Each year for Christmas, the children receive a Christmas-themed book. As our older children have grown, we have moved away from giving them picture books. Some of the "chapter books" that they have received and liked are:
The Birds' Christmas Carol
by Kate Douglas WigginWe have a different copy of this book.
Christmas
by Alice Dalgliesh (out-of-print) A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens, illustrated by Arthur RackhamThe Family Under the Bridge
by Natalie Savage Carlson, illustrated by Garth WilliamsThe Gift of the Magi
by O. HenryThe Lion in the Box: A Christmas Story
by Marguerite de AngeliMaggie Rose, Her Birthday Christmas
by Ruth Sawyer (out-of-print)The Story of the Other Wise Man by Henry Van Dyke
Take Joy! The Tasha Tudor Christmas Book
by Tasha TudorA Tree for Peter
by Kate SeredyThe Trees Kneel at Christmas by Maud Hart Lovelace
The Year of the Christmas Dragon
by Ruth Sawyer
Yay, Christine! I love your book lists. That Family u. the Bridge keeps popping up. It caught my eye that it's illustrated by the same fellow that did the Little House books. Might have to check that one out. =)
ReplyDeleteI am happy to hear that you like the book lists. All of my children who have read The Family Under the Bridge like it. I have not tried it as a read aloud yet, but hope to do so soon.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy your booklists too, Christine. Some of them we already enjoy like The Family Under the Bridge and A Tree for Peter (so good), but there are some others I'll have to look for.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kimberlee. I hope that you find the books for which you are looking. I know that it goes without saying, but you might want to check your local library. Our library system has most of these titles.
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