I need ideas for lovely Christmas books.

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Thanking you muchly.

The Jolly Christmas Postman arrived this morning and is so very luffly. I need more like this. I need 24 books so I can wrap them all individually and put them all out on Dec 1st and my DS's can take turns choosing each night.

I have a few others but nowhere near enough. My boys are 4 and 7 ( though 5 and 8 by Christmas!).

What are your favourites, pretty please.

one snowy night. My DS loves it (4) and its a beautiful story here

Lucy and Tom's Christmas
The Christmas Book by Dirk Bruna
Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas by Jane O'Connor
Little Angel by Geraldine McCaughrean

About present giving in wintertime - but I don't think has any direct reference to christmas. Absolutely lovely and cute.

Just Right

www.redhouse.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/qs_product_tbp?storeId=10151&catalogId=18201&langId=100&productId=258816&searchTerm=just+right

Panta Claus (from the Aliens Love Underpants series). My 4yo dd loves it! Aliens and santa, what more could you want!

Thank you!

I already have Stickman, Aliens Love Panta Claus, One Snowy Night, How Santa Really Works, a Robert Sabuda one (though think I'll get at least one more of his), and Lucy and Tom's Christmas. Great minds think alike!

But I will go ahunting for those mentioned that I haven't got.

And mog is a classic

www.amazon.co.uk/Mogs-Christmas-Judith-Kerr/dp/0007347057/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346996844&sr=8-1

Threadbear by Mick Inkpen

And we have Kipper's christmas Eve.

www.amazon.co.uk/Kippers-Christmas-Eve-Mick-Inkpen/dp/0340932090/ref=pd_rhf_se_s_cp_2

I'll check out booksheves when dd gets up for any more ideas - we have LOADS of books!

Kipper's Christmas Eve by Mick Inkpen

What a lovely idea..... Might have a browse on Amazon......

Sorry, it looks like I copied everydayaschoolday when I am just a slow typer.

We love Santa Claus by Rod Green. Not a story but a lovely book that 'explains' some of the how Santa works.

It is worth waiting and keeping an eye on the Book People/Red House as they often do sets of Christmas books 10 for £10 in the run up to Christmas

We start reading Barefoot's Fireside Stories on 30th Nov after calendars are hung, which lasts the first week or so.

Night before Christmas is a must and Christmas Wishes is written in the same style and is a nice book.

Raymond Briggs, Snowman and Father Christmas are other musts.

Father Christmas Needs a Wee is popular with my two, quite funny.
How about the Mr Men - Mr Christmas
Not sure if these are too young, should be ok for your second child...

Horopu Great minds think alike

We have: Mouse's Christmas Wish by Judi Abbot which is lovely

www.amazon.co.uk/Mouses-Christmas-Wish-Judi-Abbot/dp/0552563242

and Zoe's Christmas List by Chloe and Mick Inkpen which is nice

www.amazon.co.uk/Zoe-Beans-Zoes-Christmas-List/dp/0230750559

and Sam's Snowflake by Gillian Shields is gorgeous about a bear waiting for Dad to come home for christmas. We have the £5.99 paperback copy not showing as available on amazon though.

www.amazon.co.uk/Sams-Snowflake-Gillian-Shields/dp/0230531784

Little Rabbit's Christmas by Harry Horse: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0140569634/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

On Angel Wings by Michael Morpurgo
Father Christmas Letters by Tolkein

Little Reindeer

This is a really lovely book, beautiful illustrations. My almost 5 yr old loves this book and I have been reading it to him regularly for 2 years.

Bear Stays Up is a nice little story.

Night before Christmas is a must, also Usborne do a Christmas book, no story but lots of spot the...'santa's boots, Xmas puds, frost fairies' that kind of thing.

Good thread, got a few ordered for DD.

Usborne do a touch & feel Nativity which is good.
Last year we also bought a nativity sticker book which tells the story and you add the stickers to each page.
Little Robin Red Vest by Jan Fearnley is one of my favourites
Jingle Bells by Nick Butterworth
This is the star by Joyce Dunbar

I am a teacher and used to buy myself a new Christmas story every year, so I have quite a few! I will look them out when I can get into DD's room and post some more suggestions. Also thinking about counting how many I have and copying your idea

Hi,

What about Santa's Twin by Dean Koontz or The Magic of Christmas?

Stealing this idea

I was about to recommend a Winters tale but I see IHeartDusty beat me to it.

lion, the unicorn and me

Fairly religious nativity story (as if there is such a thing as a non religious nativity story)

There isn't a 'see inside' on Amazon but you can read the beginning here

twenty five december lane

The lovely staff in my local library let my DC keep this book when it was withdrawn from their stock.

A nativity story from a different angle. Lovely book with gorgeous illustrations.