'Tis the season for giving, sharing,
for cozy time and storybook reading.
So we thought it would be fun to share some of our favorite holiday books and to suggest some books in case you are looking for books to give (or read) this holiday season.
When you are done reading our suggestions,
When you are done reading our suggestions,
click comment and tell us yours!
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Top Five Christmas Books from The Four of Us:
I'll be Home for Christmas by Hollie Hobby Jingle the Christmas Clown by Tomie DePaola (visit his website for inspiration!) Great Joy by Kate DiCamillo illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline Guess Who's Coming to Santa's for Dinner? by Tomie DePaola Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson illustrated by Jane Chapman |
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| We had to add Number 6 All for the Newborn Baby by Phyllis Root illustrated by Nicola Bayley (The Four of Us agreed to list 5 books, but The Little Sister insisted we add just one more... and so we did! The Bean gave this to The Big Sister for her 1st Christmas. The dust jacket is long gone, there are a few torn pages, the Sisters adore the illustrations and simply sweet message.) |
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| The Latest (and Greatest): The Twelve Days of Christmas in Michigan by Susan Collins Thoms illustrated by Deb Pilutti The Teacher sent The Sisters The Twelve Days of Christmas in Michigan and what fun it is! Both girls LOVE it. Say's Big Sister, "it is FULL of great stuff about Michigan." Notice in the photo: neither of them can take their eyes off of the book! |
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| Giving Suggestions from The Big Sister: The Shoes Series by Noel Streatfield The Whale Song by Dyan Sheldon Pasqual and the Kitchen Angel by Tomie DePaola The Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett The Illustrated Book of Ballet Stories by Barbara Newman |
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| Oh, and two more from Big Sis... The Redwall Cookbook and A Redwall Winters Tale by Brian Jaques illustrated by Christopher Denise (We all love these books, including The Dad! We also wanted to suggest Brambley Hedge but it is out of print.)
by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee
The Sisters bought this book at the Traverse City Children's Book Festival. Another winner by Kate DiCamillo, author of Because of Winn Dixie and Tales of Desperaux.
by Lane Smith
This book is just plain fun.
Suggestions from The Bean:
All Saints
by Robert Ellsberg
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
by Hollie Hobby
Guess Who's Coming to Santa's for Dinner?
by Tomie Depaolo
Old Turtle
by Douglas Wood
The Three Questions
by Jon J. Muth
Complete set of Chronicles of Narnia
by C.S. Lewis
Complete set of Lord of the Rings
by J.R.R. Tolkien
While you are here, don't forget to read our wonderful interview with author Susan Messer we HIGHLY suggest her book to read and give too!
Okay, now it is your turn. What are your favorite holiday books? Do you have a suggestion for a great book to give for the holidays? How about a holiday tradition that involves books...
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Since we already covered Christmas books here are a couple of my favorite read aloud books... we got both of them as gifts:
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by Doctor Seuss
I will never ever ever get tired of reading this, I may have it memorized...
Cinder-Eyed Cats
by Eric Rohmann
The Mom got this for The Big Sister and I when the Big Sis was really little. Every time we read this book we escape into the book, every TIME!
i just read a LOVELY book, hundred foot journey. but i think i already told you all this. let's see...i love the ones you have shown us - and found a few new ones to read!
ReplyDeletewe ALWAYS give and get books for christmas. i love getting cookbooks, esp. :) YUM!
I would give (except I already have) Of Thee I Sing by Barack Obama. At our family Thanksgiving celebration, I brought a copy for each family and distributed them just before we were ready to sit down for dinner. Then, with my two grandnephews (ages 9 and 10) seated on the floor with the book in their laps, and my grandson (age 6) next to me, sharing his family's copy, we read it aloud. It's a memorable experience ending with, "Have I told you that I love you?" I plan to send it to my 45 year old daughter, who couldn't be with us, as a Valentine.
ReplyDeleteThis Christmas I'm giving to those I love a book "...to have and to hold from this day forward..." I't's To Bless the Space Between Us by John O'Donohue. John O'Donohue was a philosopher, a poet, and an Irishman. The combination is evident in this wonderful book of blessings. The Irish have a special gift for blessing and "...O'Donohue explains "blessing" as a way of life, as a lens through which the whole world is transformed." It certainly works for me! Through these blessings, the space between us becomes palpable.
ReplyDeleteFor the past few days I've been haunted by the fact that among these contributions, including my own, there is almost no reference to a book that should be in every reader's library. Is it because we all take it for granted? Or is there someone in this community who doesn't cherish a copy of The Little Prince by Antoine de St. Exupery? Do you remember the first time you read it or had it read to you? Do you remember reading it as an adult and being overcome with ??? Do you know someone who has never held it in his/her hands and heart and would probably love it as a Christmas gift?
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Thank you (again and again!)Lynn! I bought this for the girls for Christmas a few years ago and would you believe it is on our shelf but we have not read it? Thanks to you they will read it this January... is it a good read aloud?
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ReplyDeleteIt's a good read any way! But it has levels, so if you're an adult encountering it for the first time, read it to yourself first.
Lynn
I love reading books ever since I was a little kid. Now that I am a father myself, I encourage my kids to read good books. There are a lot of good books to read like the Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter or those which are written by Stephen King.
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