23 best-selling childrens books like The Advent of Christmas by Matt Maher

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The Advent of Christmas

By: Matt Maher

4.44

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"All is merry and all is bright; It's the most wonderful time of the year. Four weeks to slow down …

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1. The Legend of Old Befana

By: Tomie dePaola

4.21

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

This is a delightful reading of the favorite Italian Christmas story about an eccentric old woman a… read more

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  • christmas
  • childrens
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2. The Lion and the Mouse

By: Jerry Pinkney

4.22

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

"Sometimes even the King needs help... and little friends may prove to be great friends." In awa… read more

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  • childrens
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3. The Railway Children

By: E. Nesbit

4.02

Format: 188 pages, Paperback

In this much-loved children's classic first published in 1906, the comfortable lives of three well-… read more

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  • childrens
"Girls are just as clever as boys, and don’t you forget it!"

-E. Nesbit, The Railway Children

"I'd like to marry a lady who had trances, and only woke up once or twice a year"

-E. Nesbit, The Railway Children

"It's an odd thing- the softer and more easily hurt a woman is the better she can screw herself up to do what has to be done."

-E. Nesbit, The Railway Children

"Don't you think it's rather nice to think that we're in a book that God's writing? If I were writing a book, I might make mistakes. But God knows how to make the story end just right--in the way that…"

-E. Nesbit, The Railway Children

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4. 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
  • childrens
"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

Cover of Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams

5. Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams

4.18

Format: None pages, Paperback

Laura Ingalls and her family live deep in the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Their log cabin is surrounded… read more

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  • childrens

6. Tuck Everlasting

By: Natalie Babbitt

4.02

Format: 424 pages,

Doomed to - or blessed with - eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wand… read more

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  • childrens
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7. The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)

By: Beatrix Potter

4.22

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

"Now, my dears," said old Mrs Rabbit one morning, "you may go into the fields or down the lane, but… read more

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  • childrens
"I am aware these little books don't last long even if they are a success."

-Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)

"Peter was not very well during the evening. His mother put him to bed, and made some chamomile tea: "One table-spoonful to be taken at bedtime."

-Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)

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8. Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

By: Robert E. Barry

4.40

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A classic picture book celebrating all the joy a Christmas tree can bring. Christmas is here and Mr… read more

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  • christmas
  • childrens
Cover of Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #2) by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams

9. Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #2)

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams

2.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

Meet Laura Ingalls . . . . . . the little girl who would grow up to write the Little House books. P… read more

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  • childrens

10. How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World

By: Marjorie Priceman

3.72

Format: 224 pages,

An apple pie is easy to make...if the market is open. But if the market is closed, the world become… read more

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11. Miss Rumphius

By: Barbara Cooney

4.45

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Alice made a promise to make the world a more beautiful place, then a seed of an idea is planted an… read more

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  • childrens

12. The Clown of God

By: Tomie dePaola

3.61

Format: 231 pages, Paperback

In this retelling of the old French legend, a juggler offers to the Christ Child the only Christmas… read more

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13. 84, Charing Cross Road

By: Helene Hanff

3.57

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

This charming classic love story, first published in 1970, brings together twenty years of correspo… read more

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14. The Tale of Three Trees

By: Angela Elwell Hunt , Tim Jonke

3.91

Format: 528 pages,

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15. The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)

By: Shannon Hale

3.91

Format: None pages,

Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee, Crown Princess of Kildenree, spends the first years of her life un… read more

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16. The Seven Silly Eaters

By: Marla Frazee , Mary Ann Hoberman

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Peter wants only milk, Lucy won't settle for anything but homemade lemonade, and Jack is stuck on a… read more

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17. Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear

By: Sophie Blackall , Lindsay Mattick

4.34

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

Before there was Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie. In 1914, during World War I, … read more

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18. The Green Ember (The Green Ember, #1)

By: S.D. Smith

4.28

Format: 400 pages, Perfect Paperback

Heather and Picket are extraordinary rabbits with ordinary lives until calamitous events overtake t… read more

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  • childrens
"Was Father getting sadder, or was she just getting old enough to see it?"

-S.D. Smith, The Green Ember (The Green Ember, #1)

"You can choose what you believe, Shuffler, but you can't change what's true."

-S.D. Smith, The Green Ember (The Green Ember, #1)

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19. Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

By: Joanna Ho

4.60

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes … read more

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  • childrens
"When Mama tucks me in at night, her eyes tell me I'm a miracle."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trims on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"My eyes crinkle into crescent moons and sparkle like the stars. Gold flecks dance and twirl while stories whirl in their oolong pools, carrying tales of the past and hope for the future."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trim on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl. Big eyes, long lashes. Not me. I have eyes that kiss on the corners and glow …"

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

Cover of Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher

20. Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents

By: Rod Dreher

4.36

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Benedict Option draws on the wisdom of Christian survi… read more

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21. The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story

By: Aya Khalil

4.42

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

That night, Kanzi wraps herself in the beautiful Arabic quilt her teita (grandma) in Cairo gave her… read more

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  • childrens
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22. Farmhouse

By: Sophie Blackall

4.53

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall invites readers to peek through windows that shine like… read more

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  • childrens
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23. The Three Billy Goats Gruff

By: Mac Barnett

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Bi… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Mr. S: A First Day of School Book by Monica Arnaldo

24. Mr. S: A First Day of School Book

By: Monica Arnaldo

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

It was the first day of school. But even the kindergarteners of room 2B could tell something was se… read more

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  • childrens
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25. A New Day

By: Brad Meltzer

4.07

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Sunday quit, just like that. She said she was tired of being a day. And so the other days of the we… read more

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  • childrens
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26. Outside, Inside

By: LeUyen Pham

4.47

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From Caldecott honoree LeUyen Pham, Outside, Inside is a moving picture book celebrating essential … read more

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  • childrens
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27. Laxmi's Mooch

By: Shelly Anand

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A joyful, body-positive picture book about a young Indian American girl's journey to accept her bod… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Amira's Picture Day by Reem Faruqi

28. Amira's Picture Day

By: Reem Faruqi

4.24

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Ramadan has come to an end, and Amira can't wait to stay home from school to celebrate Eid. There's… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Construction Site: Road Crew, Coming Through! (Goodnight, Goodnight, Construc) by Sherri Duskey Rinker

29. Construction Site: Road Crew, Coming Through! (Goodnight, Goodnight, Construc)

By: Sherri Duskey Rinker

4.16

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

The hard-working crew of bestselling children's book Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site joins … read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Sing a Song: How "Lift Every Voice and Sing" Inspired Generations by Kelly Starling Lyons

30. Sing a Song: How "Lift Every Voice and Sing" Inspired Generations

By: Kelly Starling Lyons

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Just in time for the 120th anniversary of the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing"--this stirring book … read more

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  • childrens
Cover of The Advent of Christmas by Matt Maher

31. The Advent of Christmas

By: Matt Maher

4.44

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"All is merry and all is bright; It's the most wonderful time of the year. Four weeks to slow down … read more

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  • christmas
  • childrens
  • catholic

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4.18

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