{Each day of Advent and Christmas Day.}
The Jesse Tree by McCaughrean
Lucy's Christmas by Hall
The Donkey's Dream by Berger
Mr Willowby's Christmas Tree by Barry
The Last Straw by Thury
The Story of Holly and Ivy by Godden
Room for a Little One by Waddell & Cockcroft
The Little Drummer Boy by Keats
The Message of the Birds by Westerlund
Gifts of the Heart by Polacco
Cranberry Christmas by Devlin
A Dozen Silk Diapers by Kajpust
The Carpenter's Gift: A Christmas Tale about the Rockefeller Center Tree by Rubel
Dream Snow by Carle
The Nutcracker by Hoffman
Song of the Stars by Lloyd-Jones
The Crippled Lamb by Lucado
Humphrey's First Christmas by Heyer
The Little Fir Tree by Wise Brown
An Orange for Frankie by Polacco
Daddy Christmas and Hanukkah Mama by Alko
The Night Tree by Bunting
The Legend of the Candy Cane by Walburg {and DVD}
The Friendly Beasts by dePaola
Christmas Day in the Morning by Buck
{Christmas Around the World ... with our Good Morning Girls Kids Study}
Christmas Wombat by French (Australia)
The Twelve Days of Christmas illustrated by Isadora (Africa)
The Night Before Christmas illustrated by Isadora (Africa)
What's Cooking, Jamela? by Daly (Africa)
The Wee Christmas Cabin by Hodges (Ireland)
The Christmas Wish by Evert (Norway)
Christmas from Heaven: The True Story of the Berlin Candy Bomber by Brokaw (Germany)
The Story of the Snow Children by Von Olfers (Germany)
The Legend of Old Belfana by dePaola (Italy)
Christmas in Noisy Village by Lindgren (Sweden)
Carl the Christmas Carp by Krykorka (Austria)
Nine Days to Christmas: A Story of Mexico by Ets & Labastida (Mexico)
Too Many Tamales by Soto (Mexico)
The Legend of the Poinsettia by dePaola (Mexico)
The Miracle of the First Poinsettia: A Mexican Christmas Story by Oppenheim (Mexico)
Babushka by Horn (Russia)
Yoon and the Christmas Mitten by Recorvits (China)
Tree of Cranes by Say (Japan)
To honor St Nicholas ...
A Baker's Dozen: A St Nicholas Tale by Shepard
'Twas the Night Before Christmas: Or Account of a Visit from St Nicholas by Moore
To honor St Lucy ...
Lucia, Saint of Light by Hyde
Lucia Morning in Sweden by Rydåker
To honor the Epiphany ...
The Story of the Three Wise Kings by dePaola
The Twelve Days of Christmas by Brett
The Fourth Wise Man by Summers
{I'm partial to dePaola ... these are heirloom books that we read and reread every year.}
Joy to the World
Strega Nona's Gift
Jingle the Christmas Clown
Country Angel Christmas
The First Christmas
The Birds of Bethlehem