Seasonal Books - Christmas

 

 

The Story of Christmas: From the King James Bible

Illustrations by Pamela Dalton
Chronicle Books (2011)
ISBN 978145210470­6
Reviewed by Zoey Crane (age 7) for Reader Views (12/11)

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Barbara Robinson
HarperCollins (2011)
ISBN 9780060890742
Reviewed by Zoey Crane (age 7) and Nana for Reader Views (12/11)

Andi’s Circle C Christmas (Circle C Beginnings)

Susan K. Marlow
Kregel Publications (2011)
ISBN 9780825441875
Reviewed by Zoey Crane (age 7) and Nana for Reader Views (11/11)

The Cajun Nutcracker

Frances M. Schindler
Action Title Publishing (2011)
ISBN 9780578058528
Reviewed by Max Aures (age 5) for Reader Views (11/11)

The Littlest Evergreen

Henry Cole
Katherine Tegen Books (2011)
ISBN 9780061146190
Reviewed by Eli Lugo (age 5) and Mom for Reader Views (11/11)

A Christmas Legend: How the Donkey and the Tabby Cat Received their Markings

Frances M. Schindler
Action Title Publishing (2011)
ISBN 9780578058528
Reviewed by Max Aures (age 5) for Reader Views (11/11)

The Berenstain Bears’ Winter Wonderland

Jan & Mike Berenstain
HarperFestival (2011)
ISBN 9780060574277
Reviewed by Marten Weldon (age 6) for Reader Views (11/11)

The Berenstain Bears and the Nutcracker

Jan & Mike Berenstain
HarperFestival (2011)
ISBN 9780060573966
Reviewed by Marten Weldon (age 6) for Reader Views (11/11)

Christmas Jigsaw Book

Juliet David
Candle Books (2011)
ISBN 9781859858882
Reviewed by Hailey Schlarman (age 3) and Mom for Reader Views (10/11)

Christmas Stable: Lift the Flap

Juliet David
Candle Books (2011)
ISBN 9781859858929
Reviewed by Madison Schlarman (age 5) and Mom for Reader Views (10/11)

We’ve Seen Santa Tiffany A. Higgins
Strategic Book Group (2011)
ISBN 9781612042671
Reviewed by Max Aures (age 4.5) and Mom for Reader Views (7/11
Mary Engelbreit’s A Merry Little Christmas: Celebrate from A to Z

Mary Engelbreit
HarperCollins (2010)
ISBN 9780060741600
Reviewed by Cayden Aures (age 6) and Mom for Reader Views (12/10)

The Little Leaf

Jairo Penaranda
Inkwater Press (2010)
ISBN 9781592994847
Reviewed by Cayden Aures (age 6) and Mom for Reader Views (12/10)

The Busy Christmas Stable (Candle Peek-a-boo Board Book)

Sarah Pitt
Candle Books (2010)
ISBN 9781859858035
Reviewed by Max Aures (age 4) and Mom for Reader Views (10/10)

The Very First Christmas- Changing Pictures

Juliet David
Candle Books (2010)
ISBN 9781859858707
Reviewed by Max Aures (age 4) and Mom for Reader Views (10/10)

Stanley’s Christmas Adventure (Flat Stanley)

Jeff Brown
HarperCollins (2003)
ISBN 9780064421751
Reviewed by Zoey Crane (age 6) and her Nana for Reader Views (09/10)

Puddle Pen Christmas

Juliet David
Candle Books (2010)
ISBN 9781859858684
Reviewed by Max Aures (age 4) and Mom for Reader Views (09/10)

White Christmas

Irving Berlin
HarperCollins (2010)
ISBN 9780060291235
Reviewed by Cayden Aures (age 6) and Mom for Reader Views (08/10)

Fletcher and the Snowflake Christmas

Julia Rawlinson
Greenwillow Books (2010)
ISBN 9780061990335
Reviewed by Madison Schlarman (age 4) and Mom for Reader Views (07/10)


