It’s the most wonderful time of the year! We love the holiday season, so we are excited to share all these new Christmas books for kids! From board books and picture books to chapter books and advent calendars, there is lots of joy to add to your collection!
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Santa Mouse Bakes Christmas Cookies
Written by W. Harry Kim and illustrated by Robert McPhillips
This sweet board book follows Santa Mouse as he whips up special Christmas cookies in the bakery for Santa, the elves, and the reindeer. The rhyming text is paired with cute illustrations of the little mouse decorating all different shapes of cookies.
Grandma’s Sugar Cookie
Written by Rose Rossner and illustrated by Kathryn Selbert
This adorable board book celebrates the joy of baking cookies with Grandma. Each page features a different grandmother and grandchild animal pairing creating Christmas cookies together. The rhyming text uses different names for grandmothers and different types of cookies to share messages of love with little ones. The end of the book includes a recipe for sugar cookies as well!
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Little Star (You are the Light)
Written by Lisa Edwards and illustrated by Kat Kalindi
This cute board book shares a message of love as it follows Little Star in the winter sky. Animals frolic in the wilderness by the light of the little star, and the text shares their gratitude. In the end they gather around a tree in the woods upon which Little Star rests. The rhyming text and repeated refrain “we love you” make this a soothing bedtime story.
Merrytale: A Christmas Adventure
Written by Christopher Franceschelli
This interactive board book follows a young boy and girl as they receive an invitation to Santa’s workshop and travel through forests and ice to get there. The text is very simple, sometimes stretching one sentence over several pages, while the colorful illustrations are full of cut outs and fold out pages that encourage kids to explore. Young kids will love opening all of the flaps and exploring all the fun details to be found.
Sesame Street: Home for the Holidays
Written by Craig Manning and illustrated by Ernie Kwiat
This celebration of different holidays brings your favorite Sesame Street characters together to share love and gratitude. The rhyming text is paired with brightly colored illustrations showing the popular characters celebrating different holidays. The back of the book includes information about each of the holidays featured in the book from Christmas and Hanukkah to Diwali and Chinese New Year. This is a great introduction to different holidays for little ones, while also sharing the message of how similar we all are.
The Best Gift for Bear
Written by Jennifer A. Bell
In this sweet story, Hedgehog is attempting to create the perfect gift for her friend Bear. When she finally completes her masterpiece, she takes it to Bear’s house, only for disaster to strike. In the end, they both find the perfect gift – spending time together. The adorable illustrations feature all kinds of delicious gingerbread cookies, and the front endpages includes a recipe for gingerbread cookies and honey icing.
Murray Christmas
Written by E.G. Keller
This adorable book follows a dog named Murray who takes his job as patrol dog very seriously. When his family starts preparing for Christmas, Murray is concerned about their weird behaviors – planting a tree in the living room, hanging laundry by the fire, and more. But his attempts to get things back to normal may just ruin the holidays for his family. With the help of Santa Claus, he decides that Christmas isn’t so bad after all. Kids will love the silly story and sweet ending, and the trouble Murray gets into as he learns about Christmas.
Unicorn Christmas
Written by Diana Murray and illustrated by Luke Flowers
Join the sparkly unicorns from Unicorn Day and Unicorn Night as they spread Christmas cheer and get ready for the holiday! The rhyming text and vibrantly colored illustrations make this a fun one to read aloud, and kids will love the story of the unicorns helping Santa to get his work done.
Only YOU Can Save Christmas!
Written by Adam Wallace and illustrated by Garth Bruner
This interactive book asks the reader to help Wink the elf save Christmas by gathering the items on Santa’s list. As the text asks them to blow on the pages and make silly noises, the illustrations show the elf gathering his version of the items on the list. Kids will enjoy this funny romp through the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” and the way they can interact with the story.
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How to Catch a Reindeer
Written by Alice Walstead and illustrated by Andy Elkerton
This addition to the “How to Catch…” series joins Comet the reindeer as she does her best to avoid traps left behind by children hoping to trap her and the other reindeer on Christmas Eve. The rhyming text is brought to life by cartoon illustrations that show the hilarious traps and the adorable reindeer narrating the tale.
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The Twelve Cats of Christmas
Written by Feather Flores and illustrated by Carrie Liao
This feline themed spin on the classic Christmas carol celebrates the joys and struggles of having cats around during the holiday season. The text counts down from twelve to one, showing cats climbing the tree, wearing cute costumes, and more. Kids will love the silly situations the cats get into, and the catchy text will have them singing along.
Peppa Pig and the Christmas Surprise
Created by Mark Baker and Neville Astley
Join Peppa Pig and her family as they celebrate Christmas together! When Grandpa Pig gets a drone, the whole family heads out to try it out together. But when the battery gets low and the drone tries to fly home to the North Pole, it shows them how others are celebrating the day in the snow. The ending has a fun holiday twist that kids will love!
A Very Mercy Christmas
Written by Kate DiCamillo and illustrated by Chris Van Dusen
When young Stella Endicott decides to go caroling, she tries to gather some neighbors to join her. The neighbors are all busy, but their pets join her! As Stella, Mercy, and their animal friends start to sing together, they are soon joined by their neighbors. The sweet story is accompanied by vibrantly colored illustrations showing the adorable animals and cartoon characters celebrating the joy of Christmas together.
Miss Mary’s Christmas Mittens
Written by Trinka Hakes Noble and illustrated by Renee Andriani
Miss Mary is a teacher who is beloved by her students. She looks forward to playing outside in the snow with her class, but finds that none of them have gloves. Determined to help them, she decides to knit mittens for each of them for Christmas. When the store is out of yarn, she finds a unique and generous way to get what she needs. In the end, her kindness and love comes back to her from the children she helps. This heartwarming story is a celebration of generosity and Christmas spirit that should be shared every year.
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Christmas with Auntie
Written by Helen Foster James and illustrated by Petra Brown
This sweet book celebrates the beautiful bond between Auntie and her little bunny. The sweet rhyming text and beautiful illustrations highlight the joyful celebrations of the Christmas season, as well as they joyful bond between aunt and child. The sweet text is a love letter from aunt to child, making it a perfect book to read together during a holiday visit.
The Return of the Christmas Witch
Written by Dan Murphy and Aubrey Plaza and illustrated by Julia Iredale
This sequel to The Legend of the Christmas Witch shares what happens when Santa’s twin sister is freed from the ice and goes on a journey to restore the Christmas holiday to it’s former glory. The story is longer than other books on this list, and the illustrations are a bit darker, but this epic tale is sure to become a favorite read aloud for older kids.
Clarice Bean Think Like An Elf
Written by Lauren Child
This illustrated chapter book follows Clarice Bean as she tries to spread Christmas cheer however she can. But she soon realizes that the holidays are going to look different this year. With the help of her creative problem solving skills, she helps her family embrace the changes and find an even happier holiday than they were hoping for. This is a great celebration of family, holiday traditions, and enjoying all that the season has to offer.
Hedwig Pop-Up Advent Calendar
Illustrated by Thomas Girard
This book shaped Advent calendar opens up into a pop up tree with 25 present flaps to open in order to show the tree and ornaments hidden beneath. Kids will love opening flaps each day and finding the Harry Potter themed surprises hidden inside. In the end, the whole tower will transform into a decorated tree with Hedwig standing proudly at the top.
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