Holiday Book Obsessed
Earlier this month, against my better judgement I counted the number of holiday books in our collection. There are 62, to be exact. Not including Thanksgiving, Easter, Valentine’s Day and all the other holidays we celebrate. These are merely, our Christmas book collection. I’m not sure if I should be embarassed or proud of this number but I’ll go with the latter. Regardless, I think it’s clear I’m obsessed. I’ve been building this collection for the past 7 years and each year add more on St. Nicholas Day (Dec 6th) and Christmas Eve. With three children the holiday books easily grow exponentially each year. This year there are so many new-to-us and wonderful newly released holiday books that I felt they were worthy of a blog post. If you’re looking for a new holiday read to add to your collection or a gift idea check out my TAKE on these holiday children’s books.
My Top 10 New Holiday Books
Construction Site on Christmas Night
For our son who loves all things construction, this is a darling addition to Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site.
An addictive seek-and-find book that takes you on a journey to find missing ornaments
We have this in the board book version and it’s perfectly engaging for a 1.5 year old
Last Stop On The Reindeer Express
This may be our eldest’s favorite book this season. With whimsical illustrations and a bit of magic it has captured her imagination.
Another board book this a lift-the-flap book along the lines of another favorite, Dear Zoo.
All Aboard! The Christmas Train
If you have a train lover in your life this is a fun book, giving you a glimpse into Santa’s Christmas train.
The Story Orchestra: The Nutcracker
My oldest loves ballet and my youngest two love music so this book is a crowd pleaser. It’s a different take on the classic Nutcracker story as you can listen to the music as you read along.
This book celebrates every step in selecting and decorating my very favorite Christmas decoration; a pine tree.
Over The River And Through The Wood
While technically this book ends with a Thanksgiving feast…it gives off more of a Christmas vibe!
A classic tale about being slow and steadfast takes shape in this story. Again my son, loves all trucks and snowplows are no exception!
*Note that some of the books are newly released this year whereas, others are merely new to our collection. All are wonderful and appeal to a wide age range think 1 - 9 year olds!
Not only, do I collect books to read each night in December with our children but I love to select one book each year to gift to our nieces, godson and close family friends. This year, we’re gifting The Lost Christmas because a seek-and-find book is oh so fun!
Believe it or not, one book that we do not have in our collection is, Twas The Night Before Christmas. I’ve been searching for a fabulous edition for years. I’d love something with really lovely and elaborate illustrations so please share if you have any leads!
Happy Reading!