The Best Christmas Books For Children is a carefully curated list of festive books selected by the My Book Corner team.
- Create a Christmas book advent calendar by wrapping up 24 wonderful Christmas books,
- gift a special book on Christmas Eve, or
- tuck one or two into a stocking.
Here’s some inspiration for you…
Eve Nairn-Magnante interview – author of Santa Steals Christmas!
Back during Christmas 2015, what began as a ‘what if’ conversation quickly turned into a story Eve created when she ...
Three Festive Picture Books
’tis the season when bedtime stories get very Christmassy so it’s always great to have some new picture books in ...
Santa Steals Christmas! by Eve Nairn-Magnante & Nicholas Child
Santa has had a busy night delivering presents to children across the world. He’s about to have a well-earned rest ...
Christmas with Patricia Cleveland-Peck
Christmas has come early to My Book Corner with a wonderful guest post by Patricia Cleveland-Peck, author of the laugh-out-loud ...
Ten Little Penguins by Mike Brownlow & Simon Rickerty
Ten little penguins live happily in the ice, but one day their granny gets sick so they all go out to find a ...
I Definitely Don’t Like Winter by Fiona Barker & Christine Pym
Hank loves summer. Hoog loves winter. When autumn arrives and the leaves begin to fall, they both know that the ...
The Big Christmas Bake by Fiona Barker & Pippa Curnick
Magical things happen in the kitchen when it’s time to make a cake for the Twelfth Night. With Christmas Day ...
The Silent Stars Go By by Sally Nicholls
Sally Nicholl’s Young Adult novel, The Silent Stars Go By, will whisk you away from the present day to the ...
The Midnight Guardians by Ross Montgomery
The Midnight Guardians hooked me in from the very beginning and kept me up way past my bedtime as I ...
Where Snow Angels Go by Maggie O’Farrell & Daniela Jagalenka Terrazzini
A longer than normal picture book, this fabulous creation from Maggie O’Farrell & Daniela Jagalenka Terrazzini is a magical tale ...
Santa Post by Emma Yarlett
Santa Post from Emma Yarlett is adorable!! Full of Christmas cheer, fabulous dollops of humour and of course, those letters! ...
A Thing Called Snow by Yuval Zommer
The marvellous Yuval Zommer is back- with a gorgeous, sumptuous picture book celebrating the wonder of snow. “Fox and Hare ...
The Twelve Days of Christmas: Grandma is Overly Generous by Alex T Smith
The Twelve Days of Christmas has been given the Alex T Smith treatment, and it’s brilliantly bonkers… as you might ...
Snow Ghost by Tony Mitton & Diana Mayo
Snow Ghost from Tony Mitton and Diana Mayo is an utterly charming picture book, exquisitely told with the most sumptuous ...
Tinsel: The Girls Who Invented Christmas by Sibéal Pounder
Hmmm, what if we HAVE got the story of Father Christmas completely and utterly wrong. What if… Mrs Claus had ...
Bauble, Me and the Family Tree by Jenny Moore
When Noel finds out from his uber-clever and utterly annoying seven year-old little sister, Bauble, that his mum was seen ...
How Winston Delivered Christmas – Alex T. Smith
This is a glorious book. Beautifully produced, written and illustrated it makes for a gorgeous advent gift or, how about ...
Santa’s High-Tech Christmas by Mike Dumbleton & Angela Perrini
Santa’s High-Tech Christmas is a Christmas story with a twist! Poor old Santa is having a tough time keeping up ...
Little Robin Red Vest by Jan Fearnley
It’s been 20 years since Jan Fearnley’s Little Robin Red Vest appeared, and now it’s been re-released by publishers Nosy ...
The Christmas Extravaganza Hotel by Tracey Corderoy & Tony Neal
We were really lucky and saw Tracey Corderoy at an event sharing ‘The Christmas Extravaganza Hotel’ with the audience. My ...
The Tree That’s Meant To Be by Yuval Zommer
When I heard that Yuval Zommer had created a Christmas delight I knew I had to read it! Already a ...
Decked Out For Christmas – Ethan Long
A gorgeous, Christmas themed picture book for very little listeners. Presented as a beautiful board book, Decked Out For Christmas! ...
