Here are more picture books for the Christmas season and the New Year. See 4 Board Books for Christmas Reading for additional selections.
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1. Jayylen’s Christmas Wish
Lavaille Lavette | David Wilkerson | Golden Books | September 12, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
2. Lullaby for the King
Nikki Grimes | Michelle Carlos | Beaming Books | October 10, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
3. Santa’s Gotta Go!
Derrick Barnes | Courtney Lovet | Nancy Paulsen Books | October 10, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
4. The Magical Snowflake
Bernette Ford | Erin Robinson | Boxer Books | October 17, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
5. Twelve Dinging Doorbells
Tameka Fryer Brown | Ebony Glenn | Kokila | 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop
6. The Truth About Mrs. Claus
Meena Harris | Keisha Morris | Little, Brown BYR | 2022| Amazon | Bookshop
7. Every Other Christmas
Katie Otey | SJ Winkler | Sky Pony | September 20, 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop
8. The Christmas Princess
Mariah Carey | Michaela Angela Davis | Fuuji Takashi | Henry Holt BYR | 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop
9. Christmas Elves Being Themselves
Yolanda T Marshall | Daria Lavrova | Chalkboard Publishing | 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop
10. Brown Baby Jesus: A Picture Book
Dorena Williamson | Ronique Ellis | WaterBrook | 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop
11. Charlotte and the Nutcracker: The True Story of a Girl Who Made Ballet History
Charlotte Nebres | Alea Marley | Random House BYR | 2021 | Amazon | Bookshop
12. Santa in the City
Tiffany D. Jackson | Reggie Brown | Dial Books | 2021 | Amazon | Bookshop
13. Carla and the Christmas Cornbread
Carla Hall | Chelsea Harris | Denene Millner /S & S BYR | 2021 | Amazon | Bookshop
14. The Real Santa
Nancy Redd | Charnelle Pinkney Barlow | Random House BYR | 2021 | Amazon | Bookshop
15. The Square Root of Possible: A Jingle Jangle Story
Lyn Sisson-Talbert | David E. Talbert | Razorbill | December 1, 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop
16. I Got the Christmas Spirit
Connie Schofield-Morrison | Frank Morrison | Bloomsbury | 2018 | Amazon | Bookshop
17. Grandma’s Gift
Eric Velasquez | Bloomsbury Children’s Books | 2013 | Amazon | Bookshop
18. Who Built the Stable?: A Nativity Poem
Ashley Bryan | Atheneum BYR | 2012 | Amazon | Bookshop
19. Black-Eyed Peas and Hoghead Cheese: A Story of Food, Family, and Freedom
Glenda Armand | Steffi Walthall | Crown BYR | 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop
20. Shanté Keys and the New Year’s Peas
Gail Piernas-Davenport | Marion Eldridge | Albert Whitman & Company | 2007 | Amazon | Bookshop
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