Twelve Feasts
Best Children’s Christmas Books
Find a new family favourite
If you’re looking for a new book to boost the festive feels then you’ve come to the right place. Check out our Best Children’s Christmas book reviews below and find your new number one.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; Book Review
Scores 4.7/5 from 696 ratings.
A lovely picture book retelling of C. S. Lewis’s classic story The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, abridged for the younger readers.
Where’s Wally? Santa Spotlight Search; Book Review
Scores 4.8/5 from 160 ratings.
Where’s Wally? Santa Spotlight Search is a fabulous new twist on the classic Where’s Wally? series by Martin Handford.
The Christmas Story – My First Nativity; Book Review
Scores 4.7/5 from 208 ratings.
Experience the magic of the first Christmas in this illustrated board book, an ideal introduction to the nativity story for young children.
There’s an Elf in Your Book; Book Review
Scores 4.8/5 from 3520 ratings.
There’s an Elf in Your Book (Who’s in Your Book?) is an excellent children’s pop-up picture book written by Tom Fletcher and illustrated by Greg Abbott.
Dear Santa; Book Review
Scores 4.8/5 from 2730 ratings
Dear Santa is a fantastic lift-the-flap book written and illustrated by Rod Campbell. It was first published in 2004 and is a follow-up to Campbell’s popular book Dear Zoo.
Granny Got a Sprout Stuck Up Her Sneezer; Book Review
Scores 4.6/5 from 427 ratings.
Granny Got a Sprout Stuck Up Her Sneezer by Becci Murray is a funny and heartwarming picture book about a family’s Christmas dinner gone wrong.
Dasher; Book Review
Scores 4.8/5 from 4,201 ratings.
Dasher by Matt Tavares is a beautifully illustrated and heartwarming story about a young reindeer who dreams of a better life.
The Crayons’ Christmas; Book Review
Scores 4.7/5 from 1,095 ratings.
The Crayons’ Christmas is a children’s book written by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers that spent many months on the New York Times Top Ten bestseller list.
A Christmas Carol; Book Review
Scores 4.6/5 from 24,027 ratings,
When Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in 1843, he created an everlasting gift to the world, capturing the essence of the Christmas season’s love, kindness, and generosity.
The Christmas Pig; Book Review
Scores 4.7/5 from 3,738 ratings.
The Christmas Pig is a heartwarming and magical story that will appeal to children of all ages. Written by J.K. Rowling and illustrated by Jim Field.
The Jolly Christmas Postman; Book Review
Scores 4.9 from 5,930 ratings.
This is a story that we’ve all loved as a family. Our kids love it, and we’ve no doubt your kids will enjoy it just as much.
The Night Before Christmas; Book Review
Scores 4.7/5 from 10,709 ratings.
This enchanting Christmas classic is responsible for many of our modern ideas of Santa and was a considerable influence on the writting of Twelve Feasts of Christmas.
The Twelve Feasts of Christmas:
A joyous Christmas-Eve tale your kids are sure to love
Inspired by the classic song ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’ and Eric Carle’s wonderful ‘Very Hungry Caterpillar’ this book is perfect to read aloud with your children or grandchildren.
Told through the eyes of Santa Claus, Santa relives his experience of being too busy making toys all year to eat anything. When Christmas Eve finally arrives, Santa is ready to deliver his gifts and enjoy the feasts left out for him on his journey. But will his eyes prove too big for his belly?
Endorsed by Santa, the Twelve Feasts of Christmas is a humorous children’s picture book that makes an ideal Christmas stocking present.