50 of the Best Christmas Books for Kids

Is there anything better than a good Christmas book? This year, to countdown for Christmas, I am picking up 24 Christmas books. One book for each night for the kids to unwrap and read. Come Christmas Eve, they will have quite the collection of Christmas books!

I put together 50 of our favorite Christmas books for kids! You can’t go wrong with any of these. My favorite? The Sweet Smell of Christmas by Patricia M. Scarry. I had this book growing up and loved looking at the beautiful illustrations and smelling all of the Christmas scents. Last year, I found it at our local book store and had to grab a copy for the boys. It brought back so many memories!

50 of the Best Christmas Books for Kids

1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
2. The Night Before Christmas by Charles Santore
3. The Sweet Smell of Christmas by Patricia M. Scarry
4. A Night of Great Joy by Mary Engelbreit
5. Christmas Love Letters from God by Glenys Nellist
6. Goodnight Manger by Laura Sassi
7. The Berenstain Bears and the Christmas Angel by Mike Berenstain
8. Ready, Set, Find Christmas! by Zondervan
9. A Royal Christmas to Remember by Jeanna Young and Jacqueline Johnson
10. The Christmas Wish by Lori Evert
11. God Gave Us Christmas by Lisa Tawn Bergren
12. The Littlest Elf by Brandi Dougherty
13. The Biggest Christmas Tree Ever by Steven Kroll
14. The Christmas Baby by Marion Dane Bauer
15. The Itsy Bitsy Snowman by Jeffrey Burton
16. Merry Christmas Mom and Dad by Mercer Mayer
17. Merry Christmas Stinky Face by Lisa McCourt
18. How to Catch Santa by Jean Reagan
19. The Christmas Story by Jane Werner Watson
20. A Charlie Brown Christmas by Tina Gallo
21. Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
22. Llama Llama Jingle Bells by Anna Dewdney
23. How to Catch an Elf by Adam Wallace
24. How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas? by Jane Yolen
25. Merry Christmas, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff
26. The Christmas Crocodile by Bonny Becker
27. Dream Snow by Eric Carle
28. Duck & Goose It’s Time for Christmas by Tad Hills
29. Clifford’s Christmas by Norman Bridwell
30. The Animal’s Christmas Eve by Gale Wiersum
31. Merry Christmas (Bright Baby Touch and Feel Book) by Roger Priddy
32. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
33. Gingerbread Christmas by Jan Brett
34. How Santa Got His Job by Stephen Krensky
35. There Was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Bell by Lucille Colandro
36. Snowmen at Christmas by Caralyn Buehner
37. Who is Coming to Our House? by Joseph Slate
38. Where is Baby’s Christmas Present? by  Karen Katz
39. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Christmas by Eric Carle
40. Legend of the Christmas Stocking by Rick Osborne
41. The Naughty List by Michael Fry
42. Pete the Cat Saves Christmas by James Dean
43. The Reindeer Wish by Lori Evert
44. Christmas in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
45. The Christmas Fox by Anik McGrory
46. Dear Santa by Rod Campbell
47. Spot’s Christmas by Eric Hill
48. The Lost Gift by Kallie George
49. The Nutcracker by Rita Balducci
50. Home for Christmas by Jan Brett

What’s your favorite Christmas book?