Holiday Book List

This is a list of all of the books listed in my book Reading Through the Holidays. These are affiliate links, so I will make

Board Books


IS IT CHRISTMAS YET?
Written and illustrated by Jane Chapman

MERRY CHRISTMAS, STINKY FACE
Written by Lisa McCourt and illustrated by Cyd Moore

MERRY CHRISTMAS, OLLIE!
Written by Olivier Dunrea

SANTA DUCK
Written by David Milgrim

LLAMA LLAMA JINGLE BELLS
Written and illustrated by Anna Dewdney

WHERE IS BABY’S CHRISTMAS PRESENT?
Written and illustrated by Karen Katz

DON’T PUSH THE BUTTON! A CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE
Written by Bill Cotter

DUCK AND GOOSE, IT’S TIME FOR CHRISTMAS
Written by Tad Hills

 

Elves


THE ELF ON THE SHELF
Written by Carol B. Aebersold and Chanda A. Bell and Illustrated by Coë Steinwart

ELF IN THE HOUSE
Written by Ammi-Joan Paquette and illustrated by Adam Record

MEMOIRS OF AN ELF
Written by Devin Scillian and illustrated by Tim Bowers

THE LITTLE CHRISTMAS ELF
Written by Nikki Shannon Smith and illustrated by Susan Mitchell

HOW TO CATCH AN ELF
Written by Adam Wallace and illustrated by Andy Elkerton

THERE’S AN ELF IN YOUR BOOK
Written by Tom Fletcher and illustrated by Greg Abbott

THE LITTLEST ELF
Written by Brandi Dougherty and illustrated by Kirsten Richards

Santa


GUESS WHO’S COMING TO SANTA’S FOR DINNER?
Written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola

HOW TO CATCH SANTA
Written by Jean Reagan and illustrated by Lee Wildish

SANTA’S STORY
Written by Will Hillenbrand

SANTA’S MAGIC KEY
Written by Eric James and illustrated by Simon Mendez

HERE COMES SANTA CAT
Written by Deborah Underwood and illustrated by Claudia Rueda

SANTA’S SECRET
Written by Denise Brennan-Nelson and illustrated by Deborah Melmon

HOW SANTA GOT HIS JOB
Written by Stephen Krensky and illustrated by S.D. Schindler

Faith Based


GOD GAVE US CHRISTMAS
Written by Lisa Tawn Bergren and illustrated by David Hohn

THE GIFTS OF THE ANIMALS
Written by Carole Gerber and illustrated by Yumi Shimokawara

CHRISTMAS IN THE MANGER
Written by Nola Buck and illustrated by Felicia Bond

ROOM FOR A LITTLE ONE
Written by Martin Waddell and illustrated by Jason Cockcroft

WHO IS COMING TO OUR HOUSE?
Written by Joseph Slate and illustrated by Ashley Wolff

HUMPHREY’S FIRST CHRISTMAS
Written by Carol Heyer

GOD BLESS OUR CHRISTMAS
Written by Hannah Hall and illustrated by Steve Whitlow

THE LEGEND OF THE CANDY CANE
Written by Lori Walburg and illustrated by Richard Cowdrey

Reindeer


DASHER
Written by Matt Tavares

THE LITTLEST REINDEER
Written by Brandi Dougherty and illustrated by Michelle Todd

THE LITTLE REINDEER
Written by Nicola Killen

THE ITSY BITSY REINDEER
Written by Jeffrey Burton and illustrated by Sanja Rescek

THE WILD CHRISTMAS REINDEER
Written by Jan Brett

REINDEER CHRISTMAS
Written by Mark Kimball Moulton and illustrated by Karen Hillard Good

Christmas Spirit


I GOT THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
Written by Connie Schofield-Morrison and illustrated by Frank Morrison

MERRY CHRISTMAS, LITTLE ELLIOT
Written by Mike Curato

THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
Written by Nancy Tillman

CHRISTMAS IS AWESOME
Written by Sabrina Moyle and illustrated by Eunice Moyle

YOU ARE MY MIRACLE
Written by Maryann Cusimano Love and illustrated by Satomi Ichikawa

Christmas Trees


THE CHRISTMAS EVE TREE
Written by Delia Huddy and illustrated by Emily Sutton

A WISH TO BE A CHRISTMAS TREE
Written by Colleen Monroe and illustrated by Michael Glenn Monroe

PICK A PINE TREE
Written by Patricia Toht and illustrated by Jarvis

MR. WILLOWBY’S CHRISTMAS TREE
Written by Robert Barry

THE BIGGEST CHRISTMAS TREE EVER
Written by Steven Kroll and illustrated by Jeni Bassett

THE LITTLEST CHRISTMAS TREE
Written by R.A. Herman and illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers

CHRISTMAS FARM
Written by Mary Lyn Ray and illustrated by Barry Root

Cookies & Gingerbread


CHRISTMAS COOKIE DAY!
Written by Tara Knudson and illustrated by Pauline Stewart

TOUGH COOKIE
Written by Edward Hemingway

TEN TINY GINGERBREAD MEN
Written by Tiger Tales

GINGERBREAD CHRISTMAS
Written by Jan Brett

THE GINGERBREAD COWBOY
Written by Janet Squires and illustrated by Holly Berry

THE GINGERBREAD GIRL
Written by Lisa Campbell Ernst

GINGERBREAD MOUSE
Written by Katy Bratun

THE GINGERBREAD MAN LOOSE AT CHRISTMAS
Written by Laura Murray and illustrated by Mike Lowery

