Someone asked a huge but very timely question on a Facebook forum last week:
"Hello, dear friends: I am looking for Christmas themed picture books/early chapter books recommendations! What your faves?"
Begin with my post from 2018 where I list many Christmas favourites. My own answer to this question on the Facebook forum would include these (note some are Australian because that's where I live). Sadly too, many of these are now out of print but they might be in your local or school library:
Harvey Slumfenburger's Christmas Present by John Burningham
The Silver Christmas Tree by Pat Hutchins
Truffle's Christmas by Anna Currey
The Christmas caravan by Jennifer Beck illustrated by Robyn Belton (New Zealand)
A Small Miracle by Peter Collington
Max's Christmas by Rosemary Wells
A Letter to Father Christmas by Rose Impey and Sue Porter
Ruby the Christmas Donkey by Mirabel Cecil
The empty Stocking by Richard E Curtis illustrated by Rebecca Cobb
Wombat Divine by Mem Fox illustrated by Kerry Argent (Australian)
Christmas Always comes by Jackie French illustrated by Bruce Whatley (Australian)
The last straw by Fredrick H Thury illustrated by Vlasta van Kampen
The Christmas book by Dick Bruna
The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson illustrated by Garth Williams Chapter book
Over 200 people responded to the question above. Here are a few books which were mentioned that I have in my collection or I had in my former school library or that I have mentioned previously:
My Penguin Osbert by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Auntie Claus by Elise Primavera
Great Joy Kate DiCamillo illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski Illustrated by PJ Lynch
The Polar Express by Chris van Allsburg
Holly and Ivy by Rumer Godden illustrated by Barbara Cooney
Cobweb Christmas: the tradition of Tinsel by Shirley Climo illustrated by Jane Manning
A Christmas Tree for Pyn by Olivier Dunrea
Olive, the other reindeer by Vivian Walsh illustrated by J Otto Seibold
Legend of the Pointsetta by Tomie de Paola
The Gift of the Magi by O'Henry
The year of the perfect Christmas tree by Gloria Houston pictures by Barbara Cooney
The Christmas Day Kitten James Herriot
I love If You Take a Mouse to the Movies by Laura Numeroff illustrated by Felicia Bond
The Christmas Pine by Julia Donaldson illustrated by Victoria Sandoy
Here are some of the books which were mentioned that I need to explore:
- A Certain Poor Shepherd by Rebecca Caudill
- Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
- Mr. Willoughby's Christmas Tree by Robert Barry
- Silver Packages Cynthia Rylant
- The Christmas Tapestry by Patricia Polacco
- The Animals Santa by Jan Brett
- Jingle Bells by Izra Trapani
- The Great Spruce by John Duvall
- December by Eve Bunting
- Christmas Tree Memories by Aliki
- Dream Snow by Eric Carle
- The Great Christmas Kidnapping Caper By Jean Van Leeuwen
- The True Gift by Patricia MacLachlan
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