Many thanks for all of the responses for my request for Christmas stories to
read aloud for grades 1-3. They are in no particular order. If a grade level
was suggested it is after the author's name.
The Twelve Days of Christmas
The After Christmas Tree
The Night Before Christmas & Twelve Days of Christmas (pop-ups) Robert
Sabuda
Mr. Willoughby's Christmas Tree by Robert Barry (1)
Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg (3)
Wombat Divine by Mem Fox
Harvey Slumfenburger's Christmas Present by John Burningham
Auntie Claus by Elise Primavera (3)
Rocking Horse Christmas by Mary Pope Osborne
Santa and Alex by Delia Ephron
Crispin, The Pig Who Had it All by Ted Dewan
Christmas Extravaganza
How Santa Got His Job by Stephen Krensky
How Santa Lost his Job by Stephen Krenksy
An Elf for Christmas by Michael Garland (1,2)
The Christmas Forest by Louise Fatio (k,1,2)
Silver Packages by Cynthia Rylant (3,4)
Olive the Other Reindeer by Otto Siebold
Santa Mouse and Ratdeer by Thacher Hurd (1)
Snowie Rolie by William Joyce (1)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss (1)
Santa's New Suit by Laura Rader (2)
The Reindeer Christmas by Moe Price (2)
Mother Hubbard's Christmas by John O'Brien (3)
How the Reindeer Got their Antlers by Geraldine McCaughrean (3)
A Possible Tree by Josephine Haskell Aldridge (1)
The Jolly Christmas Postman by Janet and Allan Ahlberg
Angelina's Christmas by Katharine Holabird
The year of the perfect Christmas Tree by Gloria Huston
The Christmas of the Reddle Moon by J. Patrick Lewis
Santa's Book of Names by David McPhail
Christmas at Mud Flat by James Stevenson.
Numerous Jan Bret Books
Chanukah
Grandma's Latkes by written by Malka Drucker; illustrated by Eve Chwast
The Borrowed Hanukkah Latke by Glaser, Linda
The Festival of Lights by Jenny Koralek
A Great Miracle Happened There by Karla Kuskin
Latkes, latkes good to eat: a Chanukah story by Naomi Howland
The Trees of the Dancing Goats by Patricia Polacco
The runaway latkes by Leslie Kimmelman
The flying latke by Arthur Yorinks
Moshe's Miracle by Laura Krauss Melmed Zigzak!
Nine spoons: a Chanukah story by Marci Stillerman
Books by Eric Kimmel
Kwanzaa
Imani's Gift at Kwanzaa by Denise Burden-Patmon
A Very Special Kwanzaa by Debbie Chocolate.
A Kwanzaa miracle by Sharon Shavers Gayle
The Kwanzaa contest by Miriam Moore and Penny Taylor
Cynthia Maffett, Librarian
Sivells Elementary, Wharton, TX
cmaffett@wharton.isd.tenet.edu
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