A tradition I started with Emry’s very first Christmas was reading a Christmas book every night before bed. I had several already. The rest we got at the library as I plowed through a list I had compiled in search of ones I would want to purchase and read each year. Five years later, that list hasn’t gotten any shorter…
I have found favorites to purchase, though, and I have a list of several more I may purchase in the future. But every year, I seem to find more that are really good. Eventually, as the kids gets older, some may be replaced as they grow out of Biscuit or even Fancy Nancy. But with another baby on the way…that may be a while. Besides, some are simply too wonderful to replace. Like Little Blue Truck’s Christmas. Ethan loves that one so much, we read it every day before he takes a nap. He’s even starting to quote it!
Always wanting to share my favorite children’s books, here are the ones we ready every year:
A Very Merry Christmas Prayer
The Christmas Story
The Scallop Christmas
Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas
The Gingerbread Baby
Brown Paper Teddy Bear
Dear Santa Claus
Meet Santa Bear
The Legend of the Candy Cane
Jingle Bells
God Gave us Christmas
Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia
Little Blue Truck’s Christmas
The 12 Days of Christmas
Jacob’s Gift
Apple Tree Christmas
The Christmas Tree Ship
Olaf’s Night Before Christmas
Gingerbread Mouse
And ones I am considering to purchase, simply because they are really cute, or good, or simply fun:
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
Biscuit’s Christmas Eve
Bear Stays up for Christmas
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