New Christmas Books

Duck & Goose: It's Time for Christmas - Tad Hills
Goose is more interested in skating, sledding, and making snow angels than in helping Duck decorate their big Christmas tree


Bear Stays Up for Christmas - Karma Wilson
Bear's friends awaken him the day before Christmas and help him to stay awake as they bake fruitcakes, fill stockings, and sing carols; then, while they sleep, he prepares his own surprise.


The First Christmas: A Changing-Picture Book - Sophy Williams
Retells the story of the birth of Jesus, with lift-the-flap illustrations that gradually reveal the unfolding events.


Llama Llama Holiday Drama - Anna Dewdney
Llama Llama becomes overwhelmed as Christmas preparations progress, until his mother reminds him of the real gift the holiday brings.


It's Christmas, David! - David Shannon
Christmas has arrived with so many rules to follow that David fears his mistakes will cause Santa to pass him by.


Christmas Is Here - Lauren Castillo
Snowflakes fall on a young family watching a live nativity scene in their city neighborhood. As the boy peers into the manger, the story shifts to an ancient field underneath gentle moonglow and a brilliant star's guiding light on the holy night observed by shepherds.


The Night Before Christmas - Clement Clarke Moore
An illustrated version of the classic Christmas poem about a visit from St. Nick. Includes a specially created three-track musical and narrative CD featuring Moore's tale stunningly set to music by Noel Paul Stookey, an enchanting reading by Mary Travers over a special score composed by Peter Yarrow with Peter and Noel joining Mary one last time in her final performance, plus the classic Peter, Paul and Mary holiday favorite, ""A' Soalin."


The Christmas Giant - Steve Light
When two best friends, a giant and an elf, grow Christmastown's holiday tree, disaster strikes.


Santa Duck and His Merry Helpers - David Milgrim
Every Christmas, Nicholas Duck helps Santa by collecting gift lists, but this year his little brothers and sister create havoc when they try to help, leading Nicholas to contemplate the true meaning of Christmas.


Tacky's Christmas - Helen Lester
Goodly, Lovely, Angel, Neatly, Perfect, and Tacky are having a wonderful Christmas, complete with an unusual tree, when Tacky's odd behavior saves them from a group of hunters.


The Twelve Bots of Christmas - Nathan Hale
In this variation on the folk song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," Robo-Santa gives gifts that consist of electronic gear, including a cartridge in a gear tree, three wrench hens, and nine droids a-dancing.


 Christmas in the Time of Billy Lee - Jerdine Nolen
When Ellie makes three wishes and begins to believe in the magic of Christmas, all kinds of miracles occur, from broken tree lights twinkling again, to angel shapes appearing in snow, to the biggest of all: a baby brother arriving soon. It all happened in the time of Billy Lee.


12 Days of Christmas - Rachel Isadora
Sets the traditional Christmas carol in Africa, using a combination of text and rebuses. Includes author's note about some of the African traditions depicted.


The Nutcracker - Alison Jay
After rescuing her Christmas nutcracker from an army of angry toys, Marie and her brother are rewarded by the nutcracker, now a prince, with a fantastic nighttime journey to a realm of dancing fairies, beautiful palaces, and wonderful things to eat.


O Christmas Tree: Its History and Holiday Traditions - Jacqueline Farmer
Recounts the traditions and folklore surrounding the Christmas tree, including its origin, customs around the world, and the activities that take place on a Christmas tree farm.


Captain Sky Blue - Richard Egielski
Separated from his favorite toy pilot action figure, young Jack envisions his lost friend's brave journey back home across the ocean, in a story complemented by a glossary of pilot terms.



Jackie's Gift - Sharon Robinson
When young Steve, who is Jewish, tells his new neighbor, Jackie Robinson, that his family does not have a Christmas tree, Jackie brings one to his neighbors, not knowing that they celebrate Hanukkah instead of Christmas. Based on a true story.


The Christmas Eve Ghost - Shirley Hughes
In 1930s Liverpool, England, Bronwen and Dylan live with their widowed mother, who works long hours doing other people's washing, and even though she sometimes must leave the children alone in the house, she cautions them not to speak to the O'Rileys next door, who go to a different church.