Our Favorite Christmas Story Books
We have always read aloud to our kids. It is one of my favorite homeschool memories–sitting on the couch, wrapped in blankets and reading aloud. Sometimes the kids would play legos quietly while I read. Sometimes they used Stockmar modeling beeswax to keep their hands busy and mouths quiet. 🙂 You will never regret the time you spent snuggling and reading to your little ones. So grab a cup of tea and your babes, and enjoy some of these titles! These are some of our fav’s–not only do we love the stories, but we enjoyed the illustrations.
1. The Christmas Carol– We used abridged versions when they were young, but love the unabridged verson now that they are older.
2. The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey– This is the story of a grouchy woodcarver whose hard heart is softened by the company and kindness of a widow and her young son as he carves out a nativity scene for them.
3. The Christmas Barn– Set in the 1930’s, and full of family love. When a tree falls on the house of a poor Appalachian area family, they make their barn a temporary home and celebrate Christmas using the few resources they have. Heartwarming tale of resourcefulness and contentment.
4. Keeping Holiday– This book is an allegory about two children who go to the city of “Holiday” only to realize that it is somehow shallow. Although they are drawn to the shopping, lights, sounds and smells of Holiday, they longed for something more. They begin searching for the founder of Holiday, but are told many times along their journey “You can’t find theFounder; he finds you. He’s not just the Founder, he’s the Finder, too!” This is the story of their journey.
5. Christmas In The Big Woods. I don’t know which I like better: the story or the illustrations.
What are your favorite Chrismas reads? Do share in the comments!
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This may seem odd, but I’m going to post it as a great Christmas season read even though it is not a Christmas themed book.
If Jesus Came to My House by: Joan G. Thomas. It’s a book that I’m using with my little ones to inspire hospitality, and being generous and thoughtful of others. Written for the younger ones even though it really spoke to me (renewing a child-like faith for sure).
I’ll have to check it out!!
I also just found that the author Joan Gale Thomas had written another book that is perfect for Christmas…If I’d Been Born In Bethlehem.
Very Old books…they will be difficult to find, but well worth the hunt!
We love Jan Brett’s Christmas Treasury and Room for a Little One by Martin Waddell has always been our absolute favorite. The illustrations are so beautiful. Now that I have a Klara we love reading The Nutcracker, illustrated by Julie Paschkis.
LOVE Jan Brett’s illustrations and will check out Room for a Little One. Thx for the suggestions, Katy!
Author is Arnold Ytreeide he also has a wonderful Easter Book as well!
Jotham’s Journey and the other two Tabitha Travels and Bartholomew’s Passage. We pick one every year. They are advent books so you read a chapter daily till Christmas day! They are wonderful!