Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year! In our home, we love to pour mugs of hot chocolate and snuggle up to read living books together by the lit Christmas tree. There something about those twinkling lights that spreads a calmness over everyone. It creates the perfect atmosphere for reading.
These picture books have been carefully selected for your family to enjoy throughout the Christmas season. Merry Christmas!
Picture Books:
The Twenty-Four Days Before Christmas: An Austin Family Story by Madeleine L’Engle
The True Gift by Patricia MacLachlan
The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore
Apple Tree Christmas by Trinka Hakes Noble
The Miracle of Saint Nicholas by Gloria Whelan
The Mitten by Jan Brett
The Hat by Jan Brett
Welcome Comfort by Patricia Polacco
Christmas Tapestry by Patricia Polacco
The Twelve Days of Christmas Illustrated by Jan Brett
Christmas in the Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
The Little Fir Tree by Margaret Wise Brown
The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett
Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
The Legend of the Candy Cane by Lori Walburg
Who’s That Knocking on Christmas Eve? by Jan Brett
Night Tree by Eve Bunting
Merry Christmas, Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola
Winter’s Gift by Jane Monroe Donovan
The Gingerbread Man Retold by Jim Aylesworth
Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
Gingerbread Friends by Jan Brett
Audio Books:
The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore
Narrated by Meryl Streep
*on Audible
The Steadfast Tin Solider by Hans Christian Anderson
Narrated by Jeremy Irons
*on Audible
Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien
Narrated by Derek Jacobi, John Moffatt, Christian Rodska
*on Audible
Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories by L.M. Montgomery
Holiday Classics by O. Henry
Narrated by multiple narrators
*on Audible
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Narrated by Derek Miller
*on Audible
The Nourishing Feast 