The Ultimate Holiday Book Roundup
Hi sweet friends! Oh my goodness it’s been so long since I’ve popped into this little space. Between heading back to work + being a wife & momma + in the thick of the school year teaching preschool + running an oily business + and celebrating weddings with family and friends, it’s been a crazy few months. I’ve missed this little space so much and I’ve got so many fun holiday post ideas I’ve been working on little by little. :)
I’m not quite sure how it’s the middle of November already but we’ve already had snow three times here in the midwest, and if it’s going to snow, I’m going to make the most of it and get in the Christmas Spirit! I’m breaking out all the twinkle lights + Pentatonix Christmas music + peppermint hot chocolate!
This will be Ollie’s first Christmas and we could not be more excited to celebrate the holidays with our little guy this year! Holidays are SO much fun with kiddos. One of my favorite little traditions I’ve started with him is putting together a festive little bookshelf for each season. He has a couple IKEA shelves in his room to display our favorite books we’re loving, so this has been the perfect spot to set out books for each season and holiday. Linking our IKEA floating shelves here.
I searched Pinterest, Instagram, and numerous blogposts to create the ultimate holiday book round up! Some of these are on our shelves at home, and some of these are still on our wishlist. :) I hope this is fun and gives you a few ideas if you’re looking for festive books for little ones!
S is for Santa
A Christmas Alphabet board book with the cutest vintage illustrations
The Night Before Christmas
Gorgeous watercolor pictures that tell this classic story
Pick a Pine Tree
LOVE LOVE LOVE this one! Such a sweet story about creating Christmas traditions with family and friends. The pictures in this one are SO cute, this one could double as Christmas decor displayed on a shelf.
Last Stop on the Reindeer Express
A fun whimsical holiday story about a little girl who doesn’t have time to mail the card she had wanted to send to her grandpa until she stumbles upon a magical mailbox.
The Nutcracker Board Book
A simple classic tale in the cutest little board book
Dasher
I recently came across this one in our preschool book order and it looks so magical! So excited to get a chance to read this holiday story.
Jesus Calling: The Story of Christmas
This sweet kid friendly story would be perfect to read all month long. I love that there’s scripture on each page tied to the story. This would be such a great tradition to start with little ones!
The Polar Express
I couldn’t not include this classic story we loved as kids. I’ve always loved the illustrations in this magical story.
Olivia Helps with Christmas
The kiddos always love the Olivia books and this one is perfect for the holidays
The Tree That’s Meant to Be
One of the books i’m most excited to add to Ollie’s bookshelf this year. The illustrations are adorable and the story sounds so sweet
The Story of Christmas
A sweet board book that reminds us all of the true meaning of Christmas and introduces the nativity story. So excited about this one for our little man too. What an honor it is to get to teach him all about our Savior.
Olive the Other Reindeer
I feel like this is a must have, since our sweet boy is Oliver. :) The preschoolers always love this silly story too.
The Colors of Christmas
A simple holiday board book introducing colors
Home for Christmas
Another fun baby friendly board book with little lift the flaps
Where’s Santa Claus?
Another adorable book perfect for Oliver’s age right now. This one has soft felt flaps that make this story so fun!
The Wish Tree
I grabbed this one last winter for our preschool class and the colors and pictures are so fun and the story is the sweetest - all about how our wishes can come true in the most unexpected ways.
The Little Reindeer
My parents were gifted this book a day before we told them if we were expecting a little boy or a little girl. We shared with them at Christmas that we were expecting a little boy and had picked out the name Oliver (Ollie). As my mom opened up this book a friend had gifted to them that same weekend, the main characters name is Ollie - God shows up in the best ways!
Babies Love Christmas
A sweet and simple holiday board book with lift the flaps, big pictures, and simple holiday words. This would make the perfect stocking stuffer and a fun book to keep in the diaper bag for on the go.
The Night Before Christmas
Another version of the classic tale with beautiful illustrations and thick durable pages.
Bear Stays Up for Christmas
We love the bear books both at home and at preschool. We’ve read this one a few times this holiday season already.
The ABC’s of Christmas
This little vintage board book goes through every letter of the alphabet with fun holiday pictures for each letter.
The Gingerbread Man
One of my absolute favorite themes we do in preschool around Christmas time is gingerbread so this one was a must in the holiday book roundup :)
How Winston Delivered Christmas
I stumbled upon this book as I was browsing a few of the other holiday book picks above. I’ve never heard of this one before, but it looks like such a cute advent story.
A Christmas Carol
I loved watching all of the Christmas classics as a kid, so it was so fun to find a little board book for A Christmas Carol!
Over The River & Through The Wood
One of the many versions of this classic holiday story!
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
Another one I ordered last year for preschool and loved for wintertime and the holidays
Little Blue Truck’s Christmas
The twinkle light surprise at the end of this book is the BEST! The kiddos love this so much
Our Little Deer
A sweet short story about the love we have for our little ones with fun plush reindeer antlers on top
Baby’s First Slide & See Christmas
These slide & see books are SO fun for little ones. Oliver smiles every time. Usborne has SO many fun interactive books. We get our Usborne books from my sweet friend Liz & our good friend Jen!
Red & Lulu
A sweet story about the season of miracles as two bird find their way back to each other, reminding us of the true gifts of this season - being surrounded by those we love
What is a Narwhal?
A whimsical winter board book with sturdy pages and simple flaps perfect for little ones
Wendell the Narwhal
Another fun narwhal book for winter time about joining in and being you when you don’t fit the rest of the group
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The classic tale of the Grinch Who Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss teaching little ones about having kind hearts.
I can’t wait to see what holiday books you all are reading with your littles! If you have a little festive book wall or read any of these books with your littles, tag @beautifulseasonco on instagram and I’d love to see! :)
