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Christmas Book List


Updated as we discover new treasures... and as suggestions come in. 
Add your finds in the comments and I'll add your book(s) to the list.



For the Youngest Set (birth-3)
Christmas in the Manger by Nola Buck
Deck the Hall illustrated by Sylvia Long
My Birthday, Jesus' Birthday by Holly Davis
Who is Coming to Our House? by Joseph Slate



Story Books
Angel Pig and the Hidden Christmas by Jan Waldron (recommended by EmilyB)
Apple Tree Christmas by Trinka Hakes Noble
Away in a Manger illustrated by Mike Jaroszko
Bear Stays Up For Christmas
by Karma Wilson
The Beautiful Christmas Tree by Charlotte Zolotow
Ben's Christmas Carol by Toby Forward
Christmas Day in the Morning by Pearl S. Buck
Christmas in the Trenches by John McCutcheon
A Christmas Like Helen's by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski
The Christmas Story
by Jane Werner
The Christmas Tree Ship by Jeanette Winter
Claude the Dog: A Christmas Story by Dick Gackenbach
Donkey Daniel in Bethlehem by Janice Kramer
Josie's Gift by Kathleen Long Bostrom
Listen to the Silent Night by Dandi Daley Mackall
The Little Drummer Boy by Ezra Jack Keats
Mortimer's Christmas Manger by Karma Wilson
Mr. Putter and Tabby Bake the Cake by Cynthia Rylant
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree by Robert Barry (recommended by Allyson)
The Nutcracker  by Susan Jeffers
On Christmas Eve by Margaret Wise Brown (recommended by Katherine)
An Orange For Frankie by Patricia Polacco
The Perfect Present by Michael Hague
Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer (the original story of Rudolph) by Robert L. May
Silent Night by Will Moses
Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening illustrated by Susan Jeffers
Toot and Puddle: I'll Be Home For Christmas by Holly Hobbie
The Twelve Days of Christmas illustrated by Jan Brett
The Very Special Night by Ruth Shannon Odor
Winter's Gift by Jane Monroe Donovan
The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree by Gloria Houston





Read-Alouds
Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti (recommended by Kathi)
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
The Birds' Christmas Carol by Kate Douglas Wiggin
Children of Christmas: Stories For the Season by Cynthia Rylant
The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
The Light At Tern Rock
by Julia L. Sauer

One Wintry Night by Ruth Graham Bell (recommended by Kathi)  
The True Gift by Patricia MacLachlan




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Kathi @ Like Water said...

What a great idea Kristin! I love that you're including other's suggestions in your list!

I can't believe how many of your titles we don't have...and have never even heard of! Thank you, thank you!

Happy Christmas Reading!
Love, kathi

Katherine said...

Hi Kristen!
I love your blog, and have been reading about your life and family for about a year now. You have been a blessing to me! I love your Christmas book list. We have gone to our library and gotten alot of them. I want to recommend one to you. It's called "On Christmas Eve", by Margaret Wise Brown. It's really good and beautiful illustrations. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

EmilyB said...

We just borrowed Angel Pig and the Hidden Christmas from the library....such a sweet, sweet story.

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