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Wonderful Christmas Story Books for Children
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items We have a family tradition where each year in December, my girls received a new Christmas book. Over the years we have made some lovely finds. These are some of our favorites.
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey is a heartwarming story about a lonely woodcarver whose life changes when a widow and her son ask him to carve a nativity set. As he works, their kindness helps him heal from past grief and rediscover the joy ...
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
Apple Tree Christmas by Trinka Hakes Noble is a heartwarming holiday story set on a southern Michigan farm in 1881. The tale follows a family living above their barn, where the children cherish an old apple tree. When a storm topples the tree, their ...
Apple Tree Christmas
The Story of Holly and Ivy by Rumer Godden is a heartfelt Christmas tale about hope and belonging. On Christmas Eve, Ivy, a lonely orphan, wishes for a family. Holly, a doll in a shop window, longs for a child to love her. Their wishes—and those of a...
The Story of Holly and Ivy
The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story by Gloria Houston, illustrated by Barbara Cooney, is a poignant tale set in a small Appalachian town during the final days of World War I. Each year, a family is chosen to provide the town'...
The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree
The Carpenter’s Gift is a touching Christmas story set during the Great Depression. When young Henry and his father donate a tree to workers at Rockefeller Center, the workers return the kindness by building them a new home. Years later, Henry donate...
The Carpenter's Gift: Rockefeller Center Tree
The Christmas Owl tells the true story of a tiny owl found in the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. After being rescued and cared for by a kind woman, the owl learns the true meaning of Christmas—kindness, compassion, and friendship. A gentle, beaut...
The Christmas Owl: True Story of Rockefeller
Christmas Farm by Mary Lyn Ray is a heartwarming story about Wilma and her young neighbor Parker, who work together to grow a Christmas tree farm. As the trees grow over the years, so does their friendship. With gentle text and beautiful illustration...
Christmas Farm: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids
Christmas Trolls by Jan Brett is a charming holiday tale about generosity and understanding. When Treva notices her family's Christmas decorations disappearing, she follows the trail and discovers two mischievous trolls, Mig and Tig, who are trying t...
Christmas Trolls
Christmas Oranges by Linda Bethers is a poignant holiday story about kindness and generosity. When young Rose is sent to the harsh Irongates orphanage, she learns that each Christmas, the children receive a rare treat: a fresh orange. After a minor r...
Christmas Oranges
The Donkey’s Dream by Barbara Helen Berger is a beautifully illustrated Nativity story told from the perspective of the donkey that carries Mary to Bethlehem. As they journey, the donkey dreams he is bearing wondrous burdens—a city, a ship, a fountai...
The Donkey's Dream
The Christmas Train: A True Story by Thomas S. Monson is a touching children's picture book that recounts a cherished Christmas memory from the author's childhood. As a young boy, Monson eagerly wished for an electric train. On Christmas morning, his...
The Christmas Train: A True Story
Cranberry Christmas by Wende and Harry Devlin is a delightful holiday tale set in the quaint village of Cranberryport. The story follows Mr. Whiskers, who faces a gloomy Christmas when his grumpy neighbor, Cyrus Grape, claims ownership of the local s...
Cranberry Christmas
The Christmas Tree Ship by Jeanette Winter is a beautifully illustrated children's book that tells the true story of Captain Herman Schuenemann, affectionately known as "Captain Santa." Each year, he sailed his ship, the Rouse Simmons, across Lake Mi...
The Christmas Tree Ship
A Christmas Dress for Ellen by Thomas S. Monson is a poignant true story set in 1927 in the prairie town of Hillspring, Alberta. The Jeppson family faces a bleak Christmas due to poverty and harsh winter conditions. Mary Jeppson, the mother, writes t...
A Christmas Dress For Ellen
Christmas from Heaven: The True Story of the Berlin Candy Bomber by Tom Brokaw, illustrated by Robert T. Barrett, recounts the inspiring true story of U.S. Air Force pilot Gail Halvorsen during the Berlin Airlift of 1948. While delivering supplies to...
Christmas from Heaven: True Story of Berlin Candy Bomber