Best Christmas Books for K-2nd Graders

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  Robert L. May, David Wenzel

  Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

  Hardcover (Grosset & Dunlap Sept. 24, 2001)
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  Mercer Mayer

  Merry Christmas Mom and Dad

  Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers Sept. 10, 1999)
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  Gary Soto, Ed Martinez

  Too Many Tamales

  Hardcover (G.P. Putnam's Sons Sept. 15, 1993)
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  Laura Numeroff, Felicia Bond

  Merry Christmas, Mouse!

  Board book (HarperCollins Sept. 17, 2019)
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  Susan Jeffers

  The Nutcracker

  Hardcover (HarperCollins Sept. 25, 2007)
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  Steven Kellogg

  The Christmas Witch

  Paperback (Dial Oct. 1, 1992)
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  Gloria Houston, Barbara Cooney

  The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story

  Hardcover (Dial Books Sept. 30, 1988)
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  Kandy Radzinski

  What Dogs Want for Christmas

  Hardcover (Sleeping Bear Press Oct. 30, 2008)
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  Glenys Nellist, Elena Selivanova

  'Twas the Evening of Christmas

  Hardcover (Zonderkidz Oct. 3, 2017)
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  Alison Jay

  The Twelve Days of Christmas

  Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers Oct. 20, 2015)
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  Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Craig Sharmat

  Nate the Great and the Crunchy Christmas

  Paperback (Yearling Oct. 6, 1997)
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  Nola Buck, Felicia Bond

  Christmas in the Manger

  Board book (HarperFestival Oct. 22, 1998)
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  Ezra Jack Keats

  The Snowy Day

  Paperback (Puffin Books Oct. 28, 1976)
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  John Rox, Bruce Whatley

  I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas

  Hardcover (HarperCollins Sept. 27, 2005)
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  Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry

  Little Blue Truck's Christmas

  Hardcover (HMH Books for Young Readers Sept. 23, 2014)
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  Adam Wallace, Andy Elkerton

  How to Catch an Elf

  Hardcover (Sourcebooks Wonderland Oct. 4, 2016)
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  Kandy Radzinski

  What Cats Want for Christmas

  Hardcover (Sleeping Bear Press Sept. 1, 2007)
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  Scholastic

  Peppa's Christmas Wish

  Paperback (Scholastic Inc. Aug. 27, 2013)
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  T. E. McMorrow, James Ransome

  The Nutcracker in Harlem

  Hardcover (HarperCollins Sept. 26, 2017)
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  Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg

  The Jolly Christmas Postman

  Hardcover (LB Kids Sept. 1, 2001)
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  Tina Gallo, Charles M. Schulz, Scott Jeralds

  A Charlie Brown Christmas

  Paperback (Simon Spotlight Sept. 22, 2015)
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  Patricia M. Scarry, J. P. Miller

  The Sweet Smell of Christmas

  Hardcover (Golden Books Sept. 23, 2003)
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  Mary Hoffman, Ying-Hwa Hu, Cornelius Van Wright

  AN Angel Just Like Me

  Hardcover (Dial Oct. 1, 1997)
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  Maureen Wright, Stephen Gilpin

  Sneezy the Snowman

  Hardcover (Two Lions Oct. 1, 2010)
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  Barbara Robinson

  The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

  Paperback (HarperCollins April 12, 2005)
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  Mariah Carey, Colleen Madden

  All I Want for Christmas Is You

  Hardcover (Doubleday Books for Young Readers Nov. 10, 2015)
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  Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus

  Junie B., First Grader: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells!

  Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers Sept. 22, 2009)
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  Laura Ingalls Wilder, Renee Graef

  Christmas in the Big Woods

  Paperback (HarperCollins Sept. 20, 1997)
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  Lucille Colandro, Jared Lee

  There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell!

  Paperback (Cartwheel Books Oct. 1, 2008)
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  James Dean, Eric Litwin

  Pete the Cat Saves Christmas: Includes Sticker Sheet!

  Hardcover (HarperCollins Sept. 25, 2012)
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  James Dean, Kimberly Dean

  Pete the Cat's 12 Groovy Days of Christmas

  Hardcover (HarperCollins Sept. 18, 2018)
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  Andi Cann

  The Magic of Friendship Snow

  Paperback (MindView Press April 28, 2018)
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  Peter H. Mcdonald, Megan; illustrated by Reynolds

  Judy Moody & Stink: The Holly Joliday

  Hardcover (Candlewick Press Aug. 16, 2007)
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  Philip Yates, Sebastià Serra

  A Pirate's Twelve Days of Christmas

  Paperback (Sterling Children's Books Oct. 6, 2015)
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  Caralyn Buehner, Mark Buehner

  Merry Christmas, Mr. Mouse

  Hardcover (Dial Books Oct. 20, 2015)
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  Sherri Duskey Rinker, AG Ford

  Construction Site on Christmas Night:

  Hardcover (Chronicle Books Oct. 16, 2018)
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  Karma Wilson, Jane Chapman

  Bear Stays Up for Christmas

  Hardcover (Margaret K. McElderry Books Oct. 7, 2008)
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  Raymond Briggs

  The Snowman

  Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers Nov. 12, 1978)