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Classic Christmas book for 8 year old

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CordylineCapybara · 22/11/2025 10:47

Looking for a classic Christmas book for DD(8). I got her Holly and Ivy last year and she really liked that. Can't seem to think of any other old school ones. Any ideas?

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ElizabethVonArnim · 22/11/2025 11:04

Have you got The Night Before Christmas in a lovely edition? Might well be too young, but if she already knows and likes it, a great edition is a tradition to enjoy.

If you want something more precisely age-appropriate, eight is the perfect age for The Children of Green Knowe - such a lovely book.

CheeseWisely · 22/11/2025 11:07

It may be a smidge young (although I’m 42 and I still love it) but maybe The Jolly Christmas Postman?

Forgottenmyphone · 22/11/2025 11:21

Noel Streatfeild's Christmas Stories
Letters from Father Christmas by Tolkien
The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree

AphraBehn · 22/11/2025 11:24

My favourite Christmas book is The Thirteen Days of Christmas by Jenny Overton. I read it as a child as reread it every year.

Coffeebeforework · 22/11/2025 12:08

I love "I saw three ships" by Elizabeth Goudge even as an adult.

ipredictariot5 · 22/11/2025 13:49

Night before Christmas

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