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Well it’s that time of year when I share some new festive, winter books that are released in time for the holidays. (Read my 3 part- blog post where I shared my favorite holiday classics here, here, and here if you would like to see more!)
Toys Meet Snow: Being the Wintertime Adventures of a Curious Stuffed Buffalo, a Sensitive Plush Stingray, and a Book-loving Rubber Ball – Emily Jenkins
Adorable book companion to the Toys Go Out series. Lumphy, StingRay, and Plastic’s adventure in the snow. Love these characters – such personality with great dialogue. Gorgeous illustrations.
When Santa Was a Baby – Linda Bailey
Adorable! Beautiful vintage style illustrations and snappy, funny dialogue. A great read-aloud and perfect for making connections!
Snow – Sam Usher
The awe, wonder and magic of a snow day, complete with animals in the zoo and toys that come to life. Lovely child-grandparent relationship.
Dear Santa, Love Rachel Rosenstein – Amanda Peet
Rachel Rosenstein is a young girl who loves everything about Christmas- but her family doesn’t celebrate because she is Jewish. Perfect connections for those children whose familes celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas and a lovely introduction to other cultures.
Daddy Christmas and Hanukkah Mama – Selina Alko
Another great book celebrating both Hanukkah and Christmas. Beautiful illustrations.
How to Catch Santa– Jean Reagan
Two sibling narrators give clever instructions and tips for “catching” Santa (be crafty! be clever! be gentle!) on Christmas Eve. Delightful, excited “how to” voice, lovely illustrations, wonderful humor. Love this one!
Dashing Through The Snow: A Canadian Jingle Bells – Helaine Becker
Canadian twist on “Jingle Bells” is a great companion to the popular Porcupine in a Pine Tree. A perfect song to sing at your next Christmas concert!
The Twelve Days of Christmas in Canada – Ellen Warwick
Follow Juliette and her cousin as they collect Canadian gifts, including 6 Mounties marching and a loon in a maple tree, all the way from PEI to Vancouver.
Click! Clack! Ho! Ho! Ho! – Coreen Cronin
Holiday addition to the popular Click Clack series. Simple structure, repetition – great read-aloud!
Thanks for stopping by! Which new holiday books will you be reading this season?
What a wonderful Christmas-themed book list! Thank you for sharing.
Toys Meet Snow – on so many of our lists this week! Love this list and will look for the ones that caught my eye!
Loving all the Canadian content! It’s funny, though – growing up in Vancouver you definitely get a very different winter experience than the stereotypical “Canadian” winter, that’s for sure! 🙂
Somehow I missed toys meet snow while I was out shopping at Kidsbooks this week. I did grab When Santa Was a Baby and Click Clack Ho Ho. We have Daddy Christmas and Hanukkah Mama, but this year I also got Nonna’s Hanukkah surprise another tale with a mixed family. I really love this one.