Trendspotting: Moody Winter Woodlands

By Kat La Mantia | October 21 2024 | AdultsGeneralAllBlogHoliday

One of 2024’s leading aesthetic trends for the holiday season takes inspiration from snowy woodlands and dark winter nights. This moodier approach to holiday colors and motifs has a sophisticated, dreamy feel–worth making a TikTok about set to a classic crooner Christmas carol, but with a matching level of coziness that invites the holiday spirit in during everyday life. Following the continuing craze around mushrooms and cottagecore, this trend brings natural elements like pinecones and real fir boughs into the home, contrasted with vintage-feeling red ribbons and touches of blue, gold, and white that are reminiscent of a winter sky at twilight.

We’ve curated some of our favorite books and gifts that match the trend to help you build the perfect seasonal moody display! Handmade holiday crafts and natural decorating guides make the list, along with holiday titles that fit the richer color scheme. Explore our top picks down below, then click into our title list to discover even more great books.

Get the Look: Moody Winter Woodlands

A Modern Christmas Memory Book
9781944515874
Forever cherish your favorite Christmas traditions and celebrations with this heirloom-quality memory album!
$39.99 US
Nov 05, 2019
10 x 9-3/4
Hardcover
112 Pages
Paige Tate & Co

9780593764510
Eat, Read, & Be Merry paper gift bag (large)Product Details Material: PaperRibbon handleDimensions (overall): 12.75" (H) x 10.25" (W) x 5.75" (D)
$6.25 US
Mar 08, 2022
12-3/4 x 10-1/4
Merchandise
Out of Print

The Art of Seeing and Creating with Nature
9780593578384
Experience the wonder of the woodlands and create beautiful arrangements with beloved botanical designer Francoise Weeks.
$30.00 US
Apr 02, 2024
7-1/2 x 9-1/2
Hardcover
240 Pages
Clarkson Potter

9781800921139
Capture the spirit of a cosy Nordic Christmas with eleven crocheted decorations to create.
$19.95 US
Sep 26, 2023
8-1/2 x 11
Paperback
128 Pages
Search Press

9780593350805
From Parks and Recreation star Aubrey Plaza and creative partner Dan Murphy comes the long lost tale of the Christmas Witch, Santa Claus's much misunderstood twin sister. The perfect gift for the holiday season and beyond!
$18.99 US
Nov 16, 2021
8-1/2 x 10-1/2
Hardcover
56 Pages
Viking Books for Young Readers
Age 5-8 years

9780593577813
A vibrantly illustrated children's book about an Indigenous girl who finds awe in the resting and waiting that winter teaches us and shares with her friends how Creator's gift of gratitude can transform the way we see the world.
$14.99 US
Oct 31, 2023
11 x 8-1/2
Hardcover
40 Pages
Convergent Books
Age 3-7 years

A Hanukkah Story
9781623541569
A cat and dog create a Hanukkah miracle, just in the nick of time in this updated reissue of the beloved holiday classic.A perfect Hanukkah story about kindess, perfect for 3 to 7 year olds and anyone searching for a sweet holiday story.
$17.99 US
Sep 27, 2022
8 x 10
Hardcover
32 Pages
Charlesbridge
Age 3-7 years

9780823431694
Bubba Brayna’s legendary latkes lure an unexpected visitor into her home in this playful Hanukkah tale from a master storyteller. Bubba Brayna makes the best latkes in the village, and on the first night of Hanukkah, the scent of her cooking wakes a hungry, adorable bear from his hibernation.  He lumbers into town to investigate, and Bubba Brayna—who does not see or hear very well—mistakes him for her rabbi. She welcomes the bear inside to play the dreidel game, light the menorah, and enjoy a scrumptious meal. However, after her well-fed guest leaves, there's a knock at the door—it's the rabbi, and all of Brayna's other friends, arriving for dinner.  But there are no latkes left—and together, they finally figure out who really ate them. Lively illustrations by Mike Wohnoutka, portraying the sprightly Bubba Brayna and her very hungry guest, accompany this instant family favorite, a humorous reworking of Eric A. Kimmel’s earlier classic tale, The Chanukkah Guest. A traditional recipe for latkes is included in the back matter, along with interesting, digestible facts about the history and traditions of Hanukkah. A 2013 National Jewish Book Award Winner, this book is perfect for a holiday story time with children— either in the classroom or at home, as an introduction for young readers to the traditions and customs of Hanukkah, and as a classic to return to year after year.
$7.99 US
Aug 31, 2014
8-1/2 x 11
Paperback
32 Pages
Holiday House
Age 4-8 years

