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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorHow 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?
Olive, the Other Reindeer
Vivian Walsh · 34 pages
Thinking that "all of the other reindeer" she hears people singing about include her, Olive the dog reports to the North Pole to help Santa Claus on Christmas Eve.
Merry Christmas, Mom and Dad
Mercer Mayer
Trying to be good for Christmas without bungling everything up is difficult.
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 Charlie Brown Christmas
Charles M. Schulz · 192 pages
Surrounded by other children with extremely commercial ideas about Christmas, Charlie Brown struggles to understand the true spirit of the holiday.
Margret And H.A. Rey's Merry Christmas, Curious George
Margret Rey, H.A. Rey, Catherine Hapka · 32 pages
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.
Red Ranger Came Calling
Berkeley Breathed · 32 pages
Stick Man
Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler · 32 pages
Stick Man ends up far away from his family tree when he is fetched by a dog, thrown by a child, used as a snowman's arm, and even put on a fire, but finally Santa Claus steps in to make sure that Stick Man and his family have a joyous Christmas.
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.
Bear 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.
It's Christmas, David!
David Shannon
Christmas has arrived with so many rules to follow that David fears his mistakes will cause Santa to pass him by.
Angelina's Christmas
Katharine Holabird, Helen Craig · 32 pages
Angelina and her cousin Henry help bring Christmas to a lonely old postman.
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.
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.
Merry Christmas, Big Hungry Bear!
Audrey Wood · 48 pages
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.
Madeline's Christmas
Ludwig Bemelmans · 32 pages
With everyone else sick in bed with a cold on Christmas Eve, it is up to Madeline to run the school, and she finds a remarkable helper in a rug-selling magician.
Santa Calls
William Joyce · 40 pages
Art Aimesworth receives a mysterious summons from Santa Claus and he shares a Christmas adventure with his sister that brings them closer together.
Letters from Father Christmas
J.R.R. Tolkien · 157 pages
A collection of illustrated letters from Father Christmas recapping the activities of the preceding year at the North Pole. The letters were written by the author to his children.
The Night Before Christmas
Clement C. Moore · 32 pages
A well-known poem about an important Christmas Eve visitor.