{"id":454,"date":"2012-11-20T14:43:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-20T06:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/2012\/11\/20\/holiday-storytime-10-christmas-books-from-the-national-library\/"},"modified":"2014-10-03T18:20:21","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T10:20:21","slug":"holiday-storytime-10-christmas-books-from-the-national-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/2012\/11\/holiday-storytime-10-christmas-books-from-the-national-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Storytime! 10 Christmas Books from the National Library"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of our family’s favorite ways of getting into the spirit of Christmas is reading books on Christmas. This week, we’re off to the library to loan some Christmas-themed books to complement our upcoming Advent activities. I’m sharing a small selection of Holiday Titles which are available for loan in our National Library. What a delight! To locate the books on the shelves, just go to the Junior Fiction Books section, search under CALL NUMBER<\/b> “English” + “First 3 Letters of Author’s Last Name”.<\/p>\n

1. Richard Scarry’s Best Christmas book ever By Richard Scarry [English SCA]<\/b>
The inhabitants of Busytown prepare for Christmas<\/b> in this collection of stories, songs, and holiday activities. <\/p>\n

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2. How Santa got his job By Stephen Krensky<\/span> [English KRE]<\/b><\/div>\n

Santa tries his hand at many jobs before finding the perfect job as the world’s greatest gift giver. <\/p>\n

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3. Bear stays up for Christmas By Karma Wilson<\/span> [English WIL]<\/b><\/div>\n

Bear’s friends awaken him the day before Christmas and help him to stay awake as they bake fruitcakes, fill stockings, and sing carols; then, while they sleep, he prepares his own surprise. <\/div>\n
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4.<\/span> The <\/span>night before Christmas <\/span>By <\/span>Tony Mitton<\/span> [English MIL]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
Young children will love to join in the excitement of waiting for Santa to visit on Christmas Eve, as seen through the eyes of two little mice. <\/div>\n
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5. The Polar Express By Chris Van Allsburg<\/span> [English ALL]<\/b><\/p>\n

A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.   <\/div>\n
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6. Merry Christmas, Mouse! By Laura Numeroff<\/span> [English NUM]<\/b>
Join Mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie as he decorates his Christmas tree in a holiday counting adventure.<\/p>\n

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7. Olive, the other reindeer By Vivian Walsh<\/span><\/b> [English WAL]<\/b>
Thinking that “all of the other reindeer” she hears people singing about include her, Olive the dog reports to the North Pole to help Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. Includes lift-up flaps, scratch-and-sniff panels, and a pop-up. <\/p>\n

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8. The little Drummer Mouse By Mercer Mayer<\/span> [English MAY]<\/b>
A little mouse who is teased for being the smallest and for playing an acorn drum is singled out to give a gift to the very special child who has been born in a nearby stable.<\/p>\n

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9. Rock-a-bye Christmas By Matt Novak<\/span> [English NOV]<\/b>
On Christmas Eve, Farmer Ben brings his fussing farm animals one by one into the house, then decides he would rather sleep in the less crowded barn. <\/p>\n

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10. My Penguin Osbert By <\/span><\/b>Elizabeth Cody Kimmel <\/span>[English KIM]<\/b>
When a boy finally gets exactly what he wants from Santa, he learns that owning a real penguin<\/b> may not have been a good idea after all.<\/p>\n

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What’s in your holiday reading list? Do share with me. I’ll be compiling more good holiday reads as we count down to Christmas. Stay tuned! <\/div>\n

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