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A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens

25,807 members

535 reviews

4.1

18 Members: hipdeep, aulsmith, auntieknickers, konallis, merrystar, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, rretzler, cej1027, al.vick, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb, MaureenONeill, SBSL

2

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

9,593 members

171 reviews

½ 4.3

15 Members: hipdeep, dara85, raidergirl3, aulsmith, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, Dilara86, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, rretzler, cej1027, al.vick, ahef1963, annieleb

3

by Terry Pratchett

11,563 members

159 reviews

4.1

12 Members: hipdeep, thorold, auntieknickers, merrystar, blackdove07, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, Amsa1959, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, MaureenONeill

4

The Night Before Christmas

by Clement C. Moore

1,250 members

17 reviews

4.2

12 Members: hipdeep, aulsmith, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb, MaureenONeill

5

A Child's Christmas in Wales

by Dylan Thomas

1,946 members

50 reviews

4.1

12 Members: hipdeep, raidergirl3, aulsmith, auntieknickers, mkbird, merrystar, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, Amsa1959, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

6

10,302 members

236 reviews

4.2

11 Members: auntieknickers, mkbird, merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, cej1027, al.vick, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb

7

by Raymond Briggs

2,623 members

62 reviews

4.1

12 Members: inge87, thorold, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, MaureenONeill

8

The Polar Express

by Chris Van Allsburg

10,134 members

461 reviews

½ 4.3

10 Members: hipdeep, dara85, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, dvdwlkn, cej1027, al.vick, ahef1963, annieleb

9

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

by Barbara Robinson

7,439 members

112 reviews

4.2

10 Members: hipdeep, inge87, raidergirl3, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959, cej1027, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

10

Letters From Father Christmas

by J. R. R. Tolkien

3,095 members

62 reviews

4.2

9 Members: aulsmith, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, Amsa1959, al.vick, ahef1963

11

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

47,707 members

775 reviews

4.1

10 Members: thorold, auntieknickers, konallis, merrystar, dvdwlkn, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb, MaureenONeill

12

The Dark Is Rising

by Susan Cooper

8,737 members

231 reviews

4.1

8 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, SylviaC, souloftherose, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

13

by Louisa May Alcott

27,451 members

409 reviews

4

9 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, dvdwlkn, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, SBSL

14

Little House in the Big Woods

by Laura Ingalls Wilder

17,091 members

292 reviews

4.1

9 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, SBSL

15

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

by Barbara Shook Hazen

1,351 members

7 reviews

3.9

8 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, dvdwlkn, rretzler, al.vick, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

16

The Gift of the Magi

2,273 members

44 reviews

4

8 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, rretzler, al.vick, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

17

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

by E. T. A. Hoffmann

2,171 members

26 reviews

4

8 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, al.vick, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

18

The Box of Delights

by John Masefield

841 members

18 reviews

4

7 Members: inge87, auntieknickers, konallis, mkbird, merrystar, perennialreader, souloftherose

19

Frosty the Snow Man (A Little Golden Book)

by Annie North Bedford

1,404 members

9 reviews

4.1

7 Members: dara85, auntieknickers, merrystar, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, al.vick, ahef1963

20

A Charlie Brown Christmas

by Charles M. Schulz

1,551 members

14 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, Amsa1959, rretzler, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

21

The Little Match Girl

by Hans Christian Andersen

1,423 members

25 reviews

3.9

7 Members: auntieknickers, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, MaureenONeill

22

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

8,302 members

97 reviews

3.8

5 Members: inge87, thorold, konallis, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

23

Madeline's Christmas

by Ludwig Bemelmans

1,789 members

18 reviews

½ 3.7

7 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, dvdwlkn, al.vick, ahef1963, annieleb

24

Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas

by Russell Hoban

412 members

7 reviews

4.2

5 Members: hipdeep, raidergirl3, auntieknickers, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

25

The Tailor of Gloucester

by Beatrix Potter

2,307 members

20 reviews

4.1

6 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, mkbird, Dilara86, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

26

A Redbird Christmas

by Fannie Flagg

1,630 members

87 reviews

3.8

4 Members: dara85, KimarieBee, perennialreader, Amsa1959

27

Babar and Father Christmas

by Jean de Brunhoff

714 members

10 reviews

4.1

7 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, Amsa1959, dvdwlkn, al.vick, ahef1963, MaureenONeill

28

Hercule Poirot's Christmas

by Agatha Christie

4,629 members

114 reviews

½ 3.7

6 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959, ahef1963, MaureenONeill

29

Father Christmas

by Raymond Briggs

563 members

12 reviews

4.2

5 Members: auntieknickers, souloftherose, Dilara86, Amsa1959, MaureenONeill

30

Holidays on Ice: Stories

by David Sedaris

7,688 members

195 reviews

3.8

5 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, blackdove07, perennialreader, ManWithAnAgenda

