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Christmas Books

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1

A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens

24,913 members

528 reviews

4.1

17 Members: hipdeep, aulsmith, auntieknickers, konallis, merrystar, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, rretzler, cej1027, al.vick, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb, MaureenONeill

2

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

9,128 members

164 reviews

½ 4.3

15 Members: hipdeep, dara85, raidergirl3, aulsmith, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, Dilara86, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, rretzler, cej1027, al.vick, ahef1963, annieleb

3

by Terry Pratchett

11,345 members

157 reviews

4.1

12 Members: hipdeep, thorold, auntieknickers, merrystar, blackdove07, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, Amsa1959, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, MaureenONeill

4

The Night Before Christmas

by Clement C. Moore

1,217 members

17 reviews

4.2

12 Members: hipdeep, aulsmith, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb, MaureenONeill

5

A Child's Christmas in Wales

by Dylan Thomas

1,895 members

50 reviews

4.1

11 Members: hipdeep, raidergirl3, aulsmith, auntieknickers, mkbird, merrystar, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, Amsa1959, ManWithAnAgenda

6

9,724 members

244 reviews

4.2

11 Members: auntieknickers, mkbird, merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, cej1027, al.vick, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb

7

The Polar Express

by Chris Van Allsburg

9,737 members

460 reviews

½ 4.3

10 Members: hipdeep, dara85, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, dvdwlkn, cej1027, al.vick, ahef1963, annieleb

8

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

by Barbara Robinson

7,107 members

111 reviews

4.2

10 Members: hipdeep, inge87, raidergirl3, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959, cej1027, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

9

by Raymond Briggs

2,574 members

63 reviews

4.2

11 Members: inge87, thorold, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

10

Letters From Father Christmas

by J. R. R. Tolkien

2,995 members

64 reviews

4.2

9 Members: aulsmith, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, Amsa1959, al.vick, ahef1963

11

The Dark Is Rising

by Susan Cooper

8,512 members

227 reviews

4.1

8 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, SylviaC, souloftherose, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

12

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

46,089 members

769 reviews

4.1

9 Members: thorold, auntieknickers, konallis, merrystar, dvdwlkn, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb, MaureenONeill

13

The Gift of the Magi

2,194 members

43 reviews

4

8 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, rretzler, al.vick, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

14

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

by E. T. A. Hoffmann

2,093 members

25 reviews

3.9

8 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, al.vick, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

15

The Box of Delights

by John Masefield

828 members

16 reviews

4

7 Members: inge87, auntieknickers, konallis, mkbird, merrystar, perennialreader, souloftherose

16

by Louisa May Alcott

26,661 members

402 reviews

4

8 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, dvdwlkn, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

17

Little House in the Big Woods

by Laura Ingalls Wilder

16,349 members

289 reviews

4.1

8 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

18

Frosty the Snow Man (A Little Golden Book)

by Annie North Bedford

1,371 members

9 reviews

4.1

7 Members: dara85, auntieknickers, merrystar, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, al.vick, ahef1963

19

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

by Barbara Shook Hazen

1,315 members

7 reviews

3.9

7 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, dvdwlkn, rretzler, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

20

A Charlie Brown Christmas

by Charles M. Schulz

1,453 members

14 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, Amsa1959, rretzler, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

21

The Little Match Girl

by Hans Christian Andersen

1,357 members

25 reviews

3.9

7 Members: auntieknickers, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, MaureenONeill

22

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

7,924 members

104 reviews

3.8

5 Members: inge87, thorold, konallis, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

23

Madeline's Christmas

by Ludwig Bemelmans

1,730 members

18 reviews

½ 3.7

7 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, dvdwlkn, al.vick, ahef1963, annieleb

24

Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas

by Russell Hoban

398 members

6 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: hipdeep, raidergirl3, auntieknickers, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

25

A Redbird Christmas

by Fannie Flagg

1,617 members

87 reviews

3.8

4 Members: dara85, KimarieBee, perennialreader, Amsa1959

26

Hercule Poirot's Christmas

by Agatha Christie

4,499 members

112 reviews

3.8

6 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959, ahef1963, MaureenONeill

27

Father Christmas

by Raymond Briggs

549 members

12 reviews

4.2

5 Members: auntieknickers, souloftherose, Dilara86, Amsa1959, MaureenONeill

28

Holidays on Ice: Stories

by David Sedaris

7,618 members

194 reviews

3.8

5 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, blackdove07, perennialreader, ManWithAnAgenda

29

The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror

by Christopher Moore

1,537 members

63 reviews

½ 3.7

6 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, perennialreader, Amsa1959, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb

