16 must-read fiction books like A Child's Christmas at St. Nicholas Circle by Douglas Kaine McKelvey

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A Child's Christmas at St. Nicholas Circle

By: Douglas Kaine McKelvey

4.10

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A Child's Christmas at St. Nicholas Circle is a fictional story based on one of the Thomas Kinkade'…

If you liked the fiction plot in A Child's Christmas at St. Nicholas Circle by Douglas Kaine McKelvey , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1) by Chris Grabenstein

1. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)

By: Chris Grabenstein

4.12

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times BestsellerKyle Keeley is the class clown, popular with most kids, (if not the teac… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
"Knowledge not shared remains unknown"

-Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)

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2. Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)

By: Ralph Moody

4.27

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

Ralph was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Thr… read more

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  • childrens
"There are only two kinds of men in this world: Honest men and dishonest men. There are black men and white men and yellow men and red men, but nothing counts except whether they're honest men or dish…"

-Ralph Moody, Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)

"You know, Son, sometimes a fellow has to take a licking for doing the right thing. A licking only lasts a short while, even if it's a hard one, but failing to do the right thing will often make a mar…"

-Ralph Moody, Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)

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3. The Mermaid's Purse

By: Patricia Polacco

4.31

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

Based on the life of beloved author-illustrator Patricia Polacco’s own amazing grandmother, this wo… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, Gillian Avery

4. 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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  • childrens
  • fiction
"...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

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5. The Candle in the Window

By: Grace Johnson

4.43

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Refusing to celebrate Christmas in his disillusionment, German cobbler Gunther is surprised when vi… read more

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  • christmas
  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. The Polar Express

By: Chris Van Allsburg

4.32

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

“Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see.”… read more

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  • christmas
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"The bell still rings for all who truly believe"

-Chris Van Allsburg, The Polar Express

"Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see."

-Chris Van Allsburg, The Polar Express

"At one time, most of my friends could hear the bell, but as years passed, it fell silent for all of them. Even Sarah found one Christmas that she could no longer hear its sweet sound. Though I've gro…"

-Chris Van Allsburg, The Polar Express

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7. The Night Before Christmas

By: Clement Clarke Moore , Jan Brett

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This poem first appeared in a newspaper in Troy, New York, USA, on December 23, 1823, as "A Visit F… read more

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  • christmas
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse."

-Clement Clarke Moore, The Night Before Christmas

"Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be t…"

-Clement Clarke Moore, The Night Before Christmas

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8. The Courage of Sarah Noble

By: Leonard Weisgard , Alice Dalgliesh

3.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

In 1707, young Sarah Noble and her father traveled through the wilderness to build a new home for t… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
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9. Pink and Say

By: Patricia Polacco

3.69

Format: 143 pages, Hardcover

There are few picture books written about the Civil War, and none are as powerful as this one. This… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. Number the Stars

By: Lois Lowry

4.00

Format: None pages,

Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war.… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
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11. 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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  • childrens
  • fiction
"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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12. Apple Tree Christmas

By: Trinka Hakes Noble

3.50

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

Illustrated by Trinka Hakes NobleOriginally published over twenty years ago, and out of print since… read more

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  • christmas
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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13. The Hundred Dresses

By: Eleanor Estes , Louis Slobodkin

4.11

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

This Newbery Honor classic, illustrated by a Caldecott Medalist, is a beautifully written tribute t… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

14. The Keeping Quilt

By: Patricia Polacco

4.00

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

"We will make a quilt to help us always remember home," Anna's mother said. "It will be like heavin… read more

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15. The Gift of the Magi

By: O. Henry , Lisbeth Zwerger

4.11

Format: 26 pages, Hardcover

O. Henry's classic tale of the wisest gifts of Christmas is itself a gift to share and treasure. … read more

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  • christmas
  • picture books
  • fiction
"Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating."

-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi

"There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl."

-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi

"There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. So Della did it. Which instigates the moral reflection that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with snif…"

-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi

"Единственное, что тут можно было сделать, это хлопнуться на старенькую кушетку и зареветь. Именно так Делла и поступила. Откуда напрашивается философский вывод, что жизнь состоит из слез, вздохов и у…"

-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi

Cover of Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1) by Carol Ryrie Brink

16. Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

By: Carol Ryrie Brink

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Caddie Woodlawn is a real adventurer. She'd rather hunt than sew and plow than bake, and tries to b… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
"Life is just a lot of everyday adventures."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

"But every redhead's temper has its limitations."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes on at the end of an outdoor day."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes one at the end of an outdoor day."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

17. When Children Love to Learn: A Practical Application of Charlotte Mason's Philosophy for Today

By: Elaine Cooper

4.57

Format: None pages, Paperback

They're hallmarks of childhood. The endless "why" questions. The desire to touch and taste everythi… read more

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Cover of Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear by Jinger Duggar Vuolo

18. Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

By: Jinger Duggar Vuolo

3.60

Format: 221 pages, Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller Jinger Vuolo, the sixth child in the famous Duggar family of TLC's 19 Kid… read more

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19. Marmee

By: Sarah Miller

4.25

Format: 423 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Caroline, a revealing retelling of Louisa May Alcott's beloved Little Women, fro… read more

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  • christmas
  • fiction
"Waking up every day and remembering Papa's gone to the front is like biting into a bonbon with nothing in the center."

-Sarah Miller, Marmee

"I have been wrong to hide my temper so completely. All this time I have been inadvertently teaching my girls that goodness is the absence of faults. An unattainable goal that can only lead to a lifet…"

-Sarah Miller, Marmee

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20. Stories That Bind Us

By: Susie Finkbeiner

4.20

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Betty Sweet is still recovering from the loss of her husband when she becomes the temporary guardia… read more

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  • fiction
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21. A Child's Christmas at St. Nicholas Circle

By: Douglas Kaine McKelvey

4.10

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A Child's Christmas at St. Nicholas Circle is a fictional story based on one of the Thomas Kinkade'… read more

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