Are you ready for the Christmas season? We are ready to get out our holiday books and start celebrating over here. To help you with your holiday reading, we wanted to share some new Christmas books for kids and families this year. I hope you find some new favorites to add to your Christmas collection! If you want some new ideas on how to make reading and holiday books a part of your family Christmas traditions, don’t forget to grab a copy of my eBook Reading Through the Holidays!

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My Magical Snowman

By Macmillan

This interactive Christmas board book features fun dials, sliding doors, and moving pieces that kids will love to interact with. The simple rhyming text follows a group of elves who ask the Snowman for help fixing Santa’s sleigh before Christmas. The brightly colored illustrations feature adorable cartoon style characters, and fun moving scenes.

A Winter Walk in the City

Written by Cathy Goldberg Fishman and illustrated by Melanie Hall

This holiday counting book uses a rhyming text and soft, gentle illustrations to highlight the many holiday sights to be seen around a neighborhood. Each page focuses on one number, highlighting different traditions and holidays. The illustrations feature a diverse cast of characters celebrating Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and more.

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Christmas Cheer

By Chronicle Books

This shaped board book features different sized pages, each focusing on a different joy of the holiday season. The text is very simple, with some pages only featuring one or two words. The illustrations show a family decorating, baking, and preparing for the holidays, as well as woodland creatures celebrating the season.

May I Please Open a Present?

Written by Jennifer E. Morris

This small board book follows little Alfie as he tries to find a way to open a present before Christmas day. He tries some creative ways to trick his mother into letting him open a present, but when she finally agrees, he has his own surprise. The brightly colored illustrations and sweet story will win over young readers and parents alike.

The 12 Birdies of Christmas

Written by Jennifer Sattler

This festive addition to Sattler’s series of board books puts a funny spin on the carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas”. Each page, or two page spread, focuses on a bird themed spin on the original lyrics, while the accompanying illustrations feature hilarious birds in funny scenes. Kids will be encouraged to sing along, while laughing at the funny bird characters.

5 More Sleeps ’til Christmas

Written by Jimmy Fallon and illustrated by Rich Deas

This adorable new Christmas book for kids follows a young boy as he counts down the days until Christmas. Each day, he counts down another day, and each night he claims that he can’t fall asleep, only to drift to sleep with the window open and his dog at his side. The text conveys the impatient feelings of all kids around the holidays, while the vibrant illustrations highlight the excitement of getting closer to Christmas Day. Little Bookworm found the repeated joke of the boy falling asleep after claiming he wasn’t tired to be the funniest part, and something she can definitely relate to.

It’s a Wonderful Life

Adapted by Paul Ruditis and illustrated by Sarah Conradsen

This storybook version of the popular movie follows George Bailey as he grows up in Bedford Falls, and eventually makes the fateful wish that he had never been born. The easy to read text shares the important points of the story, summarizing the plot for young readers. Meanwhile, the striking illustrations really bring the story to life. This is a great way to introduce the story to young kids who aren’t ready to watch the movie. Plus, it will be a touching bit of holiday nostalgia for fans of the classic tale.

Gigantosaurus Holiday Party

From Candlewick Entertainment

Join the little dinos from the popular children’s TV show as they decide to brighten up the shortest day of the year with a holiday party. Tiny invites everyone and promises lots of holiday fun. But when the day ends earlier than she thought, maybe a visit from Gigantosaurus will save the day. This fun story is accompanied by bright illustrations featuring the adorable dinosaur characters that fans of the show have come to love.

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Christmas is Joy

Written by Emma Dodd

This beautiful book celebrates all the joyful things about Christmas. The gentle rhyming text shares all of the things that Christmas is, while the illustrations highlight the love between a reindeer calf and his family. The illustrations are beautiful, with shiny silver accents on every other two page spread. Kids and parents alike will appreciate the heartwarming reminder of the joys of the Christmas season.

Everybody’s Tree

Written by Barbara Joosse and illustrated by Renee Graef

In this touching tale, a little spruce tree is planted by a young boy who watches it grow through the years. As it nears the end of it’s life, the now old man decorates it with his grandchildren. Soon people come to the farmhouse and ask if the family would allow the tree to be everybody’s tree in the city. So they take it down and bring it to the city where it brings joy to everyone. The story is accompanied by beautiful, soothing illustrations that highlight the passage of time, and the joy of sharing at Christmastime.

