Best Holiday Books for Kids by Age

December 9, 2022

Slow down, grab a book and snuggle under a blanket with your kids to read these festive holiday books. This selection of books for kids sorted by age will help set the mood for all things merry and bright.

Ages 3 and Under

Merry Christmas Touch and Feel Book

Dear Santa Lift the Flap Book

Duck & Goose, It’s Time for Christmas!

Llama Llama Jingle Bells

Elmo’s Countdown to Christmas Lift the Flap Book

The Itsy Bitsy Reindeer

Little Blue Truck’s Christmas: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids

Indestructibles: Jingle Baby

Moo, Baa, Fa La La La La!

Where Is Baby’s Christmas Present?: A Lift-the-Flap Book

Ages 4-7

How to Catch Santa

Pete the Cat Saves Christmas

Bear Stays Up for Christmas

The Crayons’ Christmas

Little Red Sleigh

Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree

Merry Christmas Mom and Dad

Where Do Diggers Celebrate Christmas?

The Night Before Christmas

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

Ages 8 and up

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

The Polar Express

Can You See What I See? The Night Before Christmas

A Boy Called Christmas

Top Elf

The Night Nothing Went Right: A Christmas Tale

The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree

The Carpenter’s Gift

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

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