You’ve been asking for one, and this year, we made it for you: a booklist of Christmas novels to read aloud.

If you’re looking for stories that will shape and form your Advent and Christmas season, you’re in exactly the right place.

In this podcast episode, I’m sharing my favorite Christmas novels (and short stories, too) to read with your kids.

In this episode, you’ll hear

  • which books to read with your kids all through December
  • books that will appeal to the youngest kids and the “biggest kids” (you? Grandpa?)
  • one absolute favorite series you should grab right this minute

Listener Guide

Use the time stamps below to skip to any part of the podcast:

  • 2:00 December picture books
  • 3:53 Meaningful reading
  • 5:33 Christmas audio
  • 6:38 3 qualities for Christmas novels
  • 8:20 Classic collections
  • 9:50 More recent favorites
  • 11:38 A favorite series
  • 15:44 Short story collections
  • 19:55 A couple more classics
  • 23:08 Santa’s childhood
  • 25:52 Let the Kids Speak

Books from this episode:

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CHRISTMAS NOVELS and SHORT STORIES

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The Family Under the Bridge
The Story of Holly and Ivy
A Boy Called Christmas
Christmas with Anne: and Other Holiday Stories
A Little House Christmas Treasury
Christmas Remembered
The Nutcracker
The True Gift
Nutcracker
I Saw Three Ships
Tumtum & Nutmeg’s Christmas Adventure
Nancy and Plum
The Last Holiday Concert
Felicity’s Surprise
Addy’s Surprise: A Christmas Story
The Gift of the Magi (Aladdin Picture Books)
The Gift of the Magi
The Bells of Christmas
Unwrapping the Greatest Gift: A Family Celebration of Christmas
The Twenty-four Days Before Christmas: An Austin Family Story (Austin Family Series Book 3)
Jotham’s Journey: A Storybook for Advent
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
Bartholomew’s Passage: A Family Story for Advent
Tabitha’s Travels: A Family Story for Advent
Ishtar’s Odyssey: A Family Story for Advent (Storybooks for Advent)

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CHRISTMAS NOVELS and SHORT STORIES

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