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Elf

Based on the film written by David Berenbaum and illustrated by Kim Smith

Everyone’s favorite elf is now in storybook form! This illustrated version of the hit movie follows Buddy the Elf as he learns that he is not really an elf, and goes on a quest to find his family. Along the way, he learns a lot about himself and life outside the North Pole, and in the end, it is up to him to save Christmas. The story is broken up into short, easy to read paragraphs, and accompanied by large, colorful illustrations that will have kids smiling along with the story. This is a must have for fans of the movie!

Mouse’s Night Before Christmas

Written by Tracey Corderoy and illustrated by Sarah Massini

This sweet Christmas book starts out with the familiar words of “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”, but takes a turn when a little mouse is still up on Christmas Eve night. When Santa gets lost due to a nasty storm, ,the little mouse takes it upon himself to lead Santa on his travels and help him deliver the presents. In return, Santa happily offers him a gift, which leads to the granting of his Christmas wish. The sweet story of friendship and kindness is accompanied by soft illustrations full of magical touches.

Harry Potter: Christmas at Hogwarts: Magical Movie Moments

From Insight Editions

This celebration of Christmas in the Wizarding World highlights the holiday moments in the popular movie franchise, and all the small Christmas details hidden in them. From decorations and gifts to the Yule Ball and the Slug Club Christmas party, this book offers fun facts about these seasonal scenes. The large, clear photographs highlight the holiday details in each scene, and there are lots of fun stickers, sketches, and inserts hidden throughout the book. This a must read for fans of the movie series, and of the books themselves.

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Jasmine Green Rescues: A Kitten Called Holly

Written by Helen Peters and illustrated by Ellie Snowdon

This holiday themed addition to the Jasmine Green Rescues series of chapter books follows Jasmine and her best friend Tom as they find a perfect place for their animal rescue group. But they soon find a cat inside with her little kittens. When the mother cat leaves behind one of the kittens, Jasmine and Tom must step in to save it. However, Jasmine’s veterinarian mother doesn’t think they can take in any more pets. Can Jasmine find a home for the little kitten for the holidays? This chapter book is perfect for little animal lovers!

Little Red Sleigh

Written by Erin Guendelsberger and illustrated by Elizaveta Tretyakova

In this heartwarming Christmas book for kids, a little sleigh dreams of one day becoming Santa’s big red sleigh. She ventures out on a mission to get to the North Pole, and hopes that Santa Claus will see her potential. Along the way, she is helped by many sources, including a friendly train and truck. In the end, with the help of Santa Claus, she finds her true purpose – spreading joy to children. The illustrations accompanying the story are beautiful, showing great snowy landscapes as the sleigh makes his way North.

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas on the Farm

Written by Craig Manning and illustrated by Sumi Collina

This farm themed spin on the classic Christmas poem uses a little lamb as the main character who wakes up on Christmas Eve and glimpses Santa Claus as he visits the farm house. The rhyming text keeps a similar story to the original, using some of same lines as well. The illustrations are bright and colorful, highlighting the innocence of the little lamb, and the joy of Santa Claus.

Milo’s Christmas Parade

Written by Jennie Palmer

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade is an annual tradition for many families. This sweet book pays tribute to the hard working people who create holiday magic through the parade every year. The story follows a determined opossum who wants nothing more than to be part of the Christmas parade. With the help of his passel, he creates his own float and attempts to join in the holiday fun. The story highlights the joy of the holidays and the love and support of family, and the illustrations are full of adorable opossums creating their own holiday magic.

Comet the Unstoppable Reindeer

Written by Jim Benton

This funny story follows Comet, one of Santa’s reindeer as he tries to save Christmas. When Comet gets injured and can’t fly with Santa on Christmas Eve, he has to stay home by himself. But when he finds Santa’s bag of gifts left behind, he decides he has to save the day and get those gifts to the kids waiting for Santa around the world. The rhyming text is full of funny jokes, as well as touching moments. Kids will love the adorable cartoon style illustrations of the silly Comet and his attempts to help Santa with Christmas deliveries.

Jingle Bows and Mistletoes

Written by JoJo Siwa

This chapter book follows JoJo, her friends Miley and Michelle, and her dog Bow Bow as they head to Tinseltown Resort and Rink for the holidays. Along the way, they meet new friends and learn about the holiday traditions of others. But soon a blizzard threatens their holiday plans. Kids will love following along with all the glittery holiday fun in the story, as well as learning new holiday traditions. And they will be cheering along for JoJo and her friends to make it home for the holidays.

What are your favorite new Christmas books for kids? Share in the comments which book you are most excited for!