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Christmas Books your kids will love!
Before we get started on the 12 best Christmas books we have found and read to our children, lets go over the best ways to share the books with them during the holiday season.
12 Days of Reading
Get your kids excited for Christmas by wrapping the books up underneath the Christmas tree. Have them choose one wrapped book from the tree each night and be surprised by which your children have chosen or you can strategically wrap the books with numbers on each wrapping so you know which ones they will be grabbing from under the tree.
Give Books instead of presents.
As a homeschool mom, the more books we have the better. Thankfully our children have fallen in love with books and enjoy them as gifts. However, the key to this is giving them books that matches who they are. Give your children books they will love and will want to read over and over again!
Read aloud your Favorite Christmas Book on Christmas Eve.
We have done this with all twelve of my parents grandchildren. It was a great tradition to start. Our choice is The Tale of The Three Trees which you will see on the list below. The kids become excited when they know we are about to get hot chocolate and cuddle around to listen to a book we all love.
Have your children be the ones to read a Christmas book.
Encourage your children to choose a Christmas book to read aloud to you or your family. Especially let them surprise their grandparents during the Holiday Season with a special reading.
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This is the Stable by Cynthia Cotton. Illustrated by Delani Bettoli.
A poetic Christmas book for all ages. Beautiful rhyming verses and illustrations of the Nativity story.
Where do you sleep, little one? by Patricia Hooper Illustrated By John Winch.
Where will all the animals go to sleep for this Christmas Eve night? This is a great book for preschoolers to make them think about where the animals sleep based out of the stable.
The First Christmas by Nonny Hogrogian
This book has direct verses from the King James Bible on almost every page. Be sure to read this one for younger children who would like to see some illustrations with your Christmas morning devotion.
The Tale of Three Trees by Angela Elwell Hunt
This book has been a family favorite for the last couple of years. This was our read aloud for last Christmas Eve with all 12 grandkids. Read this book during Christmas, Easter or anytime you would like to remind your kids of how important they are to God.
Great Joy by Kate Dicamillo
Christmas time is a great time to show love to our families and friends. But what about others? This book reminds us to share the joy in such a bigger way.
The Crippled Lamb by Max Lucado
Joshua was a lamb with a crippled leg who felt left out because he couldn’t run and play like the other lambs. But God had a very special plan for Joshua’s life, as He does for all who feel alone. Readers can expect a gentle tug on their hearts as the little lamb’s prayers are answered in an amazing way.
A Charlie Brown Christmas by Charles M. Schulz
Charlie Brown Christmas cartoon show and book has already been a favorite in the family during the Holiday season. This is a fun book for young readers. “Christmas is almost here, which means ice-skating, Christmas carols, and sparkly lights everywhere—even on Snoopy’s doghouse! Everyone is enjoying the holiday celebrations except Charlie Brown. Can the Peanuts gang help Charlie Brown discover the true meaning of Christmas?”
How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
A classic for kids during the Christmas season. What a great book to read to your children with humor and with a sentimental way of how treating others well helps them grow.
A Christmas for Bear by Bonnie Becker
Recently checked this out at the library and the kids loved it. So we ordered our copy just a week ago and excited to keep reading through the season about how Bear and a mouse made a friendship through the holiday season.
Christmas Day in the Morning by Pearl S. Buck
This a perfect story to share with your preteen boys. This was originally printed in 1955 and is considered a Christmas story. The story is about a boy waking up several hours early on Christmas morning to finish his chores on the family farm for his father, to show him his love for him. This is a great book about a father and sons love for one another.
God Gave us Christmas by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Gad gave us series is one of my preschooler favorites book series. Very sentimental books to share with your sweet children.
“Mama’s answer only leads to more questions like “Is God more important than Santa?” So she and Little Cub head off on a polar expedition to find God and to see how he gave them Christmas. Along the way, they find signs that God is at work all around them.”
Room for a little one: A Christmas Tale by Martin Waddell
This sweet book is a large picture book with beautiful illustrations which makes it great to read to young children. It is a warm inviting book that kids will love to read on Christmas. Read the reviews of this on Amazon. I am sure you will love what they have to say.
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