12 of the best Christmas quotes from children's books

'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.'

'Believing is the only magic that makes the utterly impossible completely possible, and the undoubtedly undoable undeniably doable! And, of all the different kinds of beliefs there are, the belief of a child is by far the most unbelievably unstoppable.'

'Christmas, the doctor realised, forces you to remember, the good times as well as bad. It was a time for family, wherever and whenever they might be. It wasn’t a time for giving up, but rather a time for hope.'

'For the next few days, while it lightninged and thundered,
Jack sat alone and obsessively wondered.
"Why is it they get to spread laughter and cheer
While we stalk the graveyards, spreading panic and fear?
Well, I could be Santa, and I could spread cheer!
Why does he get to do it year after year?"'

'In the following days, Dave did not want to play with his new toys. Christmas was no good without Dogger.'

'Once upon a Christmas Eve
Just after it had snowed,
The Jolly Postman (him again!)
Came down the jolly road;
And in the bag upon his back
An… interesting load.'

'"Christmas is a fine time, a fine time!" William, [a turkey], gobbled at Peter and Benjamin. "I am not sent to fetch suet or raisins! Mrs McGregor brings me such treats EVERY day! Nothing is too good! I am their honoured guest… for they say that on Christmas Day they are to have me for dinner!"'

'And then, very, very, very quietly, so she didn’t wake up Sam… naughty Charlie started to move presents from her full stocking into Sam’s empty one.'

‘Dear Father Christmas, With all the children there are everywhere, you really must have an awful lot of work. I am a big boy now, so it really isn’t worth the trouble of tiring yourself out for me. My parents can do the shopping for you now.'

'I so, so, so wanted to know what was in my parcel. But if I opened it now, I’d have nothing else to look forward to at Christmas. Somehow the waiting and the wondering were part of the whole joy of receiving a precious present.'

'That was a very happy breakfast, though they didn't get any of it. And when they went away, leaving comfort behind, I think there were not in all the city four merrier people than the hungry little girls who gave away their breakfasts and contented themselves with bread and milk on Christmas morning.'

'I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach!'