30

Mog's Christmas

258 members

3 reviews

4.2

5 Members: auntieknickers, mkbird, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda, MaureenONeill

31

The Tailor of Gloucester

by Beatrix Potter

2,230 members

21 reviews

4.1

5 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, mkbird, Dilara86, ManWithAnAgenda

32

Skipping Christmas

by John Grisham

6,609 members

155 reviews

½ 3.3

5 Members: dara85, auntieknickers, perennialreader, Amsa1959, ahef1963

33

A Pussycat's Christmas

by Margaret Wise Brown

488 members

7 reviews

4.2

4 Members: auntieknickers, mkbird, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

34

The Story of Holly and Ivy

by Rumer Godden

1,339 members

20 reviews

½ 4.4

4 Members: dara85, perennialreader, dvdwlkn, ManWithAnAgenda

35

The Thirteen Days of Christmas

by Jenny Overton

91 members

3 reviews

½ 4.4

4 Members: patchygirl, auntieknickers, konallis, perennialreader

36

The Christmas Box

by Richard Paul Evans

2,491 members

44 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: dara85, merrystar, perennialreader, ahef1963, lisacmiller

37

A Christmas Memory

by Truman Capote

1,032 members

42 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, perennialreader, Amsa1959, ManWithAnAgenda

38

Stranger in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy

by Carl R. Sams

1,823 members

72 reviews

4.1

5 Members: hipdeep, dvdwlkn, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb

39

Mystery in White: A Christmas Crime Story

by J. Jefferson Farjeon

566 members

37 reviews

½ 3.3

4 Members: inge87, mkbird, merrystar, souloftherose

40

The Night Before Christmas [Jan Brett]

2,278 members

28 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, dvdwlkn, lisacmiller, annieleb

41

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

by Susan Wojciechowski

2,143 members

27 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: inge87, auntieknickers, dvdwlkn

42

Santa's Toy Shop

643 members

3 reviews

3.9

3 Members: dara85, dvdwlkn, lisacmiller

43

Let it Snow: Three Holiday Romances

3,604 members

129 reviews

3.8

3 Members: raidergirl3, SylviaC, annieleb

44

The Legend of the Poinsettia

by Tomie dePaola

1,772 members

31 reviews

4

4 Members: inge87, auntieknickers, perennialreader, dvdwlkn

45

The Cat That Climbed the Christmas Tree

by Susanne Santoro Whayne

224 members

½ 3.7

4 Members: dvdwlkn, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb

46

Babar and Father Christmas

by Jean de Brunhoff

690 members

10 reviews

4.1

5 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, al.vick

47

The Jolly Christmas Postman

by Janet Ahlberg

1,078 members

13 reviews

½ 4.4

4 Members: inge87, auntieknickers, perennialreader, ahef1963

48

The Birds' Christmas Carol

by Kate Douglas Wiggin

940 members

24 reviews

3.9

4 Members: dara85, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader

49

by Louise Penny

4,039 members

227 reviews

3.9

3 Members: thorold, perennialreader, MaureenONeill

50

Miracle and Other Christmas Stories

by Connie Willis

713 members

28 reviews

3.9

3 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader

51

The Night Before Christmas (Mary Engelbreit)

by Clement C. Moore

951 members

14 reviews

4.2

3 Members: auntieknickers, rretzler, al.vick

52

The Little Drummer Boy [Keats]

by Katherine K. Davis

1,104 members

22 reviews

4.1

4 Members: auntieknickers, perennialreader, ahef1963, annieleb

53

The Christmas Tree

by Julie Salamon

317 members

11 reviews

4.2

3 Members: dara85, mkbird, perennialreader

54

The Mouse and His Child

by Russell Hoban

1,059 members

30 reviews

4.2

2 Members: konallis, ManWithAnAgenda

55

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

by L. Frank Baum

1,255 members

39 reviews

3.9

3 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, ManWithAnAgenda

56

Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

by Robert Barry

1,189 members

17 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: auntieknickers, mkbird, merrystar

57

Winter Solstice

by Rosamunde Pilcher

2,268 members

66 reviews

4

3 Members: merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959

58

by Charlotte MacLeod

484 members

16 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, SylviaC

59

The Christmas Train

by David Baldacci

2,635 members

93 reviews

½ 3.3

3 Members: dara85, SylviaC, perennialreader

60

Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories

by L. M. Montgomery

490 members

16 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: raidergirl3, auntieknickers, merrystar

61

Bear Stays Up for Christmas

by Karma Wilson

2,637 members

26 reviews

4.2

3 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda

62

by Michael Brown

653 members

8 reviews

3.8

3 Members: merrystar, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

63

Merry Christmas, Curious George

by Catherine Hapka

1,363 members

7 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: perennialreader, rretzler, al.vick