All About Me
9789881512659
This classic holiday book about Santa Claus makes a perfect Christmas gift for good little boys and girls 5 - 9 years old.Drawn from his previously unpublished private diaries, the secret life of Santa is revealed with these festive anecdotes from over the centuries. Readers will discover the truth about where Santa Claus lives, how he manages the elves in his gift workshops at the North Pole, how the good saint’s outfits have changed over the years, and that his favorite treat is a bag of Snowmints. With this ultimate Christmas gift book filled with artwork of Father Christmas, readers will delight in the secrets and surprises, including a pop-up snowflake, festive seasonal recipes, and even a silver sixpence.
$34.95 US
Nov 01, 2013
9-1/2 x 11-1/2
Hardcover
96 Pages
minedition
Age 5-9 years

Simple Projects for All Seasons
9781849949200
Learn how to create beautiful flower wreaths all year around – not just for Advent and Christmas. Decorate your front door, walls, and dining table, and adorn your head with flower crowns.
$29.95 US
Sep 17, 2024
7-1/2 x 9-1/2
Hardcover
224 Pages
Batsford

Celebrate the Forgotten Season
9780744084412
Get more out of your garden in winter by planning, creating and planting a beautiful outside space
$40.00 US
Oct 10, 2023
7-7/16 x 9-11/16
Hardcover
224 Pages
DK

Midi Edition
9781536216028
A festive read-aloud brimming with all the joy and excitement of Christmastime — beginning, of course, with picking out a tree!Part of the magic of the Christmas season stems from the traditions that families and friends take part in every year: hanging up stockings; putting lights in the windows; and, one of the most important of all, picking out and taking home the Christmas tree. With style and warmth, debut author Patricia Toht and Jarvis, the author-illustrator of Alan’s Big, Scary Teeth, evoke all the rituals of decorating the tree — digging out boxes jam-packed with ornaments and tree trimmings, stringing tinsel, and, at long last, turning on those twinkling lights. Joyously drawn and rhythmically written, this celebration of family, friends, and the holiday season is as merry as the tradition it depicts.
$12.99 US
Sep 29, 2020
7-5/16 x 8-1/2
Hardcover
40 Pages
Candlewick
Age 3-7 years

A Book-to-Table Classic
9780451479921
Puffin Plated: a brand-new classics concept bringing together two favorite pastimes--reading and eating! Deluxe, full-color, illustrated editions of classic novels accompanied by a selection of recipes by high-profile chefs. Commemorating this classic Christmas tale on its 175th anniversary.
$25.00 US
Oct 16, 2018
7-1/2 x 9-5/8
Hardcover
176 Pages
Puffin Books

9780515157635
"Top-notch production values abound, including the intriguing cover, floral endpapers, thick paper, and an appealing, accessible overall design." - Kirkus (Starred Review)With art so stunning it almost glistens like freshly fallen snow, this cozy Christmas tale is an essential treasure for anyone celebrating the holiday season!
$16.99 US
Oct 17, 2017
10 x 10
Hardcover
32 Pages
Penguin Workshop
Age 3-7 years

9780307267177
Now joining Everyman’s Library—the most extensive and distinguished collectible library of the world’s greatest works—is an appealing new collection in a small Pocket Classics format, perfect for gift giving and reading pleasure.Christmas Stories is a treasury of short fiction by great writers of the past two centuries. As a literary subject, Christmas has inspired everything from intimate domestic dramas to fanciful flights of the imagination, and the full range of its expression is represented in this wonderfully engaging anthology.Goblins frolic in the graveyard of an early Dickens tale and a love-struck ghost disrupts a country estate in Elizabeth Bowen’s “Green Holly.” The plight of the less fortunate haunts Chekhov’s “Vanka” and Willa Cather’s “The Burglar’s Christmas” but takes a boisterously comic turn in Damon Runyon’s “Dancing Dan’s Christmas” and in John Cheever’s “Christmas Is a Sad Season for the Poor.” From Vladimir Nabokov’s intensely moving story of a father’s grief in “Christmas” to Truman Capote’s hilarious yet heartbreaking “A Christmas Memory,” from Grace Paley’s Jewish girl starring in the Christmas pageant in “The Loudest Voice” to the dysfunctional family ski holiday in Richard Ford’s “Crèche”—each of the stories gathered here is imbued with Christmas spirit (of one kind or another), and all are richly and indelibly entertaining.
$25.00 US
Oct 30, 2007
4-1/2 x 7-3/16
Hardcover
400 Pages
Everyman's Library

9780593543030
The national bestseller. Write. Burn. Repeat. Now with new covers to match whatever mood you’re in. "This book has made me laugh and cry, filled me with joy, and inspired me." -TikTok user camrynbanks
$16.00 US
Oct 03, 2023
5-5/16 x 8
Paperback
160 Pages
TarcherPerigee

Enchanting friends to knit, full of magic and mischief
9781800922020
Discover 8 enchanting little gnomes to knit, from popular knitting designer and gnome enthusiast, Sarah Schira.
$21.95 US
Sep 17, 2024
8 x 10-1/4
Paperback
96 Pages
Search Press