“My family put this booklist together a couple years ago, compiling all the Advent and Christmas books we own. Some of the books on this list are phenomenal books that everyone should read, some are books that may not be of the same caliber but have found their way into my family’s Christmas tradition. If you use this booklist, take what you like, leave the rest and definitely add your own favorite Advent and Christmas books.” -Devin
Madeline’s Christmas by Ludwig Bemelmans
The Nutcracker Ballet by Vladimir Vagin
A Little House Christmas, Volume I and II by Laura Ingalls Wilder and Garth Williams
26 Fairmont AVE by Tomie de Paola
The Clown of God by Tomie de Paola
Merry Christmas, Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola
Jingle the Christmas Clown by Tomie de Paola
The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie de Paola
Country Angel Christmas by Tomie de Paola
The Lady of Guadalupe by Tomie de Paola
Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto
An Ellis Island Christmas by Maxinne Rhea Leighton and Dennis Nolan
Desert December by Dorian Haarhoff and Leon Vermeulen
An Amish Christmas by Richard Ammon and Pamela Patrick
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Froggy’s Best Christmas by Jonathan London and Frank Remkiewicz
B is for Bethlehem by Isabel Wilner and Elisa Kleven
Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and Mary Azarian
Who is Coming to Our House? by Joseph Slate
The First Night by B. G. Hennessy and Lou Fancher
This is the Star by Joyce Dunbar and Gary Blythe
The Night before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore and Jan Brett
The Thirteen Days of Yule by Nonny Hogrogian and Anthony Murray
The Twelve Days of Christmas by Jan Brett
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