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Holidays Genre
Books in the Holidays genre:
Christmas in the Barn (2004)
A poetic retelling of the Nativity set in a twentieth-century barn.
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Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Diane Goode
A Firefly in a Fir Tree (2004)
The Twelve Days of Christmas for mice. This is the large format edition.
Author(s):
Hilary Knight
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town (2004)
A favorite Christmas song in a lavishly illustrated setting.
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Author(s):
J. Fred Coots
Haven Gillespie
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
The Little Fir Tree (2005)
Two years running the little fir tree is dug up and comes to the boy for Christmas, then the third year the boy come to him.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Jim LaMarche
The All-I’ll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll (2007)
A Depression-era Christmas teaches its eternal lessons.
Author(s):
Patricia C. McKissack
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
Eloise’s Christmas Trinkles (2007)
This shorter book was adapted from Eloise’s adventures at Christmastime.
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Author(s):
Kay Thompson
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (2009)
This is an abridged version of L. Frank Baum's original novel with new illustrations.
Author(s):
Janeen R. Adil
L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s):
Charles Santore
Kersti and Saint Nicholas (2010)
The adventures of the smallest of seven sisters ends on St. Nicholas Eve with a ride on his white horse. In this edition the good children also get presents.
Author(s):
Hilda van Stockum
Illustrator(s):
Hilda van Stockum
White Christmas (2010)
Author(s):
Irving Berlin
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
On Christmas Day (2011)
A poetical retelling of the Christmas story.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Phyllis Harris
Christmas Parade (2012)
The Boynton animals get together for a holiday parade.
Author(s):
Sandra Boynton
Illustrator(s):
Sandra Boynton
The Twelve Days of Christmas (2013)
On Christmas Eve Emma discovers a music box that takes her on a visit to the North Pole and Santa Claus.
Author(s):
Susan Jeffers
Illustrator(s):
Susan Jeffers
Jingle Paws (2014)
On Christmas Eve the animals await the coming of their own Animal Santa Claus.
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Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Alexandra Psacharopulo
Spooky Pookie (2015)
Little Pookie can’t decide on his Halloween costume.
Author(s):
Sandra Boynton
Illustrator(s):
Sandra Boynton
The Christmas Boot (2016)
When shoeless Hannah finds a nice warm boot in the forest, she doesn’t know how lucky she is.
Author(s):
Lisa Wheeler
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
Christmas in the Barn (2016)
A poetic retelling of the Nativity set in a twentieth-century barn.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Anna Dewdney
Everyone Except Everett (2016)
When Santa leaves Everett the elf behind at one of his stops, Sam helps him make his way back to the North Pole.
Author(s):
Marilyn Owen
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague