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25 Beloved Christmas Books You Must Read With Kids This Holiday Season

Updated: Jun 14, 2021


Christmas is almost here. It's never too early to get your reading list in the holiday spirit. We've gathered 25 beloved Children's Christmas books that we've enjoyed through the years for you to read and warm your heart and home this holiday season.


1. Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey




This is a touching story about loss and healing with beautiful illustrations that convey the message of Christmas in a wonderful way. It is about a Woodcarver Jonathan Toomey who lost his wife and child many years ago and has been sad in his life ever since until one day a widower and her son come to ask him to carve them a nativity scene in time for Christmas. Get your copy and an extra box of tissues.


2. The year of the perfect Christmas Tree





It is a lovely story about a family who lives in a remote village in the Appalachian mountains.

With her father off fighting in WW1, will Ruthie and her mother be able to get the Christmas tree for their church as it is her family’s turn?



3. Christmas in Noisy Village




For an old fashioned Christmas feeling, spend Christmas at the turn of the 20th century; this is a cute book about Swedish children's lives during the holidays. It is written by Astrid Lindgreen, the author of Pippi Longstocking. Great story. Colourful, vibrant pictures.



4. Legend of the Christmas stocking




A beautifully illustrated story about kindness and how the stocking came to be a symbol of Christmas



5. My Prairies Christmas – by brett Harvey




This book is about a little girl's