Christmas stories for children

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The First Christmas

A long time ago, in a country far away, a star shone in the night sky and a baby boy was born . . .

The First Christmas perfectly captures…

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Pink Santa

Tanya Hennessy

A jolly and inclusive celebration of the Christmas season, from bestselling children's author Tanya Hennessy!

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My First Christmas Cook Book

David Atherton

Get into the festive spirit with this beautiful and imaginative cook book by the winner of The Great British Bake Off.

Learn how to make delicious gifts, perfect party food…

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Here Comes a Merry Christmas

Peter Dasent

A heart-warming seasonal tale for kids and their families to share, based on the popular Justine Clarke song.

There's a feeling in the air, We've been waiting all the year.

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Alice-Miranda at Christmas

Jacqueline Harvey

Join Alice-Miranda in a delightful Christmas adventure.

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Santa’s Trip: The Fold-Out Book That Takes You On A Journey

Mia Cassany

This fold-out rhyming story book transforms into a mat, allowing you and your child to discover what goes on during the most magical night of the year!

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Stepfather Christmas

L.D. Lapinski

He's got a big white beard , he looks after a team of reindeer and Christmassy things just keep happening whenever he's around . . . What if he really…

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Grand Jete and Me

Allegra Kent

This Christmas, join a young girl and her grandmother as they embark on a holiday adventure to see The Nutcracker together! Her grandmother, known as Grand Jete, was once a…

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The Boy Who Slept Through Christmas

Matt Lucas, Forest Burdett (illus.)

Home Alone meets A Christmas Carol in a hilarious adventure with a big dollop of festive magic.

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Peter Rabbit Tales: The Christmas Star

Beatrix Potter

A brand new seasonal title in the Peter Rabbit Tales series that every generation of Beatrix Potter fans will love.

A brand new seasonal title in the Peter Rabbit Tales…

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Busy Christmas

Campbell Books

A first novelty book about Christmas, with push, pull and slide mechanisms.

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A Shirley Hughes Christmas

Shirley Hughes

Share the magic of Christmas with a special treasury of three festive stories from Shirley Hughes.

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Twas the Night Before Christmas: Wind and Play!

Clement C. Moore

Bring the magic of music into your home with this interactive book, which features a wind-up mechanism that sounds just like a musical jewellery box.

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Sing Along With Me! We Wish You a Merry Christmas

A fun series of bright, slider board books featuring perennially popular nursery rhymes bursts with energy and cheering illustrations.

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Christmas Tree

Eric Carle

Have fun with The Very Hungry Caterpillar this Christmas in this magical new adventure - with a chunky flaps to explore and a festive pop on the final page.

With…

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Bin Chicken and the Christmas Turkey

Jol Temple

Bah humbug! The city is buzzing, shoppers run this way and that, there’s carols and lights and a Santa Claus hat! But if a bird is clever … if a…

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What Do You Do to Celebrate?

Ashleigh Barton

A glorious new picture book from the bestselling creators of What Do You Call Your Grandpa? and What Do You Call Your Grandma?

In every corner of the globe, as…

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The Twelve Cats of Christmas

Feather Flores

An adaptation of the classic Twelve Days of Christmas that follows a multitude of cats enjoying the holiday by chasing ribbons, shredding paper, and climbing the Christmas tree with chaotic…

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Green is for Christmas

Drew Daywalt

The crayons are back in this funny, festive book from the creators of the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home!

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Where’s Santa Claus?

Five beautifully illustrated spreads show a series of friendly Christmas characters hiding behind bright felt flaps.

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The Nutcracker: Wind and Play!

Lily McArdle

Bring the magic of music into your home with this interactive book, which features a wind-up mechanism that sounds just like a musical jewellery box.

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Bluey: 12 Days of Christmas

Bluey

Based on the hit ABC KIDS TV show!

Join Bluey and count down the 12 days of Christmas. A gorgeous tabbed board book for kids of all ages.

Bluey is…

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Bluey: Christmas Swim

Bluey

Based on the hit ABC KIDS TV show!

It’s Christmas Day and it’s the perfect weather for a family swim! Bartlebee is Bluey’s new toy - how will he cope…

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Peekaboo Santa

Camilla Reid

A new Christmas title in the hit novelty series with multiple sliders!

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Think Like an Elf

Lauren Child

Join the one and only Clarice Bean and ‘Think Like an Elf’ in this irresistible and spectacularly sparkling Christmas story from the inimitable Lauren Child.

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Jan Brett’s The Nutcracker

Jan Brett

Set in wintry Russia, this classic Christmas fantasy features young Marie experiencing the magic of toys and animals and the Snow Princess coming to life.

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A Christmas Carol: V&A Collector’s Edition

Charles Dickens

Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, miserable, bitter old man with no friends. One cold Christmas Eve, three ghosts take him on a scary journey to show him the error of…

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An Aussie Christmas Gum Tree

Jackie Hosking (Author)

Join Possum and his bush friends in this rhyming read-aloud story, perfect to share for an Aussie Christmas.

From his lofty watch post, Possum is drawn to the sight of…

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It’s Christmas Everywhere, Celebrations from Around the World

Hannah Barnaby

A global celebration of Christmas, this unique tree-shaped carousel-format novelty board book can be opened and folded back to create a free-standing Christmas tree using its integrated magnetic closure

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Fire Truck Santa

Nic McPickle

At Christmastime all over Australia - from the bush to the ‘burbs - Santa arrives on the back of the fire truck! This boisterous picture book celebrates a much-loved Aussie…

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Another Book About Santa.