A Very Corgi Christmas – Sam Hay & Loretta Schauer
A Very Corgi Christmas, from Sam Hay and Loretta Schauer, is a fun adventure, set in the Royal Palace. As the Palace bustles ...
How To Ride a Polar Bear – Caryl Hart & Ed Eaves
The Albie books by Caryl Hart and Ed Eaves are always packed full of fun and bold, beautiful illustrations. This ...
Jingle Spells – James Brown
Trixie, the star of James Brown’s new picture book Jingle Spells, is no ordinary witch. While all the other witches ...
The Clockwork Crow
A novel filled with atmosphere and charm, Fisher's The Clockwork Crow will leave you spellbound. A charming middle-grade novel, perfect for ...
One Christmas Wish
Katherine Rundell (The Wolf Wilder, Rooftoppers) and Emily Sutton’s (Lots) One Christmas Wish is heart thumpingly beautiful, tender and uplifting. It ...
Red And Lulu
Red And Lulu is a jaw-dropping beautiful picture book. It truly is. Matt Tavares has carefully created a Christmas picture ...
The Accidental Father Christmas
It’s another fabulously funny caper from Tom McLaughlin, thanks to his Accidental series. The Accidental Father Christmas is a great novel ...
Ten Little Elves
Ten Little Elves, from the team that created Ten Little Monsters, is a thoroughly enjoyable festive treat for little listeners. The reindeer ...
Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: Jingle Bells!
WARNING: AN ELVES ONLY PICTURE BOOK REVIEW Let’s talk about stocking fillers. I’m always a bit flummoxed when online stocking ...
The Princess and the Christmas Rescue
The Princess and the Christmas Rescue by Caryl Hart and Sarah Warburton is a clever and engaging rhyming adventure with ...
The Twelve Dogs of Christmas
The Twelve Days of Christmas from Alison Ritchie and Marisa Morea is joyful dog-themed Christmas fun in a neat picture ...
Penguin Problems
I’ve been in a terrible temper these last few weeks. Angrily stirring my brandy sodden Christmas cake mix, irritably stringing ...
Oliver Elephant
Oliver Elephant is a delightful rhyming Christmas read from writer Lou Peacock and illustrator Helen Stephens. The story is set ...
Pick A Pine Tree
The 1st of December can’t come quick enough for me. Each year. As soon as we are in to December, ...
A Kitten Called Holly
I’m not sure why, but there’s something special about stories featuring animals at Christmas time. Is it because they remind ...
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow launches with a dim, dark start. Poor Morrigan has been labelled as a cursed child ...
I’ll Be Home For Christmas
I’ll Be Home for Christmas is an exciting YA anthology featuring no less than 14 top UK writers. Each author ...
Santa Claude
Santa Claude is the latest instalment in the Claude series from the uber talented Alex T Smith. Claude is back, ...
The Queen’s Present
Steve Antony is back with his third Queen themed picture book, the follow-up to The Queen’s Handbag and The Queen’s ...
A Dot In The Snow
A Dot In The Snow is the heart thumping beautiful picture book from Corrinne Averiss and Fiona Woodcock. Miki doesn’t ...
Lily and The Christmas Wish
Lily and The Christmas Wish is a gorgeous novel, from Keris Stanton. Perfect for newly independent chapter book readers, it ...
A Boy Called Christmas
A Boy Called Christmas, written by Matt Haigh and illustrated by Chris Mould, is a fabulous chapter book – an ...
Pugs of the Frozen North
Pugs of the Frozen North is the latest collaboration between the energetic co authors Philip Reeveand Sarah McIntyre. Their illustrated ...
Zoe and Beans: Zoe’s Christmas List
The illustrations are gorgeous, the story well developed … and Zoe and Beans? Just cute! My Book Corner really enjoyed Zoe ...
The Christmas Eve Ghost
The reputation of Shirley Hughes as a creator of exquisitely illustrated picture books, combined with the ability to tell a ...
Elf on the Shelf Ideas – Day 4
The Elf on the Shelf has arrived in Australia, and My Book Corner has been keeping her incredibly busy. Day One ...
Elf on the Shelf Ideas – Day 3
The Elf on the Shelf has arrived in Australia. My Book Corner kindly introduced her to some fabulous picture books and Aussie ...
