For those thinking ahead to advent, I thought I would share the books we have in our advent book basket.
I would love to hear of the books & stories you share with your children at this time of year, so please do leave a comment to let me know.
The Very First Christmas
great Christmas read aloud
The First Christmas
We have had this for years - I think it was the first Christmas book I bought when Elianna was a tiny baby
The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore; illustrated by Tasha Tudor
If you know Tasha Tudor, you know this will be stunning!
One Wintry Night by Ruth Bell Graham
another great read aloud
Mary did you know?
Lyrics to the beautiful song - comes with a CD
Favorite Christmas Carols
A gorgeous book, with favorite carols.
The Cobweb Curtain
oh, I love this lovely re-telling of the legend! Do take a look at Dawn's wonderful blog for ideas on how to enjoy this story with your own children.
The Wild Christmas Reindeer by Jan Brett
Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
The Twelve Days of Christmas, Board Book by Jan Brett
beautifuly illustrated by Jan Brett
Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories by L.M. Montgomery
For fans of Green Gables!
My First Story of Christmas
Given to my very own Rebekah Rose on her Christmas Eve dedication : )
The Tailor of Gloucester (The World of Beatrix Potter) by Beatrix Potter
A Christmas Classic!
Jesus' Christmas Party
My girls love the repetition of this book
Bright Christmas: An Angel Remembers
Just beautiful
Country Angel Christmas by Tomie dePaola
a great story for the littlies
Merry the Lamb Finds Baby Jesus
Another very old book from our collection
This is the Star by Joyce Dunbar
stunning illustrations, gentle, rhythmic narrative.
The Legend of the Candy Cane
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
These are my three new books for this year : )
12 comments:
Can't wait until our basket comes out again!!
oooh, Jeanne! it is exciting, isnt it!
LX
Thanks Lynn, I actually have a few of those (or more than a few actually) However, I'm surprised not to see
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
and
The Greatest Gift the story of the other wise man
and
The Tale of Three Trees.
Some great books for littlies though and I need all the help I can get in that department!!! Beginning to get excited now!!!
thanks for the recommendations, Becky : )
What a great list, thank you for sharing! I really struggle with finding the right way to explain Santa to my 4-yr. old. Last year we really likes Santa, Are You For Real by Harold Myra :)
Thank you Jen - & another new book for me to look into - thank you : )
LX
Lovely selection!
I managed to get a vintage copy of Tahsa Tudor's Take Joy! book, it's absolutely amazing but out of print now so quite pricey, but one to really treasure.
Hi Lynn, have you read "The Donkey's Dream" by Barbara Helen Berger? I just love her books & they all make me teary-eyed with sweet emotion.
I have to get out the books from upstairs, but there is another sweet one called, "The Bear's Christmas" by Brigitte Frey Moret.
I also am setting aside much of Dec to read lots of larger books to the girls, including, "Mary's Little Donkey and the Flight to Egypt" by Gunhild Sehlin, "Lara's Frist Christmas" by Alice O. Howell, "Nativity Stories" by Alan Howard, "The Emperor's Vision and other Christ Legends" by Selma Lagerlof, "The Lion in the Box: A Christmas Story" by Marguerite DeAngeli"The Christmas Story Book" by Ineke Verschuren, and I ordered "Christmas Roses", but haven't seen it yet. I also wanted to do "The Light in the Lantern", but that's on my wish list...I'll have to list our board books and shorter books when I get the books down from the shelves in my closet upstairs! I'll be back soon with those, but am excited to check out your book recs! Great idea to post them here :D Dec is by far my favorite month of the year! So special!!!!
Jen, thank s so much for sharing all those resources!
I will be trawling amazon tonight ; )
oh, Hannah! I am waiting of a copy of take joy to arrive!!!!! Glad to hear you like it - i love Tasha Tudor
: )
LX
Hey Lynn, I found another one that is really a sweet story that is tied into the Christmas season at the end of the book, but it's called, "The Little Troll" by Thomas Berger & Ronald Heuninck. It'll be the first time the girls hear it, but I've been saving it for Dec! Here's the US amazon link to see reviews & descriptions...hth!
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Troll-Thomas-Berger/dp/0863151124/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258060767&sr=8-1
This post is such fun, Lynn!
thanks, Jen! I will check it out : )
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