December Picture Books

For the month of December, I wrap 31 books and let the kids open one book every morning to read as a family. Here are the books we plan to read for the month! There are Christmas books, winter books, books from various cultures. I hope you'll join us! Download a reading calendar or printable list below.

If you're looking for Christmas resources to celebrate the season with your family, be sure to check out our Advent guide (ages 5-10) or Come to the Manger Christmas guide (ages 3-7).

The Big Snow

 by Jan Brett

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A Big Quiet House

by Heather Forest

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Christmas Farm 

by Mary Lyn Ray

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A Tale of Three Trees 

by Angela Elwell Hunt

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The Legend of the Candy Cane 

by Lori Walburg

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Just Nicholas

by Annie Kratzsch

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The Nutcracker

by Valeria Docampo

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The Christmas Promise

by Alison Mitchell

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Let It Snow

by Holly Hobbie

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The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree

by Gloria Houston

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Room for a Little One

by Martin Waddell

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The Night Tree

by Eve Bunting

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An Orange for Frankie 

by Patricia Polacco

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Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

by Robert Barry

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Christmas in the Big Woods

by Laura Ingalls Wilder

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Mouse's Christmas Gift

by Mindy Baker

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Song of the Stars 

by Sally Lloyd-Jones

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The Crippled Lamb

by Max Lucado

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Red & Lulu

by Matt Tavares

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Humphrey's First Christmas

by Carol Heyer

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This Is the Stable

by Cynthia Cotten

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Mortimer's Christmas Manger

by Karma Wilson

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'Twas the Evening of Christmas

by Glenys Nellist

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The Animals' Christmas Eve

by Gale Wiersum

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Christmas Day in the Morning 

by Pearl S. Buck

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The Carpenter's Gift

by David Rubel

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Too Many Tamales

by Gary Soto

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Blizzard

by John Rocco

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The Snowy Day

by Ezra Jack Keats

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Mice Skating

by Annie Silvestro

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Over and Under the Snow

by Kate Messner

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