We’ve handpicked the best Christmas books your children will remember for years to come. From short stories to easy page-turners, here are the 10 best 2022 Christmas books for children.
Twas the night before Christmas…
After what feels like months and months, it’s the most wonderful time of the year again – Christmas. Everyone is captivated by the magic of putting up the decorations, hanging the stockings and gobbling on mince pies.
In the whirlwind of the season, nothing beats snuggling up for a bedtime story with your child and we’ve picked out the top 10 best Christmas books for your little ones, that’ll make them even more excited for December 25th.
Below, we’ve picked everything from short stories to novels.
1. Jim’s Spectacular Christmas: By Dame Emma Thompson and Axel Scheffler
A new Christmas classic from a magical pairing: Dame Emma Thompson and Axel Scheffler tell the story of Jim: a very lucky, very special, very grubby dog, who lives, improbably, in the Victoria and Albert Museum. The ultimate Christmas Eve bedtime story.
BUY HERE Jim’s Spectacular Christmas, £14.99
2. The Christmasaurus Cracker: By Tom Fletcher
Are you ready for not one but TWO adventure-packed Christmas stories: Crumpet Eve and The Magical North Pole?! With lots of Jingle-worthy jokes and present-tastic puzzles – this will keep your little one entertained all day long.
BUY HERE The Christmasaurus Cracker: By Tom Fletcher, £7.99
3. Bluey Christmas Eve with Verandah Santa
Christmas Eve has arrived and Bluey, Bingo and Muffin can’t wait to open their Christmas presents. As Bluey’s dad reminds them to not peak they decide to play a game called Verandah Santa to practice no peeking.
BUY HERE Bluey: Christmas Eve with Verandah Santa, £6.99
4. Greg the Sausage Roll: Santa’s Little Helper: A LadBaby Book
The tinsel is up in the bakery, the lights are twinkling and the mince pies are sold out. It’s CHRISTMAS EVE! Greg the Sausage Roll is so excited he could burst. And when he’s scooped up as a last-minute treat for Santa, he’s catapulted into a magical festive caper beyond his wildest dreams.
BUY HERE Greg the Sausage Roll: Santa’s Little Helper: A LadBaby Book, £7.99
5. Peppa Pig: Peppa and the Christmas Elf
It’s the most magical time of the year, and Peppa has made a wish to have an adventure with an elf from Santa’s workshop but when mysterious things start happening all around her, Peppa thinks it’s the work of a naughty elf! What is really going on?
BUY HERE Peppa Pig: Peppa and the Christmas Elf, £6.99
6. Peter Rabbit – The Christmas Present Hunt
Peter Rabbit is VERY excited about Christmas – the tree is decorated and Mrs Rabbit has made mince pies. But where are his sister’s presents? Peter hid them so they would be safe but he can’t remember where! A wonderful nighttime read for any young reader.
BUY HERE Peter Rabbit – The Christmas Present Hunt, £6.99
7. Kid Christmas: Of The Claus Brothers Toy Shop by David Litchfield, £11.95
One day, Nicky notices a young girl with her face pressed up to the Claus Brothers Toy Emporium. When she disappears, he follows her and finds her living on the streets with lots of other children, none of whom can afford a toy. Nicky vows that for one night only, every child will have the toy of their dreams and – with the help of his uncles and some flying reindeer – the legend of Father Christmas is born. Heartwarming and charming!
BUY HERE Kid Christmas: Of The Claus Brothers Toy Shop by David Litchfield, £11.95
8. Paddington’s Christmas Post by Michael Bond, £9.55
This fun interactive picture book follows Paddington as he does his best to help the Brown family get ready for a very special Christmas. Open the five envelopes inside and find an Advent calendar, Paddington’s home-made Christmas card to Aunt Lucy, a bear-shaped Christmas tree decoration . . . and more! So much fun to be had!
BUY HERE Paddington’s Christmas Post by Michael Bond, £9.55
9. Ladybird Heard At Christmas by Julia Donaldson, £6.49
The fifth title in the Number One bestselling series from the award-winning team of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monk, What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas is so much fun! In a big old house, the ladybird is visiting her friend the spider for the festive season. But those two bad men, Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len, are up to no good again. They have a devious plan – to steal the children’s Christmas presents from their stockings! It’s a good thing that the clever little ladybird has overheard their awful plotting, and she has a cunning plan to make sure they don’t get away with it.
BUY HERE Ladybird Heard At Christmas by Julia Donaldson, £6.49
10. Virtually Christmas by David Baddiel, £12.99
All the things that made Christmas special are gone: the human connection, the baubles passed down through generations, even the rubbish cracker jokes. Instead, Christmas is run by robots, but Etta and her friend Monty find themselves thrown into a fight to bring back Christmas. Racing against time and against the might of Winterzone, they must find the real Santa – before the true meaning of the festive season is lost forever . . .
BUY HERE Virtually Christmas by David Baddiel, £12.99
The run-up to the big day has just become so much more festive with this collection of all-out Christmas books for kids.
So get ready to snuggle up to your new favourite book…
