11 must-read holiday books like A Classic Christmas: A Collection of Timeless Stories and Poems by Louisa May Alcott

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A Classic Christmas: A Collection of Timeless Stories and Poems

By: Louisa May Alcott

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

During the hectic Christmas season, slow down with these heartwarming stories from some of literatu…

If you liked the holiday plot in A Classic Christmas: A Collection of Timeless Stories and Poems by Louisa May Alcott , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes (Peter Nimble, #1)

By: Jonathan Auxier

4.11

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Fantastic Eyes is the utterly beguiling tale of a ten-year-old blind orphan who has been schooled i… read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook
"The bigger the scar the better the story."

-Jonathan Auxier, Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes (Peter Nimble, #1)

"A well-spun tale can transport listeners away from their humdrum lives and return them with an enlarged sense of the world."

-Jonathan Auxier, Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes (Peter Nimble, #1)

"Peter had spent his whole life in a town where fights were either drunken and friendly, or silent and petty. True war was foreign to him. He thought of how scared and confused he had been when the ba…"

-Jonathan Auxier, Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes (Peter Nimble, #1)

"Peter stood back up. 'Well, that was a perfectly useless conversation,' he said with a sigh. Now, there is a wonderful thing in this world called 'foresight.' It is a gift treasured above all others …"

-Jonathan Auxier, Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes (Peter Nimble, #1)

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2. A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings

By: Charles Dickens , Michael Slater

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

An alternate cover for this isbn can be found here. 'Merry Christmas!...every idiot who goes abo… read more

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  • classics
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • short stories
  • fiction
"It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas when the Great Creator was a child himself."

-Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings

"Reflect upon your present blessings -- of which every man has many -- not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some."

-Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings

"... Any Christian spirit working kindly in its little sphere, whatever it may be, will find its mortal life too short for its vast means of usefulness!"

-Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings

"The air was filled with phantoms... and... the misery with them all was, clearly, that they sought to interfere, for good, in human matters, and had lost the power forever."

-Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings

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3. The Wind in the Willows

By: Kenneth Grahame , Gillian Avery

4.02

Format: 197 pages, Paperback

“All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"...Absorbed in the new scents, the sounds, and the sunlight..."

-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

"Badger hates Society, and invitations, and dinner, and all that sort of thing."

-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

"There’s nothing––absolutely nothing––half so much worth doing as messing about in boats."

-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

"After all, the best part of a holiday is perhaps not so much to be resting yourself, as to see all the other fellows busy working."

-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

Cover of North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2) by Andrew       Peterson

4. North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

By: Andrew Peterson

4.55

Format: 331 pages, Paperback

First they found themselves  On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness.  Now they must make their way… read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook
"You call that poetry?"

-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

"She poured her heart into the song and filled it with everything she felt"

-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

"Podo and Leeli finally came back to where the others rested, and though her face still bore the weight of her sorrow, Janner could see that is sister was present. Her eyes didn't see stare into nothi…"

-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

"He was only twelve, but he knew enough to realize that the way before him would be hard. Is it worth it? he asked himself. Was it worth losing his old life in order to learn the truth of who he was a…"

-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

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5. The Chimes

By: Charles Dickens

3.54

Format: 230 pages,

"The Chimes" is Charles Dickens 1844 novella that concerns the disillusionment of Toby "Trotty" Vec… read more

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  • classics
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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6. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The Vanderbeekers have always lived in the brownstone on 141st Street. It's practically another mem… read more

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  • christmas
  • fiction
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7. Snow & Rose

By: Emily Winfield Martin

4.04

Format: 213 pages, Kindle Edition

A New York Times bestselling author-illustrator brings readers into the woods to meet two young sis… read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Rose pictured herself as a tidy bow, and Snow was a wild tangle."

-Emily Winfield Martin, Snow & Rose

"Snow and Rose didn't know that they were living in a fairy tale--people never do."

-Emily Winfield Martin, Snow & Rose

"A feeling of celebration spread through the woods as the changed ones found their long-forgotten voices"

-Emily Winfield Martin, Snow & Rose

"To find out what a story's really about,' the Librarian said, 'you don't ask the writer. You ask the reader ."

