Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Jocelyn's 2010 List of the Best Christmas Books for Young Children


Jocelyn's List 
of the 
Best Christmas Books for Young Children
2010

This year's book list theme is: Teaching children the joy of giving to others!  Enjoy!
Dec 1: Who is coming to our house? by Joseph Slate
Craft: Paper Star
Dec 2: Why Christmas Trees Aren't Perfect by Richard H. Schneider
Craft: Felt tree
Dec 3:  The Animal's Christmas Eve by Gale Wiersum
Craft:  Paper Nativity 
Dec 4: Humphrey's First Christmas by Carol Heyer
Craft: Paper Globe
Dec 5:  Good King Wenceslas by Christopher Manson
Craft:  Stained Glass Ornaments
Dec 6: Christmas Day in the Morning by Pearl S. Buck
Craft:  Snow Baby Ornament 
December 7: We Were There: A Nativity Story by Eve Bunting
Craft:  Sock Doll Baby Jesus
December 8:  Jingle The Christmas Clown by Tomie dePaola
Craft:  Felt Ornament 
Dec 9:  The Donkey's Dream by Barbara Helen Berger
Craft: from artwork
Dec. 10:  Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner
Craft:  Paper Spring Snowmen
Dec 11:  My First Story of the First Christmas by Deanna Draper Buck
Craft:  Clay Pot Holy Family
Dec. 12:  The Crippled Lamb by Max Lucado
Craft:  Lamb Cutout Ornaments
Dec 13: Olivia Claus by Kama Einhorn
Craft:  Puzzle Piece Wreath
Dec 14:  This is the Stable by Cynthia Cotten
Craft: Popsicle Stick Stable
Dec 15:  A Christmas Dress for Ellen by Thomas S. Monson
Craft:  Memory Mittens
Dec 16:  The Christmas (my own version)
Craft:  Christmas Oranges
Dec 17: The Snowman Movie by Raymond Briggs
Craft: Washcloth Snowman
Dec 18:  The Berenstain Bears and The Joy of Giving by Jan & Mike Berenstain
Craft:  Gift Card Holder Ornament
Dec 19:  A Small Miracle by Peter Collington
Craft: Wiseman Paper Craft
Dec 20:  On Christmas Eve by Peter Collington
Craft: Christmas Key
Dec 21:  Santa Mouse  by Michael Brown
Craft:  Christmas Tree Ornament
Dec 22:  Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Robert L. May
Craft:  Rudolph Handprints
Dec 23:  The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore
Craft:  Glittery Sugarplums
Dec 24:  The Littlest Angel by Charles Tazewell
Craft: Angel Craft

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