The kids asked where our Christmas books were located as soon as we began decorating for Christmas last week! Reading is an integral part of our family life and fosters creativity, unity, and imagination. What you read together matters and I hope you enjoy this list of classic books for the season.
Our Advent Book Box
A tradition began years ago as my oldest daughter (then 3) and I hung our Advent Calendar. We filled each pocket with a piece of candy, as was the custom I grew up with, but also added little slips of paper. Each slip of paper had the name of a Christmas book we would read, and all books were nestled under in a Christmas box under our tree. Those first few years, I simply used Christmas books I had from my childhood or books given to my daughter. However, it was time to beef up our Christmas Book Box! I found several lists already floating around, but quickly realized many were specific to one particular faith or another. So I have created a list (in no particular order) for our family, focusing on the Savior’s birth and Christmas traditions. You will notice there are only 22 titles, and that…
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Sara Burt 