31

The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror {original}

by Christopher Moore

1,501 members

62 reviews

½ 3.7

6 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, perennialreader, Amsa1959, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb

32

Mog's Christmas

283 members

4 reviews

4.1

5 Members: auntieknickers, mkbird, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda, MaureenONeill

33

The Legend of the Poinsettia

by Tomie dePaola

1,858 members

32 reviews

4

5 Members: inge87, auntieknickers, perennialreader, dvdwlkn, SBSL

34

Skipping Christmas

by John Grisham

6,725 members

159 reviews

½ 3.3

5 Members: dara85, auntieknickers, perennialreader, Amsa1959, ahef1963

35

A Pussycat's Christmas

by Margaret Wise Brown

498 members

8 reviews

4.1

4 Members: auntieknickers, mkbird, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

36

The Story of Holly and Ivy

by Rumer Godden

1,404 members

21 reviews

½ 4.4

4 Members: dara85, perennialreader, dvdwlkn, ManWithAnAgenda

37

The Thirteen Days of Christmas

by Jenny Overton

93 members

3 reviews

½ 4.4

4 Members: patchygirl, auntieknickers, konallis, perennialreader

38

The Christmas Box

by Richard Paul Evans

2,554 members

49 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: dara85, merrystar, perennialreader, ahef1963, lisacmiller

39

by Louise Penny

4,156 members

232 reviews

3.9

4 Members: thorold, perennialreader, ahef1963, MaureenONeill

40

A Christmas Memory

by Truman Capote

1,051 members

43 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, perennialreader, Amsa1959, ManWithAnAgenda

41

Stranger in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy

by Carl R. Sams

1,919 members

72 reviews

4

5 Members: hipdeep, dvdwlkn, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb

42

Mystery in White: A Christmas Crime Story

by J. Jefferson Farjeon

587 members

37 reviews

½ 3.3

4 Members: inge87, mkbird, merrystar, souloftherose

43

The Night Before Christmas (Mary Engelbreit)

by Clement C. Moore

1,002 members

14 reviews

4.2

4 Members: auntieknickers, rretzler, al.vick, ahef1963

44

The Night Before Christmas [Jan Brett]

2,407 members

28 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, dvdwlkn, lisacmiller, annieleb

45

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

by Susan Wojciechowski

2,241 members

30 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: inge87, auntieknickers, dvdwlkn

46

Santa's Toy Shop

667 members

3 reviews

3.9

3 Members: dara85, dvdwlkn, lisacmiller

47

Let it Snow: Three Holiday Romances

3,720 members

128 reviews

3.8

3 Members: raidergirl3, SylviaC, annieleb

48

Christmas in Noisy Village

by Astrid Lindgren

504 members

10 reviews

½ 4.4

4 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, Amsa1959, SBSL

49

The Cat That Climbed the Christmas Tree

by Susanne Santoro Whayne

230 members

½ 3.7

4 Members: dvdwlkn, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb

50

The Jolly Christmas Postman

by Janet Ahlberg

1,123 members

13 reviews

½ 4.4

4 Members: inge87, auntieknickers, perennialreader, ahef1963

51

The Birds' Christmas Carol

by Kate Douglas Wiggin

985 members

25 reviews

3.9

4 Members: dara85, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader

52

Miracle and Other Christmas Stories

by Connie Willis

723 members

28 reviews

3.9

3 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader

53

The Little Drummer Boy [Keats]

by Katherine K. Davis

1,160 members

22 reviews

4.1

4 Members: auntieknickers, perennialreader, ahef1963, annieleb

54

The Gift of the Magi

284 members

15 reviews

4.2

4 Members: perennialreader, dvdwlkn, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

55

The Christmas Tree

by Julie Salamon

327 members

11 reviews

4.2

3 Members: dara85, mkbird, perennialreader

56

The Mouse and His Child

by Russell Hoban

1,086 members

31 reviews

4.2

2 Members: konallis, ManWithAnAgenda

57

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

by L. Frank Baum

1,281 members

40 reviews

3.9

3 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, ManWithAnAgenda

58

Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

by Robert Barry

1,267 members

18 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: auntieknickers, mkbird, merrystar

59

Winter Solstice

by Rosamunde Pilcher

2,314 members

65 reviews

4

3 Members: merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959

60

by Charlotte MacLeod

490 members

16 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, SylviaC

61

The Christmas Train

by David Baldacci

2,685 members

94 reviews

½ 3.3

3 Members: dara85, SylviaC, perennialreader

62

Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories

by L. M. Montgomery

509 members

17 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: raidergirl3, auntieknickers, merrystar

