Groundhog Day
Imaginative stories about a curious rodent and the holiday named after him.
By Jamie McElroy
Every year on February the second a groundhog is said to be able to predict if winter will last for another six weeks or if spring is on the way. If the groundhog does not see its shadow it will venture out of the burrow and spring will come soon, however if it sees its shadow it will be frightened and run back to the safety of its home meaning winter will last another six weeks. Books are a great way to share this fun tradition with children.


Image of Groundhog Day!
Author: Gail Gibbons
Image of The Groundhog Day Book of Facts and Fun
Author: Wendie C. Old, Paige Billin-Frye
Image of Substitute Groundhog
Author: Pat Miller
Image of Geoffrey Groundhog Predicts the Weather
Author: Bruce Koscielniak
Image of Punxsutawney Phyllis
Author: Susanna Leonard Hill
Image of Groundhog Gets a Say
Author: Pamela Curtis Swallow
Image of Secret Of The First One Up
Author: Iris Hiskey Arno, Renee Graef
Image of Go To Sleep, Groundhog!
Author: Judy Cox
Image of Double Trouble Groundhog Day
Author: Bethany Roberts
Image of Groundhog Weather School
Author: Joan Holub
Image of Ten Grouchy Groundhogs
Author: Kathryn Heling, Deborah Hembrook
Image of A Garden for a Groundhog
Author: Lorna Balian