Tis the season for stories about Santa, wishes, food, family, and festive celebrations. Mrs. Claus even has her own story in Meena Harris’ The Truth About Mrs. Claus. Read about Christmases across cultures, and find delicious recipes by Joy Howard in The Disney Christmas Cookbook.
Merry Christmas and Happy Reading!
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1. Christmas with My Caribbean Grandma
Sandra Campbell-Notice | Anura Srinath | Blue Mountain Rhythms | November 17, 2024 | Amazon
2. The Disney Christmas Cookbook: 50 Delicious Recipes!
Joy Howard | Disney Press | October 1, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
3. Luna Loves Christmas
Joseph Coelho | Fiona Lumbers | Andersen Press | September 7, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
4. The Most Magical Time of the Year! (Afro Unicorn)
April Showers | Anthony Conley | Random House BYR | October 10, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
5. Lullaby for the King
Nikki Grimes | Michelle Carlos | Beaming Books | October 10, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
6. Santa’s Gotta Go!
Derrick Barnes | Courtney Lovet | Nancy Paulsen Books | October 10, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
7. The Magical Snowflake
Bernette Ford | Erin Robinson | Boxer Books | October 17, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
8. Christmas, Anna Hibiscus!
Atinuke | Lauren Tobia | Candlewick | September 26, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
9. Jayylen’s Christmas Wish
Lavaille Lavette | David Wilkerson | Golden Books | September 12, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
10. Christmas Elves Being Themselves
Yolanda T Marshall | Daria Lavrova | Chalkboard Publishing | October 28, 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop
11. Twelve Dinging Doorbells
Tameka Fryer Brown | Ebony Glenn | Kokila | October 18, 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop
12. The Truth About Mrs. Claus
Meena Harris | Keisha Morris | Little, Brown BYR | October 18, 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop
13. Every Other Christmas
Katie Otey | SJ Winkler | Sky Pony | September 20, 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop
14. The Christmas Princess
Mariah Carey | Michaela Angela Davis | Fuuji Takashi | Henry Holt BYR | November 1, 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop
15. Brown Baby Jesus
Dorena Williamson | Ronique Ellis | WaterBrook | September 20, 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop
16. The Perfect Gift: A Jingle Jangle Story
Lyn Sisson-Talbert | David E. Talbert | Razorbill | October 12, 2021 | Amazon | Bookshop
17. Charlotte and the Nutcracker: The True Story of a Girl Who Made Ballet History
Charlotte Nebres | Alea Marley | Random House BYR | December 21, 2021 | Amazon | Bookshop
18. Santa in the City
Tiffany D. Jackson | Reggie Brown | Dial Books | November 2, 2021 | Amazon | Bookshop
19. Carla and the Christmas Cornbread
Carla Hall | Chelsea Harris | Denene Millner /S & S BYR | November 2, 2021 | Amazon | Bookshop
20. The Real Santa
Nancy Redd | Charnelle Pinkney Barlow | Random House BYR | October 26, 2021 | Amazon | Bookshop
21. The Square Root of Possible: A Jingle Jangle Story
Lyn Sisson-Talbert | David E. Talbert | Razorbill | December 1, 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop
22. I Got the Christmas Spirit
Connie Schofield-Morrison | Frank Morrison | Bloomsbury | September 4, 2018 | Amazon | Bookshop
23. Grandma’s Gift
Eric Velasquez | Bloomsbury Children’s Books | October 8, 2013 | Amazon | Bookshop
24. Who Built the Stable?: A Nativity Poem
Ashley Bryan | Atheneum BYR | October 2, 2012 | Amazon | Bookshop
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