Our favorite time of the year is right around the corner! Yes, we’re huge fans of Christmas. When I was teaching, it was always such a fun time in my classroom. There are so many activities to do and books to read together! Here are some of our favorite Christmas Books for Preschoolers!
24 CHRISTMAS BOOKS FOR PRESCHOOLERS
If you’re looking for the best Christmas books for preschoolers and toddlers, you’ve come to the right place! I spent years teaching young kids how to read and I have quite a few favorite Christmas books!
It’s my favorite time of the year so I was a bit of a collector when it came to Christmas books for kids!
The great thing about growing your collection of holiday-themed books is that you can rotate them in throughout the year. It’s like getting new books each year! Your kids will be excited every time you break out the Christmas books again!
With our Christmas books we even do a fun tradition where I wrap each book in gift wrap and stack them under the tree! Each night in December, we unwrap a book and read it together.
They aren’t new books either! They’re the same ones every year. I just used the best Christmas books for kids to create our collection! If you do this tradition, you can make the 25th book be a brand new one that your kids unwrap on Christmas morning!
So why collect Christmas books for toddlers and preschoolers?
Because they pair so well with Christmas crafts! It’s a great way to encourage young readers! Share a book together and then make a fun craft! Sounds like the perfect thing to do on a chilly day!
BEST HOLIDAY BOOKS FOR PRESCHOOLERS
This list includes 24 of my favorite books for toddlers and preschoolers. Some of them we even have now in our collection now that my kids are older because they’ve become family favorites!
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1. The Sweet Smell of Christmas
This is one of my all-time favorite Christmas books from my own childhood! I love a good scratch and sniff book. Plus this book just has a sweet little story too.
My kids LOVE the David books so it’s no surprise that this has become a tradition around our house each year.
3. Llama Llama Jingle Bells & Llama Llama Holiday Drama
This is a two for one suggestion!
Llama Llama is one of my favorite characters in all of Children’s literature! I love all of the Llama Llama books! My kids do too!
Llama Llama Jingle BellsLlama Llama Holiday Drama
4. Pete the Cat Saves Christmas
Pete the Cat is another favorite character in our family. So of course he had to make this list of best Christmas books! This is a great book for ALL ages!
5. Elmo’s 12 Days of Christmas
Elmo is a classic character that most preschoolers love so he’s perfect for the holidays!
If you’ve never shared one of the Usborne touchy-feely books with your little ones, you’ve got to check them out! We have a whole collection of them including a number of them that are great for the holidays!
7. If You Take a Mouse to the Movies
Laura Numeroff is one of my favorite children’s book authors. I love having a mouse book to share with the kids during the Christmas season!
If You Take a Mouse to the Movies
This is a fun book to read and then watch If You Give a Mouse a Christmas Cookie on Amazon!
8. Dream Snow
Eric Carle is a staple when it comes to children’s books, why would Christmas books for kids be any different? This is one of the prettiest holiday books around!
9. Who Is Coming To Our House?
This was one of the first Christmas books I bought when I started teaching! It will always hold a special place in my heart. If you haven’t read it yet, DO IT!
11. Bear Stays Up For Christmas
Bear is another one of my favorites. The Bear books teach some wonderful lessons. You should read all of them and all of the books written by Karma Wilson! They’re great to share with your kids!
Bear Stays Up for Christmas (The Bear Books)
12. Biscuit Gives a Gift
If you have young kids then you probably know who Biscuit is! This one is sure to be a hit!
13. The Not Very Merry Pout Pout Fish
The Pout Pout Fish was always a hit with my first graders and younger kids seem to be fans too! This pairs up great with our fish themed crafts. Any of our fish crafts can be adjusted to fit the holidays by using different colored materials!
The Not Very Merry Pout-Pout Fish (A Pout-Pout Fish Adventure)
14. Pinkalicious: Merry Pinkmas!
Almost every girl I know is a Pinkalicious fan! My daughter would love it if we had a pink tree!
15. Little Blue Truck’s Christmas
This book is AWESOME! Little Blue Truck is a great character but this book with twinkle lights is so cool! It makes a great gift too!
16. Christmas Cookie Day
17. Thomas Counts on Christmas
Thomas Counts on Christmas (Thomas & Friends)
18. Construction Site on Christmas
This is one of my more recent discoveries and I’ve enjoyed it. I love Christmas books that have different kinds of characters and represent the interests our kids love.
Construction Site on Christmas Night
19. The Christmas Elf Countdown
Lift the flap book alert! If your kids love books that have an engagement factor, this is a great book to add to your holiday collection!
20. Holiday Helpers (Paw Patrol)
Holiday Helpers! (PAW Patrol) (Deluxe Pictureback) (Pictureback(R))
21. Clubhouse Christmas (Mickey’s Clubhouse)
Clubhouse Christmas (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse)
22. Berenstain Bears’ Night Before Christmas
The Berenstain Bears’ Night Before Christmas
23. Santa’s Toy Shop
This one is such a classic! There’s just something special about opening a Little Golden Book!
24. The Grinch’s Great Big Flap Book
Christmas wouldn’t be complete without a dose of the Grinch! This lift the flap book is a fun take on the Grinch we all know and love!
The Grinch’s Great Big Flap Book
And even though I said this was 24 ideas, I can’t forget another one of my favorite holidays books! Mooseltoe!
With these Christmas books you’ll be prepared to enjoy some reading time with your toddlers and preschoolers this holiday season! Start a new tradition of just be prepared to make more memories reading together!
For more book ideas, check out my list of 35+ Christmas Books for Families at The Simple Parent! A few will be repeated from this list, but there are tons more on that list if you’re looking for something for older kids (or just for yourself).
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