Someone was asking me what books that we liked to read during the lead up time to Christmas Day. Rather than try to put them up on a Facebook post, I thought I would list them here since we have so many in our personal library -- let alone the ones we get from the library!
So, here goes:
Favorite books from our personal library:
The First Christmas retold by Lynne Bradbury
A Pussycat's Christmas by Margaret Wise Brown
Corduroy's Christmas by B.G. Hennessey (this is a Lift-the-Flap book)
The First Christmas retold by Laura Ring (An ABC Book)
Tosca's Christmas - story by Matthew Sturgis, pictures by Anne Mortimer
The Donkey's Christmas Song by Nancy Tafuri
I Spy Christmas by Jean Marzollo and photos by Walter Wick
The Night before Christmas or a Visit of St. Nicholas
One Wintry Night by Ruth Bell Graham (I LOVE this story!!)
Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson
Harold at the North Pole by Crockett Johnson
Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
I Want a Dog for Christmas, CHarlie Brown! by CHarles M. Schulz
A Charlie Brown Christmas by Charles M. Schulz
The Christmas Story by Carol Heyer (I LOVE the illustrations for this one - they draw me in!!)
The Chiropractor Who Saved Christmas by Diane Miller (don't ask, lol!)
Child of the Promise by Stormie O'Martian (15 short chapter, illustrations are beautiful, could be used for part of Advent readings or simply spread out over the 2 weeks before Christmas
The Very First Christmas by Paul L. Maier (love the illustrations)
The Twelve Days of Christmas by Hilary Knight (Yes, the song...the pictures are terribly fun - watch out for those racoons!!)
The Animals' Christmas Eve by Gale Wiersum (Little Golden Book)
Tell Me About Christmas by Mar Alice Jones
Babushka by Dawn Casey
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