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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorMadeline'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.
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 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.
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.
The Night Before Christmas
Clement Clarke Moore · 32 pages
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.
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,
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.
Merry Christmas, Mom and Dad
Mercer Mayer
Trying to be good for Christmas without bungling everything up is difficult.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin Jr. · 32 pages
Children see a variety of animals, each one a different color, and a teacher looking at them. Includes note to parents and teachers, and related activities.
Angelina's Christmas
Katharine Holabird, Helen Craig · 32 pages
Angelina and her cousin Henry help bring Christmas to a lonely old postman.
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 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 Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick · 534 pages
ORPHAN, CLOCK KEEPER, AND THIEF, twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric girl and the owner of a small toy booth in the train station, Hugo’s undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen
The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats · 32 pages
Winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal, Keats' story of a young boy experiencing the year's first snowfall has delighted millions of readers. Peter, The Snowy Day's protagonist, wakes up to the season’s first snowfall. In his bright red snowsuit, he goes outside and makes footprints and trails through the snow. Peter is too young to join a snowball fight with older kids, so he makes a snowman and sno
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.
A Pocket for Corduroy
Don Freeman · 32 pages
A toy bear who wants a pocket for himself searches for one in a laundromat.
Frog and Toad Are Friends
Arnold Lobel · 64 pages
Frog and Toad Are Friends is an American children's picture book, written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel and published by Harper & Row in 1970. It inaugurated the Frog and Toad series, whose four books completed by Lobel comprise five easy-to-read short stories each. It was a Caldecott Honor Book, or runner-up for the American Library Association Caldecott Medal, which recognizes the year's best
Make Way for Ducklings (Viking Kestrel picture books)
Robert McCloskey · 68 pages
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
L. Frank Baum · 98 pages
Relates Santa's life, from childhood to old age and immortality, mentioning such adventures as those with the friendly Wood-nymphs and the wicked Awgwas.