25 Beautiful Picture Books for the Christmas Season

CarolWe have been so excited for the Christmas holiday this year; we started decorating & celebrating early! So I've been on the hunt for some books we really have enjoyed & some new ones that seem fabulous & hope you'll love reading them too! :) And check my Instagram for ideas about doing a Christmas advent 
CHRISTMAS BOOKS: 
1. The Night of His Birth
by: Katherine Paterson
www.amazon.com/The-Night-of-His-Birth/dp/B08JNJRV6H/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=The+Night+of+His+Birth&qid=1638249019&qsid=145-0594757-5019828&sr=8-1&sres=1947888129%2C0310745535%2CB00BWIE1GI%2C0830776087%2CB08YQQWTKL%2C0920668372%2CB006MHABVI%2CB01MPZ8KKF%2C006440188X%2CB078HF8KHB%2C1952457491%2C0312346069%2CB07CHPZMV5%2C0761187480%2C1419743066%2CB0841FHN4C

2. Home by Another Way
by: Barbara Brown Taylor 
www.amazon.com/Home-Another-Way-Christmas-Story/dp/B08L728QQC/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=home+by+another+way&qid=1638294471&qsid=145-0594757-5019828&s=audible&sr=1-1&sres=B08L728QQC%2CB004INR2T2%2CB01IWEIWUK%2CB07NGN9NQJ%2CB08377L9Y8%2CB08XWFCJ92%2CB07SRHLVXK%2CB07Z465YCY%2CB06XG5TFT2%2CB079C25M6M%2CB092NNCVTV%2CB082FQDV97%2CB0815WXSPG%2CB01H44HKIE%2CB07HMH7ZGB%2CB083Y74876

3. There Was no Snow on Christmas Eve
by: Pamela Munoz Ryan
www.amazon.com/There-Was-Snow-Christmas-Eve/dp/0786854928/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=there+was+no+snow+on+christmas+eve&qid=1638294501&qsid=145-0594757-5019828&s=audible&sr=1-1&sres=0786854928%2C0439567033%2CB0063T7JGU%2CB07P6MZPK3%2C1953399150%2CB0722YMDHK%2CB0149OH4F6%2CB07Y8CZF9B%2CB00P8J6AQG%2CB09BJ5KX7N%2CB07VQL18Y1%2CB0743YC2NN%2CB07JJRF5SX%2CB07Z5BRRF7%2CB07K6S1HXZ%2CB08X64KFS3&srpt=ABIS_BOOK

4. Last Stop on the Reindeer Express
by: Maudie Powell-Tuck & Karl James Mountford 
www.amazon.com/Last-Reindeer-Express-Maudie-Powell-Tuck/dp/152477166X/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2FVSBZ20XIBDE&keywords=last+stop+on+the+reindeer+express&qid=1638510090&sprefix=last+stop+on+the+reinde%2Caudible%2C215&sr=8-2

5. Pick a Pine Tree
by: Patricia Toht & Jarvis 
www.amazon.com/Pick-Pine-Tree-Patricia-Toht/dp/0763695718/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=pick+a+pine+tree&qid=1638337525&qsid=145-0594757-5019828&sr=8-1&sres=0763695718%2C1481486861%2CB01ESHXV4M%2C1567692699%2C0385327218%2C1770495568%2C152477166X%2C0394800796%2C1536207640%2C1627794166%2C0544105095%2C1585360023%2C076369035X%2C145491632X%2C1728223555%2C0763677337&srpt=ABIS_BOOK

6. Who Will Pull Santa's Sleigh? 
by: Russ Willms
www.amazon.com/Who-Will-Pull-Santas-Sleigh/dp/0358393426/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2NP2Y347XPPLB&keywords=who+will+pull+santas+sleigh&qid=1638399105&sprefix=who+will+pull+%2Caps%2C225&sr=8-1

7. The Broken Christmas Ornament
by: Tony DiTerlizzi
www.amazon.com/Broken-Ornament-Tony-DiTerlizzi/dp/1416939768/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=the+broken+christmas+ornament&qid=1638405730&sr=8-4 

8. The Polar Express
by: Chris Van Allsburg
www.amazon.com/Polar-Express-anniversary-Chris-Allsburg/dp/0544580141/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=the+polar+express&qid=1638510208&sr=8-3

