Kid’s Christmas Reading List
Have you seen the idea floating around Pinterest to wrap 25 children’s picture books for the holidays, and let your child unwrap one a night for the month of December? I’ve been collecting holiday books for the last couple years in the hopes of starting this tradition with my own children.
Here are the books that made the cut for their Christmas reading list. I’ve tried to sort them into groups for you so you can more easily find books appropriate for your home and classroom. Enjoy!
Secular Christmas Books
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Classic Seuss)
Cranberry Christmas- Wende and Harry Devlin
The Polar Express- Chris Van Allsburg
The Steadfast Tin Soldier- Hans Christian Anderson
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell!- Lucille Colandro
The Night Before Christmas- Clement C. Moore
The Nutcracker- E.T.A. Hoffman
A Wish to Be a Christmas Tree- Colleen Monroe
The Wild Christmas Reindeer- Jan Brett
Christian Christmas Books
Christmas Day in the Morning- Pearl S. Buck
Peace on Earth, A Christmas Collection- Mary Engelbreit
Santa’s Favorite Story: Santa Tells the Story of the First Christmas
Humphrey’s First Christmas- Carol Heyer
Mortimer’s Christmas Manger- Jane Chapman
The Little Drummer Boy- Ezra Jack Keats
The Legend of the Poinsettia- Tomie dePaola
General December/Winter Books
The Snowy Day- Ezra Jack Keats
Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening- Robert Frost
Snowmen at Night- Caralyn Buehner
Hanukkah Books
Festival of Lights: The Story of Hanukkah- Madia Silverman
Grandma’s Latkes- Malka Drucker
Solstice Books
The Winter Solstice-Ellen Jackson
A Solstice Tree for Jenny- Karen L. Shragg
The Shortest Day: Celebrating the Winter Solstice- Wendy Pfeffer
Read-Aloud Chapter Books
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
