Christmas is fast approaching, what books will you be reading with your children this Christmas? Last year we read A Christmas Carol and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. This year we’re going to read Christmas in the Trenches since we are studying the modern era in history. I love Christmas read alouds, it really gets you into the Christmas spirit.
Since we use the library extensively for our books, I have to start thinking now about what books we want to read so I can put them on hold. It’s very disappointing if you can’t get the books in time for Christmas. We also love reading the Polar Express every year and then watching the movie.
Christmas Picture books:
- Cranberry Christmas
- The Night Before Christmas
- Great Joy
- A Small Miracle -a wordless story
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- The Remarkable Christmas of the Cobbler’s Sons
- Christmas in the Country
- The Twenty-Four Days Before Christmas
- The Polar Express
- Trouble at Christmas
- Find The Gifts on The Twelve Days of Christmas – a look and find book
- The Snowman
- A Story a Day – all the December stories
- The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree
- The Christmas Knight
- A Christmas Like Helen’s
- Christmas Trolls
- The candle in the Window
- Elf on the Shelf
Christmas Read Aloud Books:
- A Christmas Carol
- The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
- Father Christmas Letters
- Christmas Every Day
- The Last Straw
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
- An Orange for Frankie
- The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
- Christmas in the Trenches
- Hannah’s Bookmobile Christmas
- Christmas Day in the Morning
- December
- Box of Delights
- Christmas with the Savages
What books will you be reading this year for Christmas? Soon you’ll be able to decorate your outdoor pottery planters with Christmas decorations as well. I love the holidays, take a break from your regular homeschool routine, make gifts or crafts, bake some cookies and enjoy this time with your family.