LAURA BUNTING

It’s Christmas time, and all everyone wants to read is another book about Santa, right when he is at his busiest. Santa is overworked and has had enough! But can…

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Tiny Reindeer

Chris Naylor-Ballesteros

When Tiny Reindeer, who is too small to pull Santa’s sleigh, discovers a letter that could change everything, he must decide whether or not he is ready to take a…

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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

Usborne

A gift edition of the traditional and much-loved Christmas poem with a sound panel to play Christmas music and sounds.

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How Winston Came Home for Christmas

Alex T. Smith

Join Winston the mouse on his second adventure in this heartwarming tale of bravery, kindness and unlikely friendships. This gorgeous book is the perfect Christmas present for any child, to…

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Cat Family Christmas

Lucy Brownridge

Cat Family Christmas is a charming advent book with lift-up flaps for readers explore as they look around the home of the Cat family as they prepare for the the…

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Zola and the Christmas Lights

Melina Marchetta

Celebrate the wonder of Christmas in this heartwarming picture book from the bestselling and award-winning author of Looking for Alibrandi, Melina Marchetta, together with talented and joyous illustrator Deb Hudson.

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First Festivals: Christmas

Ladybird

Discover the celebration of Christmas with this bright, interactive lift-the-flap book. Lift the flaps to reveal the Christmas tree, greet the carol singers and open presents!

Featuring simple text, gorgeous…

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The Christmas Songbook

Amy Adele

Sing along with 8 festive tunes as you join in the Mouse Family's preparations for a magical day.

Simply press the page to hear the songs in this interactive sound…

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Jim’s Spectacular Christmas

Emma Thompson

A new festive adventure from two best-loved creators.

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Stories for Christmas

Bernadette Watts

Eight heartwarming classic tales for the Christmas season—illustrated by Bernadette Watts--in one beautiful volume.

A beautiful Christmas collection that includes The Smallest Snowflake, The Little Drummer Boy, Shoemaker Martin, The…

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Countdown to Christmas

James Maclaine,Abigail Wheatley,Abigail Wheatley

Channel children’s excitement with a festive activity for every day in December.

Packed
with simple craft and cooking activities with a Christmassy theme, using
things you’ll easily find to hand…

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Father Christmas and the Three Bears

Lou Peacock

A fun and festive Christmas fairy-tale adventure. It’s Christmas Eve and Father Christmas has fallen asleep at the Three Bears’ cottage but NOTHING will wake him. all before the children…

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The Christmas Pine

Julia Donaldson

This is a book to share and treasure for generations.

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Peekaboo Christmas

Eric Carle

Ring in the holidays with festive search-and-find fun in this Christmas tree-shaped board book perfect for fans of The Very Hungry Caterpillar!

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Plume: Christmas Elf

Tania McCartney

The fourth title in Tania McCartney's fantastical travel series that is the perfect Christmas gift for children aged 4 to 7 years.

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Construction Site: Merry and Bright: A Christmas Lift-the-Flap Book

AG Ford

Celebrate the holidays with the construction crew from the bestselling Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site series!

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That’s not my Christmas Fairy…

Fiona Watt

Babies love the best-selling That’s not my… books with their bold illustrations, patches to stroke, and a mouse to spot on every page, all designed to develop sensory and language…

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Kid Christmas: of the Claus Brothers Toy Shop

David Litchfield

Nicky Claus works with his three uncles in a magic toyshop. When he notices a child who cant afford a toy, he has an amazing idea and - with the…

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Christmas stories for children

The First Christmas

Pink Santa

My First Christmas Cook Book

Here Comes a Merry Christmas

Alice-Miranda at Christmas

Santa’s Trip: The Fold-Out Book That Takes You On A Journey

Stepfather Christmas

Grand Jete and Me

The Boy Who Slept Through Christmas

Peter Rabbit Tales: The Christmas Star

Busy Christmas

A Shirley Hughes Christmas

Twas the Night Before Christmas: Wind and Play!

Sing Along With Me! We Wish You a Merry Christmas

The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Christmas Tree

Bin Chicken and the Christmas Turkey

What Do You Do to Celebrate?

The Twelve Cats of Christmas

Green is for Christmas

Where’s Santa Claus?

The Nutcracker: Wind and Play!

Bluey: 12 Days of Christmas

Bluey: Christmas Swim

Peekaboo Santa

Think Like an Elf

Jan Brett’s The Nutcracker

A Christmas Carol: V&A Collector’s Edition

An Aussie Christmas Gum Tree

It’s Christmas Everywhere, Celebrations from Around the World

Fire Truck Santa

Another Book About Santa.

Tiny Reindeer

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

How Winston Came Home for Christmas

Cat Family Christmas

Zola and the Christmas Lights

First Festivals: Christmas

The Christmas Songbook

Jim’s Spectacular Christmas

Stories for Christmas

Countdown to Christmas

Father Christmas and the Three Bears

The Christmas Pine

The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Peekaboo Christmas

Plume: Christmas Elf

Construction Site: Merry and Bright: A Christmas Lift-the-Flap Book

That’s not my Christmas Fairy…

Kid Christmas: of the Claus Brothers Toy Shop