nov. 1, 2022)

Best friends Bear and Rat talk about how they will stay friends over time.

Title: Giving Gal and the Christmas Cookie Extravaganza

Author: Stephanie L. Jones

Illustrator: Angelina Valieva

ISBN: 9781948693165

Giving Gal, LLC (July 18, 2022)

This heartfelt story reminds children of the power of coming together to make magic moments happen when the main character invites her new friend to join in on a special event. Although things do not go as planned initially, they work through it with encouragement and kindness.