Elf on the Shelf Ideas – Day 2
The Elf on the Shelf has arrived in Australia! On Friday My Book Corner helped her to get acquainted with ...
Elf on the Shelf Ideas – Day 1
The Elf on the Shelf is going global. November 2012 saw the cheeky character’s official arrival in Australia. Woohoo!! We couldn’t let ...
The Elf on the Shelf
The Elf on the Shelf is soooo much fun! Compare online prices by checking out our guide at the top ...
Katie’s London Christmas
A magical Christmas adventure brimming with James Mayhew’s stunning illustrations. Katie’s London Christmas is a beautifully told picture book, just ...
Alfie’s Christmas
You really can’t go far wrong with a picture book from Shirley Hughes especially when it’s one that involves Alfie. Alfie’s ...
The Empty Stocking
A detailed narrative, with a heart warming ending, and delightful illustrations, The Empty Stocking is a wonderful treat in the ...
The Smallest Gift of Christmas
The Smallest Gift of Christmas is a delightfully cute picture book from the talented hands of Peter H Reynolds (Sky ...
Penguin and Pinecone
This little penguin is the cute and incredibly endearing character of Salina Yoon’s picture book Penguin and Pinecone. Penguin and ...
Santa’s Secret
Santa’s Secret from Mike Dumbleton is a humorous rhyming tale, with a delicious Aussie twist. Christmas Eve is, of course, ...
The Night Before Christmas
‘Twas the night before Christmas …’ … and so begins the evocative, atmospheric poem so many are now familiar with ...
Librarian’s Night Before Christmas
With a plethora of literary references embedded in the rhyming narrative, Librarian’s Night Before Christmas is a picture book made ...
The Polar Express
The Polar Express is a beautiful picture book which was created in 1985. It has since been turned in to ...
Father Christmas
Utilizing a fun, comic strip style narrative Raymond Brigg’s classic picture book, Father Christmas, is one that we reach for ...
Olivia Helps With Christmas
We’ve chosen Olivia Helps with Christmas for My Book Corner due to it’s ability to single handedly capture that intense ...
Christmas Eve at the Mellops’
Christmas Eve at the Mellops’ is full of nostalgic Christmas tones and good cheer, with a firm nod to the ...
Queen Victoria’s Christmas
Jackie French and Bruce Whatley make a formidable (award winning) duo when it comes to children’s picture books. These two, ...
Santa’s Suit
Fun and quick witted Davide Cali’s Santa’s Suit is an entertaining read for Christmas. It’s Christmas Eve. Santa starts looking ...
Dream Snow
Oh wow! Dream Snow has got to be one of my favourite Christmas themed books … ever. Soft, gentle and with ...
Just Right
A cute picture book with a subtle Christmassy feel – think snow, lots of soft red, generosity and a great ...
True Blue Santa
Pictures of snow and robins at Christmas in Australia are just too topsy turvy for me, to rectify it True ...
Author Interview: Carol Aebersold
The Elf on the Shelf is a quirky Christmas activity that is fast becoming a tradition in many households – ...
An Aussie Night Before Christmas
An Aussie Night Before Christmas is a twist on the classic ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. Yvonne Morrison sticks to ...
You Make Me Smile
Beautifully evocative of a snowy winter, You Make Me Smile from Layn Marlow is perfect for those who celebrate Christmas ...
Olive, The Other Reindeer
Olive is a dog. A dog. But, as so often happens to the best of us … she mishears the ...
When It Snows
Collingridge’s award winning When It Snows has been released in paperback, and My Book Corner has fallen in love. When ...
A Christmas Carol: BabyLit Colours Primer
How often do you come across board books which are stylish, über cool, and just a whole lot of fun? ...
I Love Christmas
Wonderfully told, with just one sentence on each page I Love Christmas is beautiful picture book which will suit little ...
Dear Santa
A simple yet effective method of reviving a fondly remembered classic - perfect for Christmas! ...
Aliens Love Panta Claus
The joyful rhyming, festive illustrations and humour all combine to produce a beautiful, light hearted Christmas tale ...
Feel free to share your own favourites in the comments section below.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS from My Book Corner and we hope that you all have a fantastic New Year!