THE NINJABREAD MAN
Written by C.J. Leigh and illustrated by Chris Gall

THE GINGERBREAD BOY
Written by Richard Egielski

GINGERBREAD BABY
Written by Jan Brett

A COOKIE FOR SANTA
Written by Stephane Shaw and illustrated by Bruno Robert

Snow & Snowmen


SNOWMEN AT CHRISTMAS
Written by Caralyn Buehner and illustrated by Mark Buehner

THE SNOWBELLY FAMILY OF CHILLYVILLE INN
Written by Cheryl Hawkinson and illustrated by Mike Esberg

FROSTY THE SNOWMAN
Written by Diane Muldrow

DREAM SNOW
Written by Eric Carle

THE ITSY BITSY SNOWMAN
Written by Jeffrey Burton and illustrated by Sanja Rescek

THE VERY SNOWY CHRISTMAS
Written by Diana Hendry and illustrated by Jane Chapman

Giving


BERENSTAIN BEARS AND THE JOY OF GIVING
Written by Jan & Mike Berenstain

LITTLE ROBIN’S CHRISTMAS
Written by Jan Fearnley

THE LEGEND OF ST. NICHOLAS: A STORY OF CHRISTMAS GIVING
Written by Dandi Daley Mackall and illustrated by Richard Cowdrey

SECRET SANTAS AND THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS GIVING
Written by Courtney Petruzzelli and illustrated by Melissa B. Snyder

MY LITTLE GIFTS: A BOOK OF SHARING
Written by Jo Witek and illustrated by Christine Roussey

SNOW BUNNY’S CHRISTMAS GIFT
Written by Rebecca Harry

Around the World


THE LEGEND OF OLD BEFANA
Written by Tomie dePaola

LUCIA MORNING IN SWEDEN
Written by Ewa Rydaker and illustrated by Carina Stahlberg

COBWEB CHRISTMAS
Written by Shirley Climo and illustrated by Jane Manning

THE NIGHT OF LAS POSADAS
Written by Tomie dePaola

THE LEGEND OF THE POINSETTIA
Written by Tomie dePaola

A STORK IN A BAOBAB TREE: AN AFRICAN 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
Written by Catherine House and illustrated by Polly Alakija

A WORLD OF COOKIES FOR SANTA
Written by M.E. Furman and illustrated by Susan Gal

BABUSHKA
Written by Dawn Casey and illustrated by Amanda Hall

Classic Christmas Stories


HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS!
Written by Dr. Seuss

THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Written by Clement C. Moore and illustrated by Charles Santore

THE POLAR EXPRESS
Written by Chris Van Allsburg

Favorite Characters


CONSTRUCTION SITE ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT
Written by Sherri Duskey Rinker and illustrated by A.G. Ford

LITTLE BLUE TRUCK’S CHRISTMAS
Written by Alice Schertle and illustrated by Jill McElmurry

BEAR STAYS UP FOR CHRISTMAS
Written by Karma Wilson and illustrated by Jane Chapman

DISNEY 5-MINUTE CHRISTMAS STORIES
By the Disney Book Group

PETE THE CAT’S 12 GROOVY DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
Written by James Dean and illustrated by Kimberly Dean

FANCY NANCY’S SPLENDIFEROUS CHRISTMAS
Written by Jane O’Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser

SANTA BRUCE
Written by Ryan Higgins

CLIFFORD’S CHRISTMAS
Written by Norman Bridwell

THE CRAYONS’ CHRISTMAS
Written by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL
Written by Brooke Vitale and illustrated by Luke Flowers

RIVER ROSE AND THE MAGICAL CHRISTMAS
Written by Kelly Clarkson and illustrated by Lucy Fleming

LLAMA LLAMA HOLIDAY DRAMA
Written by Anna Dewdney

IF YOU TAKE A MOUSE TO THE MOVIES
Written by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond

Hanukkah Stories


HERSHEL AND THE HANUKKAH GOBLINS
Written by Eric A. Kimmel and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman

HANUKKAH BEAR
Written by Eric A. Kimmel

QUEEN OF THE HANUKKAH DOSAS
Written by Pamela Ehrenberg and illustrated by Anjan Sarkar

LUCKY, THE LATKE DOG
Written by Ellen Fischer and illustrated by Tiphanie Beeke

CLIFFORD CELEBRATES HANUKKAH
Written by Norman Bridwell

GRACIE’S NIGHT
Written by Lynn Taylor Gordon and illustrated by Laura Brown

THE NIGHT BEFORE HANUKKAH
Written by Natasha Wing and illustrated by Amy Wummer

IS IT HANUKKAH YET?
Written by Chris Barash and illustrated by Alessandra Psacharopulo

MACCABEE! THE STORY OF HANUKKAH
Written by Tilda Balsley and illustrated by David Harrington

THE STORY OF HANUKKAH
Written by David A. Adler and illustrated by Jill Weber

HANUKKAH IS COMING!
Written by Tracy Newman and illustrated by Viviana Garofoli

WHERE IS BABY’S DREIDEL?
Written by Karen Katz

HANUKKAH LIGHTS
Written by David Martin and illustrated by Melissa Sweet

Kwanzaa Stories


MY FIRST KWANZAA
Written by Karen Katz

TOGETHER FOR KWANZAA
Written by Juwanda G. Ford and illustrated by Shelly Hehenberger

LI’L RABBIT’S KWANZAA
Written by Donna L. Washington and illustrated by Shane W. Evans

SEVEN SPOOLS OF THREAD: A KWANZAA STORY
Written by Angela Shelf Medearis and illustrated by Daniel Minter

KEVIN’S KWANZAA
Written by Lisa Bullard and illustrated by Constanza Basaluzzo