Starting Christmas

We've started our Christmas reading. Of course, we cannot miss

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

A Christmas Carol

But this yer, we're going to look at the symbols of Christmas and how they started, as well as Christmas around the world.

Holly, Reindeer and Colored Lights: The Story of Christmas Symbols


The Gingerbread Doll by Susan Tews

Tyranoclaus by Janet Lawler(for the fun of it and because Don Juan is recently into dinosaurs)

A Christmas Wish  By Julia Hubrey

Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner

Merry Christmas, Splat by Rob Scotten

Gingerbread Land by Katie Grim

The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry


Reindeer Crunch and Other Christmas Recipes by Kristi Johnson


What Cats Want for Christmas by Kandy Radzinski


Twelve Days of Christmas in the North Woods by Frances Tyrrell

American Girl Library Christmas Crafts

Apple Tree Christmas by Trinka Hakes Noble


The Night After Christmas by James Stevenson

The Boy of the Bells by Carly Simon


Christmas Ornaments Kids Can Make by Kathy Ross

Hillbilly Night Afore Christmas by Thomas Noel Turner

The Little Donkey by Gerda Marie Scheidl

Christmas Crafts:Fun Holiday Crafts Kids Can Do by Fay Robinson

Christmas Fun: Great Things to Make and Do by Deri Robins

The Moose Who Lost Christmas by Beverly Bruemmer

A Nutty Nutcracker Christmas by Ralph Covert and G. Riley Mills


Hark! A Christmas Sample by Tomie dePaola and Jane Yolen

My Christmas Stocking: Stories, Songs, Poems, Recipes, Crafts and Fun for Kids by Dan Elish

The Quiltmaker's Gift by Jeff Brumbeau


Christmas in the Holy Land-World Book

We'll also be researching foods for Christmas around the world, using the Internet for a resource.