I love advent calendars. I love Christmas books. I love traditions. This project is all three!
Twenty-four Christmas books, one to read each night from December 1st through the 24th. What I love so much about this idea, is that you can customize it depending on the age of your children. And it's not as hard as you think to come up with 24 great Christmas stories.
If you are just starting your book collection, or want to try out some new-to-you stories, the library is a great option. At our local library, books may be checked out for three weeks, making it possible to use library books in this project.
Here is our list of favorite Christmas stories:
The Gift of the Christmas Cookie: Sharing the True Meaning of Jesus' Birth
by Dandi Daley Mackall The Crippled Lamb
by Max LucadoHow the Grinch Stole Christmas!
by Dr SeussThe Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
by Susan Wojciechowski The Legend of the Poinsettia
by Tomi dePaolaMr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
by Robert BarryThe Light of Christmas
by Richard Paul EvansRoom for a Little One
by Martin WaddellThe Little Match Girl
by Hans Christian AndersenThe Legend of St. Nicholas
by Dandi Daley MackallChristmas Day in the Morning by Pearl S. Buck
A Charlie Brown Christmas
The Night Before Christmas
by Clement C. MooreThe Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story
by Gloria Houston The Nutcracker
by Susan JeffersLetters From Father Christmas
by J.R.R. TolkienA Wish to Be a Christmas Tree
by Colleen MonroeWhy Christmas Trees Aren't Perfect
by Richard H. Schneider Legend of the Christmas Stocking
by Rick OsborneThe Christmas Candle
by Richard Paul EvansThe Little Drummer Boy
The Twelve Days of Christmas
The Legend of the Candy Cane
by Lori WalburgBethlehem
by Fiona FrenchYou could line the wrapped books on the mantle like this:
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or set them in a basket by the fireplace like this:
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No matter how you present the books, they will be a Christmas tradition for years to come.
What are your favorite Christmas books?
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This project is linked to Neathering our Fest, MayMay Made It, Sunday Showcase, One Fun Mom, Chic and Crafty, Transformation Thursday, Read Explore Learn, Works for Me Wednesday and House of Hepworths.
What a wonderful idea. We usually read a chapter Christmas book or 2 after dinner during Advent.
ReplyDeleteI love that idea too! Any suggestions for Christmas chapter books?
ReplyDeleteWe don't quite have 24 books yet, but my plan is to buy a few each year while the kids are still little so that we can do this. Or I could just rewrap the early ones, lol!
ReplyDeleteThanks for link up to the Pinterest Make Me Challenge over at Mummy To Five!
A fun idea! Maybe even a great gift for another family!? Thanks for linking this up. Your photos are great!
ReplyDeleteWe are doing this too this year and I am very excited. I had difficulty finding books that were Christ-centered and not Santa-centered, so I am grateful for this list. I hope that over the years we will get to add more of them to our collection!
ReplyDeleteI am having a link-up at my blog www.DesiringVirtue.com and would love for you to link up this post so that my readers can benefit from your list!
http://desiringvirtue.com/2011/11/cultivating-a-christ-centered-christmas-resources-and-link-up/
What a great list! I am a book lover and always like finding more! Thanks for linking up at A Christ-Centered Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI love this idea! I especially love wrapping all the books and opening one each night before bed! This is another reason that, even though I have and use a Kindle, bound books will never go away. There is so much tradition and love in a book that you can open and smell and feel the pages. I love this! :) Thanks so much for linking up to the party!
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