The Christmas Pumpkin

Debbie Reece
BeeBop Books (2009)
ISBN 9780615290720
Reviewed by Cayden (age 5 ½) and Max (age 3 ½) Aures and Mom for Reader Views (04/10)



The Great Mrs. Claus

Chris A. Shoemaker
Claus Family Christmas, LLC (2009)
ISBN 9780979818660
Reviewed by Madeline McElroy (age 8) for Reader Views (8/09)

Toot & Puddle: I’ll Be Home for Christmas

Holly Hobbie
Little, Brown, and Company (2008)
ISBN 9780316033831
Reviewed by Cayden Aures (age 4) and Mom for Reader Views (12/08)

Tonight You Are My Baby: Mary’s Christmas Gift (HarperBlessings)

Jeannine Q. Norris
HarperCollins Publishers (2008)
ISBN 9780061479977
Reviewed by Cayden (age 4) and Max (age 2) Aures and Mom for Reader Views (11/08)

Ernest’s Special Christmas (Ernest series)

Laura T. Barnes
Barnesyard Books (2003)
ISBN 9780967468136
Reviewed by Sophia McElroy (age 5.5) for Reader Views (9/08)




The Night Before Christmas

Clement Clarke Moore
Little, Brown Young Readers (2002)
ISBN 9780316832717
Reviewed by Brianne Plach (age 10) for Reader Views (10/07)

We Believe in Christmas

Karen Kingsbury
Zonderkidz (2008)
ISBN 9780310712121
Reviewed by Cayden (age 4) and Max (age 2) Aures and Mom for Reader Views (10/08)

Benjamin P. Blizzard: Welcome to Christmastown

Karen L. Nivens
Living Waters Publishing (2007)
ISBN 9780979815416
Reviewed by Cayden (age 4) and Max (age 2) Aures and Mom for Reader Views (6/08)



A Very Marley Christmas

John Grogan
HarperCollins (2008)
ISBN 9780061372926
Reviewed by Cayden (age 4) and Max (age 2) Aures and Mom for Reader Views (6/08)



The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Pinata for the Pinon Tree
Philemon Sturges
Little, Brown Young Readers (2007)
ISBN 9780316823234
Reviewed by Conner Aguren (age 3) and Mom for Reader Views (12/07)

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Beaser the Bear’s Rocky Mountain Christmas
Patricia Derrick
Animalations Publishing (2007)
ISBN 9781933818092
Reviewed by Carter (3) and Regan Windsor for Reader Views (11/07)

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Toot & Puddle: I'll Be Home for Christmas
CHolly Hobbie
Little, Brown Young Readers (2007)
ISBN 9780316366236
Reviewed by Leslie Granier and Nicholas Lopez (age 5) for Reader Views (10/07)

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The Night Before Christmas
Clement Clarke Moore
Little, Brown Young Readers (2002)
ISBN 9780316832717
Reviewed by Brianne Plach (age 10) for Reader Views (10/07)

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Early Reader (6-8)

Yes Virginia There Is A Santa Claus

Chris Plehal
HarperCollins (2010)
ISBN 9780062001733
Reviewed by Zoey Crane (age 6) and Nana for Reader Views (11/10)

Lawyer’s Week Before Christmas (The Night Before Christmas Series)

Joseph Justice
Pelican Publishing (2010)
ISBN 9781589807396
Reviewed by Zoey Crane (age 6) for Reader Views (10/10)

The Night Before Christmas in Africa (The Night Before Christmas Series)

Jesse, Hannah, and Carroll Foster
Pelican Publishing (2010)
ISBN 9781589808478
Reviewed by Zoey Crane (age 6) for Reader Views (10/10)

Christmas Stories for Bedtime

Renae Brumbaugh
Barbour Publishing (2010)
ISBN 9781602606524
Reviewed by Zoey Crane (age 6) and Nana for Reader Views (10/10)

A Pussycat’s Christmas

Margaret Wise Brown
Katherine Tegen Books (2009)
ISBN 9780061869785
Reviewed by Evan Weldon (age 7) for Reader Views (9/09)


