Christmas and Winter Books
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Whether you participate in a Jolabokaflod, wrap 25 Christmas books for advent, or just like to find seasonal bedtime picture books, we have you covered. These are some of my favorite ways to celebrate Christmas: to cozy up by the tree and read a new or old book together.
If you are looking for a free winter reading challenge you can find one here and print it at your convenience.
I Spy Christmas: A Book of Picture RiddlesPhotographs by Walter Wick, riddles by Jean Marzollo for Scholastic Books This book might be 100% nostalgia for me—I loved it as a kid—but even today, it absolutely holds its own. I have a child who loves I Spy books, and the ones by Walter Wick and Jean […]
The Gift of the Christmas Cookie: Sharing the True Meaning of Jesus’ Birth by Dandi Daley Mackall and Deborah Chabrian for Zonderkidz books. This beautiful watercolor-illustrated children’s Christmas book shares where the tradition of giving Christmas cookies came from. The cookies were given to people who didn’t have much on Christmas and were used to […]
One Small Donkey: A Christmas Story for Little Ones by Dandi Daley Mackall and Marta Alvarez Miguens for Tommy Nelson Books is a Christmas board book for your little ones. It follows “one small donkey’s” journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem with Mary on his back waiting for Christ Jesus to be born. This colorful picture […]
Howard B. Wigglebottom and the Power of Giving: A Christmas Story by Howard Binkow and Susan F. Cornelison is a sweet picture book about a bunny that is more concerned with getting than giving on Christmas. His self-centered view gets him into some trouble when he doesn’t follow his parent’s instructions and becomes lost. When […]
How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? By Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen for Candlewick Press Books. If Santa comes to your house this book is a fun read. It is written almost entirely with questions. It sparks the imagination and gets people wondering how that jolly man with a belly like a bowl full […]