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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorBear Stays Up for Christmas
Karma Wilson · 40 pages
Bear's friends awaken him the day before Christmas and help him to stay awake as they bake fruitcakes, fill stockings, and sing carols; then, while they sleep, he prepares his own surprise.
The Night Before Christmas
Clement Clarke Moore · 32 pages
The Night Before Christmas (Gift Edition)
By Clement C. Moore; illustrated by Tomie dePaola
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 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.
The Night Before Christmas
Clement C. Moore · 32 pages
A well-known poem about an important Christmas Eve visitor.
Big Snow
Jonathan Bean
"An excited and frustrated boy watches hopefully as wintry weather develops slowly into a 'big snow.'"-- An excited and frustrated boy watches hopefully as wintry weather develops slowly into a big snow.
Christmas Wombat
Jackie French
"Christmas from a wombat's point of view, including competition for the carrots children have left out for Santa's reindeer, and guess who gets stuck in the chimney?"--
The Berenstain Bears Meet Santa Bear
Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain · 30 pages
Sister Bear enjoys Christmas preparations, especially getting her list ready--but on Christmas morning she realizes what Christmas is really all about.
Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho!
Doreen Cronin · 40 pages
As Farmer Brown prepares the house for Christmas, Duck tries to play Santa--but he gets stuck in the chimney, along with all the other animals who try to help.
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,
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.
The Wild Christmas Reindeer
Jan Brett · 32 pages
After a few false starts, Teeka discovers the best way to get Santa's reindeer ready for Christmas Eve.
Mooseltoe
Margie Palatini
Moose thinks he has all his Christmas preparations taken care of, but at the last minute he must come up with a substitute for the Christmas tree.
The Tomten
Astrid Lindgren, Viktor Rydberg · 35 pages
Tells the story of Tomtem, a little troll who talks to all animals.
The Tailor of Gloucester
Beatrix Potter · 59 pages
When the tailor becomes sick and cannot finish the waistcoat for the Mayor, the mice finish it for him.
Winnie-the-Pooh
A.A. Milne · 160 pages
A.A. Milne's Pooh stories need no introduction; they have been loved by generations of children and their parents ever since they were first published in 1926. In his autobiography, Milne wrote: 'The animals in the stories came for the most part from the nursery. My collaborator [his wife] had already given them individual voices, their owner by constant affection had given them the twist in th
The Spirit of Christmas
Nancy Tillman
Despite the arrival of the Spirit of Christmas, who brings all sorts of trimmings and reminders of seasonal joys, something is still lacking.
How Santa Got His Job
Stephen Krensky · 32 pages
Santa tries his hand at many jobs before finding the perfect job as the world's greatest gift giver.
Clifford's First Christmas
Norman Bridwell
The original Clifford's Christmas is a perennial backlist favorite, with more than 710,000 copies sold, and now here's Clifford as a puppy--in an original paperback that recounts his first Christmas ever with Emily Elizabeth.