It’s here! Our list of favorite Christmas picture books is a mile long, but every book on this list has earned its place!

Here at Read-Aloud Revival, Advent and Christmas feels like a time to gather our children close, and read, read, read–so we’ve created this list with that in mind.

We’ve focused our December selections on our favorite Christmas picture books. We read through hundreds and hand-picked our favorites for you.

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Christmas picture books:

One Starry Night
Cranberry Christmas (Cranberryport)
The Legend of Old Befana
Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree
Christmas Trolls
Gingerbread Christmas
The Wild Christmas Reindeer
The Little Fir Tree
Night Tree
Hurry Hurry Have You Heard
Carl’s Christmas
Home for Christmas
Who’s That Knocking on Christmas Eve?
Dream Snow
Christmas in the Barn
The Clown of God
Merry Christmas, Strega Nona
The First Christmas (Festive Pop-Up Book)
A Baby Born in Bethlehem
We Were There: A Nativity Story
Where Is Christmas, Jesse Bear?
Cobweb Christmas: The Tradition of Tinsel
The Christmas Tree Ship
Country Angel Christmas
Little One, We Knew You’d Come
Apple Tree Christmas
Christmas In The Country
The Christmas Cat
The Legend of the Poinsettia
My First Christmas
The Night of Las Posadas (Picture Puffin Books)
Strega Nona’s Gift
Christmas in the Big Woods
Christmas for 10
The Story of Holly and Ivy
The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story (Picture Puffin Books)
The Nutcracker
An Orange for Frankie
On Christmas Day in the Morning: A Traditional Carol
The All-I’ll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll
This Is the Stable
The Little Drummer Boy
Christmas in Noisy Village (Picture Puffin)
The Crippled Lamb
The Christmas Fox
Santa Claus and the Three Bears
A Christmas Carol
A Little Women Christmas
We Three Kings
Room for a Little One: A Christmas Tale
Father and Son: A Nativity Story
The Night Before Christmas
Christmas Tapestry
Christmas Farm
An Invisible Thread Christmas Story
The Dolls’ Christmas (Tasha Tudor Collection)
The Legend of the Candy Cane, Newly Illustrated Edition: The Inspirational Story of Our Favorite Christmas Candy
The Christmas Boot
Mortimer’s Christmas Manger
Bear Stays Up for Christmas
Merry Christmas Big Hungry Bear (Child’s Play Library)
The Story of Christmas
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
The Baker’s Dozen: A Saint Nicholas Tale
Brigid’s Cloak
The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name
The Baker’s Dozen
Pick a Pine Tree
Voices of Christmas
‘Twas the Evening of Christmas
Henry the Christmas Cat
Great Joy (midi edition)
The Money We’ll Save
Prairie Christmas
Lighthouse Christmas
Jingle Bells
Red and Lulu
Shooting at the Stars
Tomie dePaola’s Christmas Tree Book
The Bear and the Star
Polar Express 30th anniversary edition
Silent Night
Stick Man
Suzy Goose and the Christmas Star
Christmas Day in the Morning
Dasher: How a Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas Forever
A Christmas Sweater for Nina
The Birds of Bethlehem
The Christmas Visitors
Fletcher and the Snowflake Christmas
The Jolly Christmas Postman
Mistletoe
The Friendly Beasts: an old English Christmas Carol
A Very Mercy Christmas
Lullaby for the King
The Christmas Book Flood

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