Christmas School Books for 2026

Week One

Cover of a children's book: Mortimer's Christmas Manger, a brown mouse in evergreen branches with fairy lights and red heart tags.

Mortimer’s Christmas Manger

by Karma Wilson, illustrated by  Jane Chapman

Week Two

The Tale of Three Trees

by Angela Elwell Hunt, illustrated by Tim Jonke

Week Three

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

by Susan Wojciechowski, illustrated by P.J. Lynch

Book cover for Jotham's Journey: A Family Story for Advent, showing a boy with a staff near a nativity scene.

ALL WEEKS

Jotham’s Journey

by Arnold Ytreeide

The first book in Arnold Ytreeide’s fantastic Advent series, this story revisits the birth of Christ from the perspective of a fictional shepherd boy.

Because the world in which Jesus was born was violent, we generally recommend this book for ages 10+. It is also suitable for younger kids who can handle more intense stories set in Biblical times.

The Christmas School Guide includes page numbers to specific portions that are helpful to preview when deciding if this book is a good fit for your family.

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