-Emily Winfield Martin, Snow & Rose

Cover of Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3) by Dorothy L. Sayers

8. Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

4.07

Format: 264 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The wealthy Agatha Dawson is dead--a trifle sooner than expected--but there are no apparent signs o… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"It doesn't do for people, especially doctors, to go about 'thinking' things. They may get into frightful trouble."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)

"…After all, it isn't really difficult to write books. Especially if you either write a rotten story in good English or a good story in rotten English, which is as far as most people seem to get nowad…"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)

"I sleuth, you know. For a hobby. Harmless outlet for natural inquisitiveness, don't you see, which might otherwise strike inward and produce introspection an' suicide. Very natural, healthy pursuit -…"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)

"Miss Climpson," said Lord Peter, "is a manifestation of the wasteful way in which this country is run. Look at electricity, Look at water-power. Look at the tides. Look at the sun. Millions of power …"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)

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9. Nancy and Plum

By: Betty MacDonald

3.80

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

"Nancy and Plum" is a delightful old fashioned Christmas story about two sisters, Nancy, 10 and Plu… read more

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  • holiday
  • classics
  • christmas
  • fiction
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10. On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

By: Andrew Peterson

4.33

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

Once, in a cottage above the cliffs on the Dark Sea of Darkness, there lived three children and the… read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Even if hope is just a low ember at night, in the morning you can still start a fire."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"Esben Igiby was seeping into Janner’s thoughts, and there was no way to seal the leak."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"But other than the cruel fangs and the constant threat of death and torture, there wasn't much to fear in Skree."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"There's just something about the way he sings. It makes me think of when it snows outside, and the fire is warm, and Podo is telling us a story while you're cooking, and there's no place I'd rather b…"

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

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11. Christmas at Rosie Hopkins’ Sweetshop (Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop, #2)

By: Jenny Colgan

3.46

Format: 103 pages, Hardcover

Rosie Hopkins is looking forward to Christmas in the little Derbyshire village of Lipton, buried un… read more

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  • christmas
  • holiday
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. Letters from Father Christmas

By: J.R.R. Tolkien , Baillie Tolkien

3.94

Format: 456 pages, Paperback

Every December an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R. Tolkien's ch… read more

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  • classics
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1)

By: Arthur Ransome

4.01

Format: 315 pages, Paperback

The first title in Arthur Ransome's classic series, originally published in 1930: for children, for… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Better drowned than duffers, if not duffers won't drown."

-Arthur Ransome, Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1)

"But the big hills up at the lake helped to make him feel that the houseboat man did not matter. The hills had been there before Captain Flint. They would be there for ever. That, somehow was comforti…"

-Arthur Ransome, Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1)

14. The Greatest Gift (Heartwood Hotel, #2)

By: Kallie George , Stephanie Graegin

3.48

Format: 241 pages, Hardcover

Mona the mouse has finally found a place to call home, the cozy Heartwood Hotel, where she works as… read more

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15. A Little Princess

By: Frances Hodgson Burnett , Nancy Bond

4.03

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sara Crewe, an exceptionally intelligent and imaginative student at Miss Minchin's Select Seminary … read more

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16. Christmas Bells

By: Jennifer Chiaverini

4.39

Format: None pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini celebrates Christmas, past and present, with … read more

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17. More About Paddington (Paddington, #2)

By: Michael Bond , Peggy Fortnum

4.00

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

This new revised edition of the third book about Paddington captures all the playfulness of the inc… read more

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18. A Christmas Carol

By: Charles Dickens

4.08

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

'If I had my way, every idiot who goes around with Merry Christmas on his lips, would be boiled wit… read more

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  • christmas
  • holiday
  • fiction
"Hallo, my fine fellow!"

-Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

"God bless us, every one!"

-Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

"And how did little Tim behave?"

-Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

"Marley was dead: to begin with."

-Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

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19. Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station (Mrs. Pollifax, #6)

By: Dorothy Gilman

4.19

Format: 224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Once again, Mrs. Pollifax, the cheerful little woman with the flyaway white hair and a penchant for… read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook

20. A Cotswold Christmas

By: Kate Hewitt

4.34

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

Welcome to Wychwood-on-Lea... a not-too-quaint village where frosty evenings, welcoming fires, and … read more

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21. The Paper Bag Christmas

By: Kevin Alan Milne

4.34

Format: 413 pages, Hardcover

Dr. Christopher Ringle is the last person you'd expect to find moonlighting as Santa Claus at the m… read more

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22. Tidings of Comfort & Joy: A Tender Story of Love, Loss, and Reunion

By: Davis Bunn , T. Davis Bunn

4.28

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

As the questions begin, an extraordinary story unfolds. A story of love and loss and caring, of sep… read more

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23. The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids

By: Sarah Mackenzie

4.47

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Connecting deeply with our kids can be difficult in our busy, technology-driven lives. Reading alou… read more

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  • adult
  • audiobook
"What better education can we offer our children than the shaping of their hearts to love others as we have been loved by God ourselves?"

