Jocelyn's 2009 List of the Best Christmas Books for Young Children

Jocelyn's List

of the

Best Christmas Books for Young Children

2009
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From the blog:

We Talk of Christ

We Rejoice in Christ

1 – The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
by Susan Wojciechowski - Ornament Craft: Heart Ornament
2 – A Christmas Dress For Ellen
by Thomas S. Monson - Ornament Craft: Scrap Ball Ornament
3 – One Wintry Night
by Ruth Graham - Ornament Craft: Paint Swirl Glass Ball Ornament
4 – Christmas Oranges
by Linda Bethers - Ornament Craft: Christmas Orange Pomander
5 - The Polar Express
by Chris Van Allsburg - Ornament Craft: Santa's Jingle Bell
6 - The Gift Of The Magi
by Sauber/O. Henry - Ornament Craft: Wrapped Mini-Gift Ornaments
7 - Grandfather's Christmas Tree
written by Keith Strand, illustrated by Thomas Locker - Ornament Craft: Carve duck family out of soap
8 - Why Christmas Trees Aren't Perfect
by Richard H. Schneider - Ornament Craft: Popsicle Stick Christmas Tree
9 - This Is The Stable
by Cynthia Cotton - Ornament Craft: Manger
10 - Humphrey's First Christmas
by Carol Heyer - Ornament Craft: Folded Paper Camel Craft
11 -The Clown of God 

an old story told and illustrated by Tomie dePaola - Ornament Craft: Easy Felt Ornaments with "colored balls" buttons or one to represent each color juggled
12 - Who Is Coming To Our House 

written by Joseph Slate, illustrated by Ashley Wolff - Ornament Craft: Toothpick/Christmas Card Ornament
13 - My First Story of the First Christmas

retold by Deanna Draper Buck, illustrated by Jerry Harston -
Ornament Craft: Glittery Christmas Star
14 - Snow Music
by Lynne Rae Perkins - Ornament Craft: Snowflakes Paper
15 - The Donkey's Dream
by Barbara Helen Berger - Ornament Craft: Tea Bag Donkey
16 - Snowmen at Night (or Snowmen Christmas Eve)

written by Caralyn Buehner, pictures by Mark Buehner -
Ornament Craft: Marshmallow Snowmen
17 - The Crippled Lamb
by Max Lucado - Ornament Craft: Woolly Sheep Ornament
18 - The Sweet Smell of Christmas
(with scratch & sniff scents inside) written by Patricia Scarry, illustrated by J.P. Miller - Ornament Craft: Gingerbread Ornaments
19 - We Were There: A Nativity Story

by Eve Bunting - Ornament Craft: Christmas Spider
20 - Santa Mouse

by Michael Brown - Ornament Craft: Merry Christmouse
21 -  Morris's Disappearing Bag
by Rosemary Wells - Ornament Craft: Small "Disappearing Bag"
22 - The Animal's Christmas Eve

(a little golden book) written by Gale Weirsum, illustrated by Alex Steele Morgan - Ornament Craft: Baby Jesus in Manger
23 - The Night Before Christmas
(a golden book, printing 1975) written by Clement C. Moore, illustrated by Corinne Malvern - Ornament Craft: Sugarplum/gumdrop ornament
24 - The Littlest Angel

written by Charles Tazewell, illustrated by Sergio Leone -

Ornament Craft: Paper Angel Cutout


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