9. All the Colors of Christmas 
by: Matthew Paul Turner
www.amazon.com/Colors-Christmas-Matthew-Paul-Turner/dp/0525654143/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=all+the+colors+of+christmas&qid=1638487039&sr=8-1

10. Jesus Calling: The Story of Christmas
by: Sarah Young & Katya Longhi 
www.amazon.com/Jesus-Calling-Story-Christmas-board/dp/1400210305/ref=tmm_other_meta_binding_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1638486987&sr=8-13

11. Fletcher & the Snowflake Christmas
by: Julia Rawlinson
www.amazon.com/Fletcher-Snowflake-Christmas-Julia-Rawlinson/dp/0063039303/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1638487079&sr=8-1

12. Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas
by: Jane o'Connor & Robin Preiss Glasser 
www.amazon.com/Fancy-Nancy-Splendiferous-Jane-OConnor/dp/0062847260/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1638487111&sr=8-1

​13. The Night Before Christmas
by: Jan Brett
www.amazon.com/Night-Before-Christmas-Jan-Brett/dp/1984816829/ref=sr_1_9?crid=25Z9FRUUF7AB2&keywords=the+night+before+christmas+book&qid=1638487169&sprefix=the+night+before%2Caps%2C244&sr=8-9

14. Twinkly Twinkly Nativity
by: Usborne
p12697.myubam.com/p/9053/twinkly-twinkly-nativity


15. If Animals Celebrated Christmas
by: Ann Whitford Paul
www.amazon.com/Animals-Celebrated-Christmas-Whitford-Paul/dp/0374313083/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2WHA00H7W4K6W&keywords=if+animals+celebrated+christmas&qid=1638487238&sprefix=if+animals+cele%2Caps%2C263&sr=8-1
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16. Snowmen at Christmas
by: Caralyn Buehner & 

17. Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer 
by: Robert L. May 
www.amazon.com/Rudolph-Red-Nosed-Reindeer-Classic-Board/dp/1534400273/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1VXY9LGZPRD8J&keywords=rudolph+the+red+nose+reindeer+books&qid=1638502639&sprefix=Rudolph+%2Caps%2C230&sr=8-5

18. The Christmas Train
by: Thomas S. Monson
www.amazon.com/Christmas-Train-Monson-Thomas-S/dp/1609071824/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=the+christmas+train&qid=1638502670&sr=8-7

19. Merry Christmas, Little Elliott
by: Mike Curato 
www.amazon.com/Merry-Christmas-Little-Elliot-Curato/dp/1250185890/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1638502706&sr=8-1

20. The Nutcracker
by: JanBrett (*the Story Orchestra version is great too!) 
www.amazon.com/Jan-Bretts-Nutcracker-Brett-ebook/dp/B08TSX3HKH/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=the+nutcracker&qid=1638502759&sr=8-4
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21. Mortimer's Christmas Manger 
by: Karma Wilson
www.amazon.com/Mortimers-Christmas-Manger-Karma-Wilson/dp/1416950494/ref=sr_1_1?crid=IEEWTTUT5QS7&keywords=mortimer%27s+christmas+manger&qid=1638502821&sprefix=mortimer%27s%2Caps%2C227&sr=8-1

22. The Gift of the Animals
by: Carole Gerber
www.amazon.com/Gifts-Animals-Carole-Gerber/dp/1641701595/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+gift+of+the+animals&qid=1638504454&sr=8-1

23. The Little Drummer Boy
by: Ezra Jack Keats
www.amazon.com/Little-Drummer-Ezra-Jack-Keats/dp/0140567437/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2OZ95UFVJ1D3&keywords=the+little+drummer+boy+book&qid=1638509887&sprefix=the+little+drumer%2Caps%2C227&sr=8-2

24. God Gave us Christmas
by: Lisa Tawn Bergren & Cassandra Campbell 
www.amazon.com/God-Gave-Us-Christmas/dp/B088BZSJY4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=28TDPL8KJ8PNM&keywords=god+gave+us+christmas&qid=1638509956&sprefix=God+Gave+Us%2Caps%2C233&sr=8-1

25. The Legend of the Candy Cane
by: Lori Walburg & Richard Cowdrey
www.amazon.com/Legend-Candy-Cane-Newly-Illustrated/dp/0310730120/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+legend+of+the+candy+cane&qid=1638510009&s=audible&sr=1-1-catcorr