-Sarah Mackenzie, The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids

"It is tempting to idolize certain aspects of education. We value good grades, high test scores, elite college degrees, and lucrative careers. But out obsession keeps us from remembering what educatio…"

-Sarah Mackenzie, The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids

"Truth rises above literal facts... stories, especially fictional ones have the power to speak to the hearts of readers in a profound and lasting way. "Story has been the vehicle for truth for as long…"

-Sarah Mackenzie, The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids

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24. Modern Miss Mason

By: Leah Boden

4.30

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

For every mother who desires to cultivate a lasting foundation of curiosity and wonder for her chil… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of The Wish Book Christmas by Lynn Austin

25. The Wish Book Christmas

By: Lynn Austin

4.19

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A holiday story that reminds us that sometimes the most meaningful gifts are the ones we least expe… read more

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  • christmas
  • holiday
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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26. A Vintage Christmas: A Collection of Classic Stories and Poems

By: Thomas Nelson Publishers

3.78

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This beautiful, giftable Christmas collection features old-fashioned works from classic authors who… read more

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  • poetry
  • classics
  • holiday
  • anthologies
  • christmas
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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27. A Classic Christmas: A Collection of Timeless Stories and Poems

By: Louisa May Alcott

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

During the hectic Christmas season, slow down with these heartwarming stories from some of literatu… read more

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  • poetry
  • classics
  • holiday
  • anthologies
  • christmas
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of An Ivy Hill Christmas (Tales from Ivy Hill) by Julie Klassen

28. An Ivy Hill Christmas (Tales from Ivy Hill)

By: Julie Klassen

4.03

Format: 212 pages, Kindle Edition

Richard Brockwell, the younger son of Ivy Hill's most prominent family, hasn't been home for Christ… read more

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  • christmas
  • holiday
  • fiction
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29. The Nutcracker

By: Alexandre Dumas

3.72

Format: 142 pages, Paperback

The nutcracker doll that mysterious Godfather Drosselmeyer gives to little Marie for Christmas is n… read more

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  • holiday
  • classics
  • christmas
  • fiction
"In a word, all kinds of wonderful and extraordinary things may there be seen by those who have eyes sharp enough to discover them."

-Alexandre Dumas, The Nutcracker

"Perhaps, instead of accusing destiny, the king should have remembered that, as is generally the case with mankind, he was the author of his own misfortunes..."

-Alexandre Dumas, The Nutcracker

"The grand master of the ceremonies then stated that the strangers were of a most villainous appearance, and could not possibly be worse dressed. But the king answered that it was wrong to judge the h…"

-Alexandre Dumas, The Nutcracker

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30. He Is Strong: Devotions for When You Feel Weak

By: Emily A. Jensen

4.70

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

We all feel weak sometimes. He Is Strong encourages you to rest in God’s help and strength for ever… read more

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31. She Reads Truth: The Gospel of John Study Book

By: She Reads Truth

4.81

Format: 165 pages, None

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20 Best fiction books like A Classic Christmas: A Collection of Timeless Stories and Poems by Louisa May Alcott

Transform Your Habits

Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes (Peter Nimble, #1)

Jonathan Auxier

4.11

Transform Your Habits

A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings

Charles Dickens , Michael Slater

4.14

Transform Your Habits

The Wind in the Willows

Kenneth Grahame , Gillian Avery

4.02

Transform Your Habits

North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

Andrew Peterson

4.55

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12 must-read fiction books like A Vintage Christmas: A Collection of Classic Stories and Poems by Thomas Nelson Publishers

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A Christmas Dream

Louisa May Alcott

3.41

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The Cricket on the Hearth

Charles Dickens

3.45

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Favorite Stories of Christmas Past

O. Henry , Hans Christian Andersen , Louisa May Alcott , Clement Clarke Moore , Alan Sklar

3.60

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Charles Dickens

3.54

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