A Farm Country Christmas Eve

Gordon W. Fredrickson
Beaver’s Pond Press (2008)
ISBN 9781592982530
Reviewed by Madeline (age 7.5) and Sophia (age 5.5) McElroy for Reader Views (12/08)




The Christmas Ornaments

Pamela A. H. Edge
American Literary Press (2008)
ISBN 9781934696224
Reviewed by Grace Schaefer (age 7) for Reader Views (12/08)




The Gift of the Christmas Cookie: Sharing the True Meaning of Jesus’ Birth

Dandi Daley Mackall
ZonderKidz (2008)
ISBN 9780310713289
Reviewed by Brianne Plach (age 11) for Reader Views (11/08)




When Santa Lost His Ho! Ho! Ho!

Laura Rader
HarperCollins (2008)
ISBN 9780061141393
Reviewed by Sophia McElroy (age 5.75) for Reader Views (11/08)




Paddington and the Christmas Surprise

Michael Bond
HarperCollins (2008)
ISBN 9780061687402
Reviewed by Sophia McElroy (age 5.75) for Reader Views (11/08)




It’s Christmas! (I Can Read Book 3)

Jack Prelutsky
Greenwillow (2008)
ISBN 9780060537067
Reviewed by Evan Weldon (age 6) for Reader Views (8/08)




Emily's Christmas Gifts

Cindy Post Senning and Peggy Post
HarperCollins (2008)
ISBN 9780061117039
Reviewed by Samuel Peralta (age 7) for Reader Views (9/08)




My First Nutcracker

Stephanie True Peters
Dutton Juvenile (2007)
ISBN 9780525476870
Reviewed by Sophia McElroy (age 5.5) for Reader Views (9/08)




Ernest’s Special Christmas (Ernest series)

Laura T. Barnes
Barnesyard Books (2003)
ISBN 9780967468136
Reviewed by Sophia McElroy (age 5.5) for Reader Views (9/08)




The Legend of the Candy Cane
Lori Walburg
ZonderKidz (1997)
ISBN 9780310212478
Reviewed by Brianne Plach  for Reader Views (10/07)

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An Ornaments’ Tale
Chet Spiewak
CWS Studios, Inc. (2006)
ISBN 9780978582708
Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for Reader Views (10/06)

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Christmas Turtles

Sara Ann Denson
Purple Sky Publishing (2006)
ISBN 9780976901761
Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for Reader Views (10/06)

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Young Reader - (8-12)

Catching Santa (The Kringle Chronicles, Book 1)

Marc Franco
Pants on Fire Press (2010)
ISBN 9780982727157
Reviewed by Evan Weldon (age 8) for Reader Views (09/10)

Secrets of a Christmas Box

Steven Hornby
Ecky Thump Books (2009)
ISBN 9780981588308
Reviewed by Bobbie Wilson (age 8) for Reader View (9/09)

image Bobby Bright’s Greatest Christmas Ever

John R. Brooks
Old Farm Press (2006)
ISBN 9780978822705
Reviewed by Irene Watson for Reader Views (11/06)

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image Reindeer

R.M. Cuthbert
American Literary Press (2006)
ISBN 1561679089
Reviewed by April Sullivan for Reader Views (5/06)

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image Arthur, the Christmas Elf

Valerie Connelly
Nightengale Press (2006)
ISBN 1933449233 
Reviewed by Beverly Pechin for Reader Views (5/06)

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image Just for Kids Cookbook (Christmas at Home)

Brittany and Erica Sindeldecker
Barbour Publishing (2007)
ISBN 9781597898027
Reviewed by Brianne Plach (age 10) for Reader Views (10/07)

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image Night of the Living Eggnog (Wiley and Grampa #7)

BKirk Scroggs
Little, Brown Young Readers (2007)
ISBN 9780316006589
Review by Anneliese Buenker (age 9) for Reader Views (10/07)

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Teen/Young Adult (12-16)

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A Very Dairy Christmas
Sylvia Hysen
1st Impression Publishing (2005)
ISBN 0976336561
Reviewed by Tammy Petty Conrad for Reader Views (3/06)

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