7 must-read holiday books like Babar and Father Christmas by Jean de Brunhoff

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Babar and Father Christmas

By: Jean de Brunhoff

3.64

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Babar returns in this unusual and heartwarming Christmas story by Jean de Brunhoff. Babar's childre…

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1. The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes

By: Marjorie Flack , DuBose Heyward

4.34

Format: 46 pages, Hardcover

The country bunny is a lady, and she attains the exalted position of Easter Bunny in spite of her r… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • fiction
"Cottontail knocked on the big front door and was admitted to the Palace. There she stood in her funny country clothes but none of the other four Easter Bunnies laughed, for they were wise and kind an…"

-Marjorie Flack, The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes

Cover of Disney's Prince and the Pauper by Walt Disney Company

2. Disney's Prince and the Pauper

By: Walt Disney Company

4.03

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

This book tells the same story as the Disney version of The Prince and the Pauper, with every page … read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • france
  • fiction
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3. Town Is by the Sea

By: Joanne Schwartz , Sydney Smith

4.17

Format: 52 pages, Hardcover

A young boy wakes up on a summer morning and looks out at the sea. He goes about his day, calling o… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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4. Babar and Father Christmas

By: Jean de Brunhoff

3.64

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Babar returns in this unusual and heartwarming Christmas story by Jean de Brunhoff. Babar's childre… read more

Similar categories in Jean de Brunhoff's Babar and Father Christmas book and Jean de Brunhoff's Babar and Father Christmas

  • classics
  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • christmas
  • france
  • fiction
Cover of The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story by Barbara Cooney, Gloria Houston

5. The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story

By: Barbara Cooney , Gloria Houston

3.78

Format: 377 pages, Paperback

This unforgettable tale, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Barbara Cooney, has become a seasonal cl… read more

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  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • christmas
  • fiction
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6. The Wild Christmas Reindeer

By: Jan Brett

4.20

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Little Teeka thought she had to be firm with the reindeer to get them ready for Santa's important f… read more

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  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • christmas
  • fiction
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7. The Easter Egg

By: Jan Brett

4.21

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Jan Brett’s lovable bunny hero, Hoppi, and her remarkable Easter Rabbit will enchant readers as the… read more

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  • holiday
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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8. Click, Clack, Quackity-Quack: An Alphabetical Adventure

By: Doreen Cronin , Betsy Lewin

3.65

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

Animals awake beneath blue blankets Clickety-clack! The cows on Farmer Brown's farm are typing agai… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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9. The Story of Ferdinand

By: Robert Lawson , Munro Leaf

3.33

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

A true classic with a timeless message, The Story of Ferdinandhas enchanted readers since it was fi… read more

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  • classics
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

10. Christmas in Noisy Village

By: Astrid Lindgren , Ilon Wikland , Florence Lamborn

4.54

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

Let the beloved author of Pippi Longstocking take you on an adventure to Noisy Village! The noisy c… read more

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11. Madeline and the Bad Hat

By: Ludwig Bemelmans

3.62

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

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12. Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type

By: Doreen Cronin , Betsy Lewin

3.90

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Farmer Brownhas a problem. His cows like to type. All day long he hears Click, clack, MOO. Click, c… read more

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13. Chanticleer and the Fox

By: Geoffrey Chaucer , Barbara Cooney

4.22

Format: 129 pages, Paperback

King of the barnyard, Chanticleer struts about all day. When a fox bursts into his domain, dupes hi… read more

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14. Harry the Dirty Dog

By: Gene Zion , Margaret Bloy Graham

3.94

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

There's never been another dog as delightful-or dirty-as Harry. This lovable white dog with black s… read more

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15. Great Joy

By: Kate DiCamillo , Bagram Ibatoulline

3.96

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In her first picture book, America's beloved storyteller Kate DiCamillo reunites with Bagram Ibatou… read more

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16. 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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  • classics
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • christmas
  • 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

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17. The Gruffalo (Gruffalo, #1)

By: Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Just what is the Gruffalo? He has terrible tusks... and terrible claws... and terrible teeth in … read more

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  • classics
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

18. The Twelve Days of Christmas

By: Jan Brett

4.79

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"On the first day of Christmas My true love gave to me A partridge in a pear tree." For many centur… read more

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19. Dasher

By: Matt Tavares

4.19

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the celebrated creator of Red and Lulu comes the story of a brave little doe who meets Santa a… read more

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  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • christmas
  • fiction
Cover of Mole Is Not Alone by Maya Tatsukawa

20. Mole Is Not Alone

By: Maya Tatsukawa

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this cozy picture book about friendship, Mole anxiously decides to journey through underground t… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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21. Something, Someday

By: Amanda Gorman

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The stunning new picture book by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor-winn… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

14 best-selling fiction books like Babar and Father Christmas by Jean de Brunhoff

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The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes

Marjorie Flack , DuBose Heyward

4.34

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Disney's Prince and the Pauper

Walt Disney Company

4.03

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Town Is by the Sea

Joanne Schwartz , Sydney Smith

4.17

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Babar and Father Christmas

Jean de Brunhoff

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Big

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4.66

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This Book Is Banned

Raj Haldar

4.13

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Julie Leung

4.38

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If I Was a Horse

Sophie Blackall

3.79

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