We had so many requests for an official list after our Instagram LIVE Christmas Book edition we decided to put together two lists. This list was put together by my children. These are their absolute favorites and I must say, I agree with the vast majority. We love beautiful stories and rich illustrations around here and it is certainly reflected in the list below. We’ll post part 2 in the next few days. Enjoy!
A Child is Born by Margaret Wise Brown
B is for Bethlehem by Isabel Winer
The Nutcracker Story Orchestra by Jessica Courtney-Tickle
The Little Drummer Boy by Ezra Jack Keats
This is the Stable by Cythnia Cotton
Song of the Stars by Sally Lloyd Jones
The Story of Christmas by Pamela Dalton
The Glorious Impossible by Madeline L’Engle
The Christmas Stories of George MacDonald by George MacDonald
We Three Kings by Gennady Spirin
First Christmas by National London Gallery
Christmas at Long Pond by William T George
Christmas at Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren
The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree by Gloria Houston
Christmas Day in the Morning by Pearl S Buck
Christmas in the Trenches by John McCutcheon
Franklin and Winston: The Christmas that Changed the World by Douglas Wood
An Orange For Frankie by Patricia Polacco
Gift of the Magi by O Henry
Bird’s Christmas Carol by Kate Douglas Wilson
A Tree for Peter by Kate Seredy
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Birds’ Christmas carol is so sad to me (death of a child ) as an adult, but didn’t bother me as a kid.
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Thank you for this list! I’m always looking for new Christmas books and these look like great suggestions. Can you tell me what book you took the photo from at the top of the post? The illustrations are stunning.
Thank you!
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Also wondering this!
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Thank you for such a great list! We start our Christmas/Holiday season reading each year in mid-November with reading Boxes for Katje by Candace Fleming in preparation for packing our annual Samaritans Purse Operation Christmas Child boxes.
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Can any of these be found in the library?
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