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If you are still looking for a stocking stuffer or an affordable gift that will last for years, a book is a great idea. Some families also like to participate in the tradition of sticking to 4 Christmas gifts per child: something you want, something you need, something to wear, and something to read. All of these Christmas books for kids fit perfectly in that last category! 

Write a meaningful note and sign the inside cover and you might just create a family heirloom. I’ve included a mixture of secular and religious titles. These are books I remember from my own childhood, books that I had in my classroom, and books that my own kids love now. 

Great Christmas Books for Kids 

The Biggest Most Beautiful Christmas Tree was my favorite holiday story as a little girl. I remember my grandmother pulling it from the small stack of books she kept in her hall closet to read to us. It is a Little Golden Book from the 80’s an can be hard to find, but Amazon still has some copies available.  [Read more…]

This year after Thanksgiving both my mom and my sister came to me and asked if I had my grandmother’s turkey soup recipe. No one ever wrote it down. Now that she is gone, we only have what exists in my memory. Before I got married I asked my mother’s mother to stay with me for a week to teach me her recipes. This wasn’t one I learned that week. It was only one we talked about years later, when she would drop it off at my door after she made a large batch. Once she gave me too much and I took half to a friend whose children had the flu.  [Read more…]