Children’s holiday books to read this Christmas

Every year I look forward to bringing out our collection of Christmas books for us to read. I already have fond memories of cuddling up with my kiddies on the sofa with a blanket and reading our favourites. Hearing them say “Just one more book Mama, please, can we read one more book?” is such a great memory.

We just picked up two new books this month. The first is 5 More Sleeps Till Christmas which is the cutest book about the excitement of counting down to Christmas. The second is The Day Santa Stopped Believing in Harold which is about the time Santa started to question if children (Harold in particular) are real which is a fun twist on when children begin to question Santa. They are already instant favourites. I went through the rest of our collection of holiday books and gathered up all our other favourites to share with all of you. I’ll highlight a few more special ones below.

Pick a Pine Tree – If you are a family who gets a real Christmas tree every year then this is the perfect book for you. It’s all about heading out together, choosing the perfect tree, decorating it and watching it become more than just a pine tree.

The Smallest Gift of Christmas – This book is really great at teaching children the real meaning of Christmas in a fun kid friendly way.

Teeny Tiny Santa – I just love this quick short little book about a teeny tiny fox looking for Santa. The illustrations are just so cute too.

When Santa was a Baby – This is the sweetest story of Santa as a child and how he came to be the Santa we all know and love.

I Wish to be a Christmas Tree – This might be my favourite Christmas book. It’s about a tree on a tree farm that never gets chosen. All he wants is to be a Christmas tree to some lucky family and with the help of his wildlife friends, he realizes he’s always been a Christmas tree and so much more to them.

Wheres Santa – This one is always a hit. It’s like those classic Where’s Waldo books but with Santa instead

Laugh Out Loud Christmas Jokes for Kids – I picked this one up this year too because my kids loving telling jokes and this one is a hit already!

Here are more of our favourites below: