25 Favorite Christmas Books

Here it is! The long awaited (?) list of my 25 picks for Elphie to deliver to my sweet kids this December. I love that these are mostly new additions to our library, so they feature non-traditional titles to supplement tried-and-true family favorites such as Jan Brett's rendition of "'Twas The Night Before Christmas" which has become our Christmas Eve read-aloud tradition.

#1: The Ninjabread Man by C.J. Leigh, pictures by Chris Gall

#2: The Not Very Merry Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen, pictures by Dan Hanna

#3: Over the River & Through the Wood: A Holiday Adventure by Linda Ashman, illustrated by Kim Smith

#4: Hanukkah Bear, by Eric A. Kimmel, illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka

#5: Merry Christmas, Mr. Snowman! by Wolfram Hensel, illustrated by Judith Rossell

#6: My First Kwanzaa by Karen Katz

#7: Stable in Bethlehem: A Christmas Counting Book, written by Joy N. Hulme, pictures by Dan Andreasen

#8: Can You Say Peace? By Karen Katz

#9: The First Day of Winter by Denise Fleming

#10: The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg

#11: Christmas in the Barn by Margaret Wise Brown

#12: Olive, the Other Reindeer by J. Otto Seibold and Vivian Walsh

#13: Ten Tiny Gingerbread Men: Colorful Countdown Fun! Illustrated by Ruth Galloway

 #14: Christ the Savior is Born, written by Tim Wesemann and illustrated by Mary Ann McCool

#15: The Gingerbread Pirates by Kristin Kladstrup, illustrated by Matt Tavares

#16: Little Blue Truck's Christmas by Alice Schertle, illustrated by Jill McElmurry

#18: Elf Pets: A Reindeer Tradition by Chanda A. Bell

#19: The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition by Carol V. Aebersold and Chanda A. Bell, illustrated by Coe Steinwart

#20: It's Christmas, David! by David Shannon

#21: The Grinch's Great Big Flap Book by Dr. Seuss

#22: Can You See What I See? Toyland Express: Picture Puzzles to Search and Solve by Walter Wick

#23: Itsy Bitsy Christmas by Max Lucado, illustrated by Bruno Merz

#24: A Christmas Goodnight, by Nola Buck, illustrated by Sarah Jane Wright

#25: Gingerbread Friends by Jan Brett

Happy Reading! :)