63

Bear Stays Up for Christmas

by Karma Wilson

2,834 members

26 reviews

4.2

3 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda

64

The Cricket on the Hearth

by Charles Dickens

929 members

43 reviews

½ 3.4

3 Members: thorold, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

65

Christmas in the Big Woods

by Laura Ingalls Wilder

1,072 members

9 reviews

4.2

4 Members: merrystar, perennialreader, dvdwlkn, ahef1963

66

by Michael Brown

677 members

8 reviews

3.8

3 Members: merrystar, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

67

Merry Christmas, Curious George

by Catherine Hapka

1,473 members

7 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: perennialreader, rretzler, al.vick

68

Christmas in Camelot

by Mary Pope Osborne

3,425 members

16 reviews

3.9

3 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, ahef1963

69

The Santa Klaus Murder

by Mavis Doriel Hay

390 members

30 reviews

½ 3.4

3 Members: inge87, merrystar, souloftherose

70

Merry Christmas, Splat

895 members

21 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: mkbird, merrystar, al.vick

71

Auggie Wren's Christmas Story

351 members

15 reviews

3.8

2 Members: auntieknickers, blackdove07

72

Santa's Surprise Book (Whitman BIG Tell-a-Tale #2448)

by Joan Potter Elwart

168 members

3.8

2 Members: al.vick, lisacmiller

73

The Cat Who Came for Christmas

by Cleveland Amory

1,384 members

31 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: perennialreader, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

74

by Richard Paul Evans

624 members

14 reviews

3.8

2 Members: dara85, lisacmiller

75

A Christmas Story: The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film

by Jean Shepherd

593 members

38 reviews

4.1

3 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, perennialreader

76

Miracle on 34th Street

by Valentine Davies

1,004 members

19 reviews

3.8

3 Members: merrystar, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

77

The Christmas Wish

by Richard Siddoway

127 members

7 reviews

4.1

2 Members: dara85, perennialreader

78

The Wild Christmas Reindeer

2,647 members

30 reviews

4

3 Members: perennialreader, dvdwlkn, al.vick

79

Olive, the Other Reindeer

by J. Otto Seibold

2,489 members

27 reviews

4

3 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, al.vick

80

Cranberry Christmas

by Wende Devlin

438 members

6 reviews

4

3 Members: merrystar, dvdwlkn, ManWithAnAgenda

81

The Littlest Angel

by Charles Tazewell

1,782 members

21 reviews

4

3 Members: perennialreader, dvdwlkn, ahef1963

82

Walt Disney Productions' Mickey's Christmas Carol (A Little Golden Book)

by Walt Disney Productions

494 members

1 review

½ 3.7

3 Members: dvdwlkn, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

83

The Christmas Day Kitten

by James Herriot

922 members

5 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: perennialreader, dvdwlkn, ahef1963

84

The Rose & the Ring

by William Makepeace Thackeray

450 members

9 reviews

½ 3.5

2 Members: thorold, ManWithAnAgenda

85

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

2,061 members

190 reviews

3.9

2 Members: raidergirl3, annieleb

86

If You Take a Mouse to the Movies

by Laura Numeroff

5,982 members

53 reviews

3.9

3 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, dvdwlkn

87

Junie B., First Grader: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May)

by Barbara Park

2,671 members

20 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: ahef1963, SBSL

88

Carl's Christmas

by Alexandra Day

748 members

12 reviews

4

2 Members: perennialreader, lisacmiller

89

Politically Correct Holiday Stories: For an Enlightened Yuletide Season

by James Finn Garner

1,019 members

13 reviews

3.2

2 Members: al.vick, annieleb

90

When Santa Fell To Earth

by Cornelia Funke

638 members

12 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: mkbird, dvdwlkn

91

Merry Christmas, Strega Nona

by Tomie dePaola

1,330 members

8 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: dvdwlkn, SBSL

92

The Biggest Christmas Tree Ever

by Steven Kroll

1,478 members

4 reviews

½ 3.3

2 Members: mkbird, merrystar

93

Merry Christmas Mom and Dad

by Mercer Mayer

1,634 members

10 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ahef1963, annieleb

94

Dave Cooks the Turkey

by Stuart McLean

37 members

4.2

Member: raidergirl3

95

The Christmas Book

26 members

½ 4.5

Member: patchygirl

96

Christmas Bower

by Polly Redford

23 members

1 review

4.1

Member: mkbird

97

Father Christmas' ABC

by F. Warne & Co

3 members

Member: Edward

98

The Haunted Tea-Cosy: A Dispirited and Distasteful Diversion for Christmas

by Edward Gorey

664 members

14 reviews

4

2 Members: merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda

99

Wolfsbane and Mistletoe

by Charlaine Harris

943 members

38 reviews

½ 3.5

2 Members: al.vick, MaureenONeill

100

Arthur's Christmas Cookies

by Lillian Hoban

487 members

3 reviews

½ 3.3

2 Members: ManWithAnAgenda, SBSL

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