The Best Christmas Books for Kids
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One of our favorite holiday traditions is reading together each night at bedtime–especially books themed around the season. The excitement builds as the big day draws near, and the littles fall asleep with visions of sugar plums and holiday magic fills their dreams.
This week, we’re featuring the best Christmas books for kids, and we have a big list! If we’ve left out any of your favorites, please let us know in the comments below. We are always on the lookout for new books to read.
We are also sharing a free printable Christmas copywork activity and library checklist. Just scroll down for the link!
Happy Holidays!
Free Printable
Click here or on the image below for a free Christmas Library Checklist and Copywork Activity!
Our favorite Christmas books for kids
- The Wild Christmas Reindeer
- Christmas in the Big Woods
- The Tiny Star: The Greatest Star the World Has Ever Seen!
- The Christmas Story
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
- Nate the Great and the Crunchy Christmas
- Max’s Christmas
- I’ll Be Home for Christmas
- Merry Christmas, Mouse!ย
- Madeline’s Christmas
- The Little Fir Tree
- The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
- Night Tree
- Santa Claus the World’s Number One Toy Expert
- The Night Before Christmas
- Petunia’s Christmas
- The Cowboy’s Christmas
- Polar Express
- Dream Snow
- Olive, the Other Reindeer
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
- Olivia Helps with Christmas
- This Is the Star
- Carl’s Christmas
- Charlie and the Christmas Kitty (Charlie the Ranch Dog)
- We Three Kings
- Baboushka and the Three Kings
- Marvin’s Best Christmas Present Ever (I Can Read Book 3)
- Morris’ Disappearing Bag
- Christmas
- Bob
- Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree
- Mr. Putter & Tabby Bake the Cake
- Henry and Mudge and a Very Merry Christmas (Henry & Mudge)
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Oh, how I love Christmas picture books!
So happy to have you here, Michele! ๐
Oooh, you’ve got several of our favorites on this list, too! How fun!
Happy to hear that, Lisa! Thanks for joining in the fun ๐
Love your Christmas book suggestions!
Thanks so much, Erin! I hope you find some good stuff to read. ๐ Merry Christmas!