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The Best Christmas Books for 3–5 Year Olds
Updated: Oct 8
One of my favourite childhood memories was being read a Holiday story each night in the lead up to Christmas. Today, in a world full of tech, there is something special about cuddling up in bed, flicking the pages together and watching your toddler's face light up as you read to them. Don't get me wrong, we love the magic of a Christmas movie too, this is just one of my treasured moments. If you're like us and can't wait for tomorrow night's bed time story, I've curated mine and my daughter's top Christmas books.
P.S. you can expect a few more of these posts from me as we have a WHOLE bookshelf of recommendations.
This is one of my personal favourites - a super cute and very funny story.
Without giving too much away... Greg the Sausage Roll gets snapped up on Christmas eve and becomes the snack for Santa when he arrives to deliver presents.
I got mine at Target but it looks to be out of stock. Amazon have it available for $29.35.
Another cracker that will guarantee you a few giggles at bed time and is also my daughter's favourite!
It follows a funny dog called Pig who is a tad greedy. It's a great one to teach the kiddies that Christmas is not just all about the presents.
At only $10, this is an affordable buy too.
I'll assume you've already got The Jolly Christmas Postman in your collection (and if you haven't, I highly recommend - it's a classic!), so if you're looking for a book of similar calibre, this is it.
The story and letters are beautifully written and we usually start December with this, on the same day we write our letter to Santa (oh, to be a kid again).
I found the hardcover for only $22.99.
We can't go past this one, it's a classic and the feel of the book is so special. When you read it, you'll understand (I hope!). The decorations and tree are gorgeous and it has just the right amount of cheekiness without full on Christmas chaos.
My daughter and I read this so many different ways including finding Slinky Malinki peeping out on each page.
Another affordable option at $10.
It would be illegal not to have this in your Christmas collection (not literally, but you get me). It's my daughter's FAVOURITE movie and one of mine too, and the book is such a great read.
We can never go past a Dr. Seuss, the whimsiness and way it rhymes makes is extra unique. It's also not too long of a story for first time readers and at only $10, you need it this Christmas.
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