25 Diverse Books for the Christmas Season

During December I read a new Christmas book to my children every morning. Many families like to dust off their Christmas books this time of year to share with their children.

Christmas is a wonderful time to explore different books from around the world. We love reading diverse books every day, but it is especially wonderful to learn about different Christmas traditions. Here are 25 of our favorite titles.

In Flanders Fields by Norman Jorgensen and Brian Harrison-Lever
Pashmina the Little Christmas Goat by Angela Kehlenbeck
Christmas in the Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren
Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite by Anna Harwell Celenza
Jackie’s Gift by Sharon Robinson
Long Ago, on a Silent Night by Julie Berry
Nutcracker in Harlem by T.E. McMorrow
Amazing Peace by Maya Angelou
N is for Navidad by Susan Middelton Elya and Merry Banks
The Spider’s Gift: A Ukrainian Christmas Story retold by Eric A. Kimmel
An Angel Just Like Me by Mary Hoffman
Yoon and the Christmas Mitten by Helen Recorvits
The Miracle of the First Poinsettia: A Mexican Christmas Story by Joanne Oppenheim
Who Build the Stable: A Nativity Poem by Ashley Bryan
The Night of His Birth by Katherine Paterson
Listen to the Silent Night by Dandi Daley Mackall
The Twelve Days of Christmas illustrated by Jan Brett
The Story of Christmas pictures by Jane Ray
Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto
The Little Fir Tree by Margaret Wise Brown
The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola
The Legend of Saint Nicholas by Demi
Tree of Cranes by Allen Say
’Twas Nochebuena: A Christmas Story in English and Spanish by Rosanne Greenfield Thong
A Piñata in a Pine Tree: A Latino Twelve Days of Christmas by Pat Mora

I hope this book list brings light and encouragement as you discover Christmas traditions from around the world.