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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Crippled Lamb
Max Lucado, Jenna Lucado Bishop, Sara Lucado, Andrea Lucado · 32 pages
A lamb who has always felt different and sad because of his black spots and his limp, feels his true worth when he is called upon to help keep the baby Jesus warm.
The Night Before Christmas
Clement C. Moore · 32 pages
A well-known poem about an important Christmas Eve visitor.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Dr. Seuss · 64 pages
The Grinch tries to stop Christmas from arriving by stealing all the presents and food from the village, but much to his surprise it comes anyway. Could Christmas be more than presents?
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
Susan Wojciechowski · 40 pages
The widow McDowell and her seven-year-old son Thomas ask the gruff Jonathan Toomey, the best wood-carver in the valley, to carve the figures for a Christmas creche.
The Snowman
Raymond Briggs · 32 pages
When his snowman comes to life, a little boy invites him home and in return is taken on a flight high above the countryside.
The Little Fir Tree
Margaret Wise Brown · 32 pages
A lonely little fir tree, standing by itself at the edge of the forest, has its life transformed when a father takes it home to serve as a living Christmas tree for his bedridden son.
The Mousehole Cat
Antonia Barber · 32 pages
When the Great Storm-Cat threatens the small English village of Mousehole, only an old fisherman's cat can soothe its fierceness during a dangerous sea venture.
Frosty the Snowman
Steve Nelson, Jack Rollins
**Everybody's favorite snowman comes magically to life in the pages of this small picture book. Featuring the festive spirit and rollicking lyrics of the original song, it's the perfect read-aloud for the Christmas season!!**
Great Joy
Kate DiCamillo · 32 pages
Just before Christmas, when Frances sees a sad-eyed organ grinder and his monkey performing near her apartment, she cannot stop thinking about them, wondering where they go at night, and wishing she could do something to help.
Who Is Coming to Our House? (Sandcastle Book)
Joseph Slate · 32 pages
The Christmas Day Kitten
James Herriot · 32 pages
The famous veterinarian/writer shares the true story of how an independent-minded stray cat gives a woman and her three Basset hounds a Christmas present.
Babar and Father Christmas
Jean de Brunhoff
Babar’s children have caught wind of a fellow in Man’s country named Father Christmas who brings joy and toys to little children. “If only we could bring him here,” they wish. So they write the Christmas saint a letter inviting him to visit them. When they get no reply, Babar, ever the good father, rushes out to find the red-suited one. After much searching, and with the help of a dog named Duck,
Angelina's Christmas
Katharine Holabird, Helen Craig · 32 pages
Angelina and her cousin Henry help bring Christmas to a lonely old postman.
The Christmas Tale of Peter Rabbit
Emma Thompson · 72 pages
The Christmas Tale of Peter Rabbit is a brand new tale from Emma Thompson. In her second Further Tale of Peter Rabbit, Emma Thompson returns Peter to his home in the Lake District. Peter and his silly cousin Benjamin are helping their friend William - he's a turkey - who is in danger of becoming Mr and Mrs McGregor's Christmas dinner.
Red Ranger Came Calling
Berkeley Breathed · 32 pages
Marven of the Great North Woods
Kathryn Lasky · 48 pages
When his Jewish parents send him to a Minnesota logging camp to escape the influenza epidemic of 1918, ten-year-old Marven finds a special friend.
Christmas in Noisy Village
Astrid Lindgren · 30 pages
The noisy children of three neighboring families have a gay time at Christmas baking cookies, cutting and decorating trees, eating fruitcake and tarts, and opening Christmas gifts.
The Night Before Christmas
Clement Clarke Moore · 32 pages
The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story
Gloria Houston · 32 pages
Ruthie and her mother wonder how they will fulfill their obligation of getting the perfect Christmas tree to the town for the holiday celebration, since Papa has left the Appalachian area to go to war.
Home for Christmas
Jan Brett · 30 pages
Rollo the troll is tired of chores, but after spending time on the tundra with various animal families, from owls to moose, he realizes that he wants to be home for Christmas even if that means behaving himself.
Merry Christmas, Splat
Rob Scotton
Splat the cat is worried that he has not been good enough to deserve a visit and a present from Santa Claus.
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens; illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman