Top 10 (Plus) Christmas Books for Children

This isn't a scientific list by any stretch of the imagination. It's just my family's Top 10 (plus an extra) Christmas books. I hope some of them are yours too, but if I missed one of your family's favorites, please share it with all of us in the comments.

1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
2. The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore (and many different illustrators)
3. The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg 
4. Merry Christmas Mom and Dad by Mercer Mayer
5. The Mitten by Jan Brett
6. A Charlie Brown Christmas by Charles M. Schultz
7. The Littlest Christmas Tree by Janie Jasin
8. Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman
9. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Kristen L. Depken (Golden Books) or Rick Bunsen (Little Golden Books)
10. Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner and Mark Buehner 
11. Christmas Cricket by Eve Bunting and Timothy Bush

Find these...and other Christmas Classics...at Amazon.com. 

-Lisa Bakewell