December Calendar of Children's Books

December Holidays

Hannukah, Sundown December 21 through December 29

• Celebrate Hanukkah
• Hanukkah Haiku
• Top Hanukkah Books

Christmas, December 25

• Guide to Christmas Classics
  • A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
  • 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
  • The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry

• Guide to the Best Children's Christmas Picture Books of the Year: 2008
  • The Story of Christmas: Storybook Set & Advent Calendar
  • Christmas Cookies Bite-Size Holiday Lessons
  • A Present for Santa Claus
  • My Wonderful Christmas Tree
  • Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem by Maya Angelou

• Guide to the Best Children's Christmas Picture Books of the Year: 2007
  • Great Joy
  • N Is for Navidad
  • The Night Before Christmas: A Magical Cut-Paper Edition
  • Olivia Helps With Christmas
  • Olive, the Other Reindeer: Tenth Anniversary Edition

• Top 10 Children's Christmas Picture Books of 2005 and 2006

• Guide to the Best Children's Christmas Picture Books of the Year: 2004
  • The Littlest Angel
  • Shall I Knit You a Hat? A Christmas Yarn
  • Finding Christmas
  • B is for Bethlehem
  • An Orange for Frankie
  • Santa’s Stuck
  • Christmas in the Barn
  • Brown Paper Teddy Bear
  • Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
  • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing: Carols for Christmas

• Top Christmas Pop-up Books

• Children's Christmas Picture Books by Mary Engelbreit
  • Mary Engelbreit's A Merry Little Christmas
  • Queen of Christmasby Mary Engelbreit
  • The Night Before Christmas - Classic Tale Illustrated by Mary Engelbreit

• 10 Favorite Christmas Picture Books

• The First Noel Popup Carousel Book

• The Littlest Angel

• Jan Brett's Christmas Treasury

Kwanzaa, December 26 - January 1

• Celebrate Kwanzaa
• Favorite Children's Kwanzaa Books