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No one knows about the mementos of his lost wife and child that he keeps in an unopened drawer. But one early winter’s day, a widow and her young son approach him with a gentle request that leads to a joyful miracle. The moving, lyrical tale, gloriously illustrated by P.J. Lynch, has been widely hailed as a true Christmas classic. The first time I heard this story, we were celebrating Christmas with my husband’s family. His Uncle Mark pulled out this book, which they read every year, and I absolutely fell in love with this heartwarming tale. Admittedly, we are all partial to Uncle Mark’s story time performance, but this story always leaves us with a happy sigh and full heart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b481deee72544344176f16/f3da0fe0-cc7a-484a-b5de-d33c990ad8c6/2+Santa.jpg Blog - Top Picks for Christmas Picture Books When Santa Claus tells the forest animals that he is not looking forward to delivering all those heavy packages, they are worried that there won’t be a Christmas anymore. To help everyone understand that Christmas would still come even if he didn’t, Santa tells the story of the first Christmas, and they all learn a good lesson about the meaning of this special holiday. Santa’s not a huge part of our Christmas season. We will occasionally watch a Santa movie and my kids get a kick out of the whole story, but we absolutely LOVE this Christ-centered Santa story. If your kids are big into Santa, I think this book is a great way to bridge the divide between the Santa-magic of the Christmas season and the true miraculous gift of Christ’s birth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b481deee72544344176f16/60165b87-b89e-4f58-94fe-c1e97e78511e/3+itsy.jpg Blog - Top Picks for Christmas Picture Books When Itsy and Bitsy, two charming little mice, hear that a King is coming to Bethlehem, they set off with great enthusiasm to find Him. Along the way, others discourage them saying they are too little and unimportant for any king. Just when Itsy and Bitsy begin to believe they really aren't big enough for the new King, they learn that Christ the King has indeed come for everyone. I love the message of this story, and nativity stories told from the animal’s perspective always snag the attention of even my littlest kiddos. I keep expecting my older kids to age out of this one, but they are rapt with attention year after year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b481deee72544344176f16/54a7ad7f-d7ce-4bb1-93b8-d200b510fde0/god+gave+us+christmas.jpg Blog - Top Picks for Christmas Picture Books “Who invented Christmas?” Mama’s answer only leads to more questions like “Is God more important than Santa?” So she and Little Cub head off on a polar expedition to find God and to see how he gave them Christmas. Along the way, they find signs that God is at work all around them. Through Mama’s gentle guidance, Little Cub learns about the very first Christmas and discovers that Jesus is the best present of all. The books in the God Gave Us series are so sweet, but admittedly, they are not ones we pull out all the time. But this Christmas story has become so special to our family. My kids love how the illustrations tell a story of their own, and I love that my kids are absorbing spiritual truths along with an engaging story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b481deee72544344176f16/24ede99b-e147-4e82-86b9-da736c0e5575/5+Wise.jpg Blog - Top Picks for Christmas Picture Books Tomie dePaola’s retelling of the story of the three wise kings is perfect for sharing with little ones during the Christmas season! Three wise men of the East, having seen a new star symbolizing the birth of a great king, follow the star to Bethlehem where they present gifts to the newborn Jesus. This beautiful rendition of the well-known tale is sure to delight young readers. I just love a good Tomie dePaola book, so when I saw this one centered on the wise men, I grabbed it straight up. It has not disappointed and its one my kids love to flip through any time of the year! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b481deee72544344176f16/20f923a2-2296-4f36-a186-7e086fe974f9/6+legend.jpeg Blog - Top Picks for Christmas Picture Books One dark November night a stranger rides into a small prairie town. Who is he? Why has he come? … Then a young girl named Lucy befriends the newcomer. When he reveals his identity and shares with her the legend of the candy cane, she discovers fulfillment of her wishes and the answer to her town's dreams. Now will she share what she has learned? I love being able to connect the gospel to the traditions and symbol of the Christmas season. So once a year, my kids get to unwrap this book under the tree and we follow it up with a fun candy cane hunt before finishing it with a short devotional—it is hands down one of our favorite activities during advent! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b481deee72544344176f16/2f2362c0-833f-4af5-adb4-fb5b0074f93c/6+lamb.jpg Blog - Top Picks for Christmas Picture Books The Crippled Lamb follows the story of Joshua, a lamb with a crippled leg who feels left out because he can't run and play like the other lambs. But God has a special plan for Joshua's life, as He does for all who feel alone. Readers will feel a gentle tug on their hearts as the little lamb's prayers are answered in an amazing way on Christmas Day. We first found this story through the animated movie when our kids were toddlers, but the book is absolutely precious. I love getting to have the conversation with my kids about how Christ’s strength is perfected in our weakness, and Joshua’s story is the perfect illustration of that! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b481deee72544344176f16/29b3ffb1-fb62-40ef-848b-45bd65ef1cbc/Evening.jpg Blog - Top Picks for Christmas Picture Books 'Twas the Evening of Christmas echoes the familiar language and rhythm of Dr. Clements' poetry [‘Twas the Night Before Christmas], but instead of focusing on Santa, it focuses on the baby Jesus, who is, after all, the true hero of Christmas. All families will delight in this simple retelling of the most famous story ever told. With a cover that comes alive with foil and sculpted embossing, this book is sure to become a Christmas classic. My kids love poetry, so this book is right up their alley. I love that this book gives the same cozy feelings as the familiar Christmas poem while readapting it to bring the reason for the season into focus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b481deee72544344176f16/3c7261bd-7e14-499b-a74e-a619422fb8bb/8+star.jpg Blog - Top Picks for Christmas Picture Books A king is about to be born! The stars in the heavens are competing to shine the brightest to celebrate his birth. But when they see the poor family, the donkey, the shabby stable, the stars all think, That can’t possibly be a king. We’ve been fooled. All except one. The smallest, loneliest star in the sky, Little Star, is the only one to understand what the king was about to bring to the world. I love that this nativity story puts the focus on the Star of Bethlehem. 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