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…
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1. The Legend of the Poinsettia
By: Tomie dePaola
4.21
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
In Mexico, the poinsettia is called "flor de la Nochebuenao," flower of the Holy Night. At Christma… read more
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2. The Little Fir Tree
By: Jim LaMarche , Margaret Wise Brown
4.00
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
They put golden tinsel on his branchesAnd golden bellsAnd green iciclesAnd silver starsAnd red and … read more
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3. Mortimer's Christmas Manger
By: Karma Wilson , Jane Chapman
4.23
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Finding the perfect place to live underneath the Christmas tree, Mortimer the mouse pushes the peop… read more
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4. Snowflake Bentley
By: Jacqueline Briggs Martin , Mary Azarian
3.76
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"Of all the forms of water the tiny six-pointed crystals of ice called snow are incomparably the mo… read more
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5. Roxaboxen
By: Barbara Cooney , Alice McLerran
3.97
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
From two-time Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Barbara Cooney and celebrated children's book aut… read more
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6. The Little House
By: Virginia Lee Burton
5.00
Format: 64 pages, Hardcover
Virginia Lee Burton won the Caldecott Medal in 1943 for her memorable picture book The Little House… read more
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7. Christmas Farm
By: Mary Lyn Ray , Barry Root
3.87
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
When Wilma decides that her garden needs a new beginning, she gathers string, scissors, shovels, si… read more
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8. The Story of Holly and Ivy
By: Rumer Godden , Barbara Cooney
4.22
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Ivy, Holly, and Mr. and Mrs. Jones all have one Christmas wish. Ivy, an orphan, wishes for a real h… read more
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9. 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
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10. 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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11. 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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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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13. Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland
By: Tomie dePaola
3.43
Format: 42 pages, Hardcover
The story of Patrick's life, from his noble birth in Britain, to his being captured and taken to Ir… read more
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14. Ox-Cart Man
By: Barbara Cooney , Donald Hall
4.08
Format: 40 pages, Paperback
Winner of the Caldecott Medal (1980) Thus begins a lyrical journey through the days and weeks, t… read more
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15. Cranberry Christmas
By: Wende Devlin , Harry Devlin
4.36
Format: None pages, Paperback
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16. An Orange for Frankie
By: Patricia Polacco
4.00
Format: 384 pages,
The Stowell family is abuzz with holiday excitement, and Frankie, the youngest boy, is the most exc… read more
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17. Christmas Day in the Morning
By: Pearl S. Buck , Mark Buehner
3.93
Format: 300 pages, Hardcover
From Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck and acclaimed artist Mark Buehner comes … read more
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20. Owl Moon
By: Jane Yolen , John Schoenherr
3.56
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Late one winter night a little girl and her father go owling. The trees stand still as statues and … read more
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21. The Carpenter's Gift: A Christmas Tale about the Rockefeller Center Tree
By: Jim LaMarche , David Rubel
3.62
Format: 171 pages, Hardcover
This new classic Christmas gift book "brings together two great traditions: the Rockefeller Center … read more
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22. The Legend of the Candy Cane
By: Lori Walburg
3.20
Format: None pages, Hardcover
One dark November night a stranger rides into a small prairie town. Who is he? Why has he come? The… read more
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23. The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
By: P.J. Lynch , Susan Wojciechowski
3.29
Format: None pages,
Jonathan Toomey is the best woodcarver in the valley, but is a cold man, no one knows of his grief … read more
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24. Christmas in the Big Woods
By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Renée Graef
4.25
Format: 512 pages, Paperback
A beautiful full-color hardcover picture book introduction to the beloved Little House series, perf… read more
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25. Over and Under the Snow
By: Kate Messner , Christopher Silas Neal
3.69
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
Over the snow, the world is hushed and white. But under the snow exists a secret kingdom of squirre… read more
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26. When I Was Young in the Mountains (Reading rainbow book)
By: Cynthia Rylant , Diane Goode
3.62
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
For twenty years, Cynthia Rylant's story of childhood in the Appalachian Mountains has been an endu… read more
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27. 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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28. Hello Lighthouse (Caldecott Medal Winner)
By: Sophie Blackall
4.38
Format: 44 pages, Hardcover
A new picture book that will transport readers to the seaside. Watch the days and seasons pass a… read more
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29. Jan Brett's The Nutcracker
By: Jan Brett
4.02
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Jan Brett's striking illustrations and the Christmas classic The Nutcracker are a match made in pic… read more
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30. 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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31. The Christmas Book Flood
By: Emily Kilgore
4.17
Format: 34 pages, Hardcover
This lovely and lyrical picture book, based on a real Icelandic tradition, brings all the sparkle … read more
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