64

The Santa Klaus Murder

by Mavis Doriel Hay

382 members

31 reviews

½ 3.4

3 Members: inge87, merrystar, souloftherose

65

Merry Christmas, Splat

822 members

10 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: mkbird, merrystar, al.vick

66

Auggie Wren's Christmas Story

342 members

16 reviews

3.8

2 Members: auntieknickers, blackdove07

67

The Gift of the Magi

285 members

15 reviews

4.2

3 Members: perennialreader, dvdwlkn, ManWithAnAgenda

68

Santa's Surprise Book (Whitman BIG Tell-a-Tale #2448)

by Joan Potter Elwart

161 members

3.8

2 Members: al.vick, lisacmiller

69

The Cat Who Came for Christmas

by Cleveland Amory

1,363 members

31 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: perennialreader, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

70

by Richard Paul Evans

608 members

14 reviews

3.8

2 Members: dara85, lisacmiller

71

Christmas in Noisy Village

by Astrid Lindgren

489 members

10 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, Amsa1959

72

A Christmas Story: The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film

by Jean Shepherd

586 members

38 reviews

4.1

3 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, perennialreader

73

Miracle on 34th Street

by Valentine Davies

981 members

18 reviews

3.8

3 Members: merrystar, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

74

The Christmas Wish

by Richard Siddoway

123 members

7 reviews

4.1

2 Members: dara85, perennialreader

75

The Wild Christmas Reindeer

2,498 members

32 reviews

4

3 Members: perennialreader, dvdwlkn, al.vick

76

Olive, the Other Reindeer

by J. Otto Seibold

2,344 members

27 reviews

4

3 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, al.vick

77

Cranberry Christmas

by Wende Devlin

419 members

4 reviews

4

3 Members: merrystar, dvdwlkn, ManWithAnAgenda

78

The Littlest Angel

by Charles Tazewell

1,732 members

19 reviews

4

3 Members: perennialreader, dvdwlkn, ahef1963

79

Walt Disney Productions' Mickey's Christmas Carol (A Little Golden Book)

by Walt Disney Productions

475 members

1 review

½ 3.7

3 Members: dvdwlkn, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

80

The Christmas Day Kitten

by James Herriot

889 members

5 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: perennialreader, dvdwlkn, ahef1963

81

The Rose & the Ring

by William Makepeace Thackeray

430 members

9 reviews

½ 3.5

2 Members: thorold, ManWithAnAgenda

82

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

2,013 members

193 reviews

3.9

2 Members: raidergirl3, annieleb

83

If You Take a Mouse to the Movies

by Laura Numeroff

5,551 members

55 reviews

3.9

3 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, dvdwlkn

84

The Cricket on the Hearth

by Charles Dickens

895 members

43 reviews

½ 3.4

2 Members: thorold, ManWithAnAgenda

85

Christmas in the Big Woods

by Laura Ingalls Wilder

1,035 members

9 reviews

4.2

3 Members: merrystar, perennialreader, dvdwlkn

86

Carl's Christmas

by Alexandra Day

723 members

12 reviews

4

2 Members: perennialreader, lisacmiller

87

Politically Correct Holiday Stories

by James Finn Garner

1,006 members

12 reviews

3.2

2 Members: al.vick, annieleb

88

When Santa Fell To Earth

by Cornelia Funke

620 members

11 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: mkbird, dvdwlkn

89

Christmas in Camelot

by Mary Pope Osborne

3,192 members

16 reviews

3.9

2 Members: hipdeep, merrystar

90

The Biggest Christmas Tree Ever

by Steven Kroll

1,302 members

4 reviews

½ 3.3

2 Members: mkbird, merrystar

91

Merry Christmas Mom and Dad

by Mercer Mayer

1,548 members

9 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ahef1963, annieleb

92

Dave Cooks the Turkey

by Stuart McLean

37 members

4.2

Member: raidergirl3

93

The Christmas Book

27 members

½ 4.5

Member: patchygirl

94

Christmas Bower

by Polly Redford

23 members

1 review

4.1

Member: mkbird

95

Father Christmas' ABC

by F. Warne & Co

3 members

Member: Edward

96

The Haunted Tea-Cosy: A Dispirited and Distasteful Diversion for Christmas

by Edward Gorey

656 members

14 reviews

4

2 Members: merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda

97

Wolfsbane and Mistletoe

by Charlaine Harris

935 members

38 reviews

½ 3.5

2 Members: al.vick, MaureenONeill

98

One Wintry Night

by Ruth Bell Graham

1,169 members

3 reviews

4.1

2 Members: dvdwlkn, lisacmiller

99

Russell's Christmas Magic

338 members

4 reviews

3.8

2 Members: mkbird, al.vick

100

The Very First Christmas

by Paul L. Maier

723 members

5 reviews

½ 4.7

2 Members: dvdwlkn, cej1027

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