For me Christmas means the celebration of the birth of Jesus, for my son is all about Santa at this time. However, I still integrate Jesus into his learning. As he grows I want him to know who Jesus is and when we celebrate his birthday. A perfect way to do that is with Christian Christmas Books. Here’s a few we’ve enjoyed this year!

Christmas In The Stable
By Rhonda Gowler Greene
Illustrated by Virginia Allyn
Touch-and-Feel Board Book
10 Pages
Ages 2-4
Little Shepherd/Scholastic
Board Book
A beautiful and tender introduction to the nativity story, featuring soft touch-and-feel on every page!
Crowded inn
Stable, small
Donkey clip-clops to the stall…
Introduce your little one to the magic and wonder of the Christmas nativity story. With rhythmic rhyme and lyrical imagery, author Rhonda Gowler Greene guides little ones through the classic nativity story and celebrates the timeless joy of Christmas.
Little ones won’t be able to resist the eye-catching, tactile touch-and-feel on every page, and will love exploring the soft touches of the sheep, cow, and other animals in the Christmas stable who gather to witness the miracle of Jesus’s birth. With beautiful text, eye-catching touch-and-feel, and tender, radiant illustrations, this book is the perfect holiday gift and stocking stuffer to celebrate baby’s first Christmas.
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Leah’s Star: A Nativity Story
By Margaret Bateson-Hill & Karen Littlewood
Picture Book
32 Pages
Ages 4+
Alanna Max
Hardcover
Bethlehem has never been so busy! Leah, the innkeepers daughter is rushed off her feet. Then in the starlight miracles begin. This beautiful, fresh new telling of the Nativity story, through the eyes of a young girl, brings a wonderful humanity to this familiar tale.
With a story as ancient and familiar as the Nativity, its easy to forget the human drama at its centre a young woman about to give birth for the first time, far away from home, her mother and the women who would usually help her; the older Joseph, concerned for his young wife. By telling the story through the eyes of young Leah, Margaret Bateson-Hill allows the reader to see the humanity of the ancient story.
The Nativitys innkeeper is often portrayed as a callous business man, turning the vulnerable couple away. But at the time of the census in Jerusalem, his rooms would have been packed with travellers not an ideal place for a young woman about to go into labour.
In Leahs Star, we see his humanity in offering Mary and Joseph a warm, private space in his stable. Here is a young woman, about to go into labour who is helped by Leah and the local midwife. These details bring the old familiar story to new life.
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Twas The Season Of Advent: Devotions and Stories for the Christmas Season
By Glenys Nellist
Illustrated by Elena Selivanova
Picture Book
48 Pages
Ages 4-8
Zonderkidz
Hardcover ~ Kindle
Celebrate the Advent season with a new family tradition with this beautiful and heartwarming collection of devotions and stories from beloved, bestselling author Glenys Nellist, told in the style of the classic ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.
‘Twas the Season of Advent is a 25-day devotional that will inspire your family as you eagerly await the arrival of Christ’s birth! ‘Twas the season of Advent, when all through the earth, People were pausing to ponder Christ’s birth.
The bright lights were hung ‘round the doorframes with care In hopes that Christmastime soon would be there…
Prepare the way for the LORD. Isaiah 40:3 Written in both prose and poetry, ‘Twas the Season of Advent will engage children and adults alike and become a new holiday tradition for families everywhere!
From the bestselling author of the holiday favorites ‘Twas the Evening of Christmas and ‘Twas the Morning of Easter, ‘Twas the Season of Advent:
- Delivers prose and poetry that will appeal to all ages, especially 4-8 year-olds
- Brings Advent to life through 25 devotions featuring stories from the Old and New Testaments
- Features beautiful artwork by celebrated illustrator Elena Selivanova
- Serves as the perfect gift for the family as you prepare for the Christmas season
- Presents portions written in the familiar rhyme scheme of Clement C. Moore’s ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
- Showcases a beautiful cover you’ll want to display on your coffee table all Advent and holiday season
- Join Glenys and families around the world as you and your family wait, prepare for, and look forward to the arrival of God’s son, Jesus.
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Each of these books are amazing in their own way. I will read these each year to my little one until he can read them himself. Celebrating the birth of Jesus, the real reason for Christmas!
Thank you all for coming by today, have yourself a Blessed & Merry Christmas!