Your votes, please! Best Christmas books

[expatinscotland]

for a 2-, 5- and 7-year-old.

:)

[oneofsuesylvesterscheerios]

same book for all 3? Maybe not suitable for the oldest, but in our house, would you believe it, but Merry Christmas Maisy has been read to death each year, from age 1 and dd2 who is 5 still asks for it to be dragged out as christmas approaches.

they also like to nativity in this version.

[BandaBoo]

Peppa Pig goes to playgroup Christmas editionhere

[CherryMonstersUnderTheBed]

its gotta be the night before christmas! i read this to my dc's every christmas eve, and even ds1 (11) still appreciates it

[ShowOfBloodyStumps]

Night Before Christmas
Shirley Hughes new one looks lovely- I think it's The Ghost of Christmas Eve
Lucy and Tom's Christmas
The Snowman
Father Christmas
The Jolly Christmas Postman

[Milliways]

A letter to Father Christmas is delightful for those just learning to write :)

[DreamTeamGirl]

this Usbourne one
has been read to death in this house since DS was 3 and he is now 5 and still asks for it all year round
I got it from the book club at work tho and i think paid less than this

The Stolen Diamonds, The Fake Santa and The Naughty Elf are all quite good stories- along with the other 3

[lia66]

Laura's Christmas star

Is that you Father Christmas

[FreddoBaggyMac]

This is a wonderful book, but hard to get hold of - don't know why it isn't re-published.

[dontanswerback]

My 7 year old DSS loves the Usborne Christmas Stories and also finds it exciting to find him and his friends mentioned in personalised stories www.penwizard.co.uk . Can't go wrong with The Snowman story either.

[bigchris]

Santa needs a wee for the five year old

[taffetawitchescat]

Second the Night Before Christmas. Funnily enough, my DC picked it out tonight, so we all read it together.

DS(6)is getting interested in the old fashioned terminology this year eg t'was.

[Takver]

The Story of Holly and Ivy by Rumer Godden for the 7 y/o (though if you can read it out loud without tears you're a stronger woman than I am).

Actually, I think the 5 y/o would probably like it too.

[tulpe]

Night Before Christmas
The Santa Trap
Slinki Malinki's Christmas Crackers (my DCs love a good story about a naughty cat :) )

[serin]

Stickman.

Not really about Christmas but it's snowy and about family and just very feel good.