HomeDiscoverChildrens articles56 Christmas themed books for little onesChildren's reading lists56 Christmas themed books for little onesFeaturing favourite friends, lots of interactive fun and some timeless keepsakes, these books will make the perfect presents – and keep little hands and minds entertained over the festive season. Ladybird teamFacebookPinterestTwitterEmailImage: Victoria Ibbetson/Penguin The Great Christmas Tree Race (2025) A fabulously festive picture book packed with adorable Christmas decoration characters in a fast-paced race to the top of the tree. Who will be the winner? It's nearly Christmas, and that can only mean one thing...it's time to decorate the tree! Star and her Christmas decoration friends are so excited. They can wait to get out of their box and up on to the branches! But this year, everyone wants to be the star of the show at the very top of the tree. Can these friends learn to share the limelight before they all come crashing down? A fun and festive picture book that's perfect for sharing in the run-up to Christmas. Recommended reading age: 3-5 years old Topsy and Tim: Meet Father Christmas (2025) Topsy and Tim are always finding fun adventures in the real world, and this story is reassuring for young children having first experiences of their own. It's Christmas and the family are off to the garden centre to choose a Christmas tree, and while they are there the twins meet a very special person. Inside Santa's Grotto is non-other than Father Christmas himself! With the promise that Topsy and Tim have been good all year, he gives them both a present to take home! Recommended reading age: 3-6 years old Ten Whizzy Racers: Frosty Falls Frenzy (2025) We’re ready and waiting, the countdown's begun... join ten whizzy racers for super-fast fun! Skid down Frosty Falls with the whizzy racers as they all compete to win the Fish-Finger cup! Watch out as racers swerve snowballs, slip on choccy fondue and finally take the plunge into the icy lake on their quest to be number one! Recommended reading age: 3-5 years old Hot Wheels: The Race Before Christmas (2025) Are you dreaming of a wheely good Christmas? Then start your engines and spend this Christmas with Hot Wheels. This illustrated picture book will fuel your Christmas with joy! Recommended reading age: 3-7 years old Ten Minutes to Bed: Where's Little Unicorn at Christmas? by Rhiannon Fielding & Chris Chatterton (2025) It's Christmas in the Land of Nod, but Twinkle the little unicorn has gone missing. Can you search high and low to find where Twinkle is in time for the celebrations? This festive lift-the-flap adventure features sturdy, durable flaps on every spread as young children reveal all their favourite characters from the Ten Minutes to Bed series along the way! Weaving a journey from lively beginning to a gentle end, this seasonal novelty board book is perfect for little ones winding down for bedtime. Recommended reading age: 2-6 years old Ten Minutes to Bed: Where's Father Christmas? by Rhiannon Fielding & Chris Chatterton (2024) Father Christmas is missing on the busiest night of the year! Will he be found in time for the sleep before Christmas? This seasonal lift-the-flap adventure features sturdy, durable flaps on every spread as young children search for Father Christmas, spotting all their favourite characters from the Ten Minutes to Bed series along the way, from Rumble the dinosaur to Flicker the dragon! Weaving a festive themed journey from lively beginning to a gentle end, this gorgeous novelty board book is a perfect way to wind down littles ones, especially for the bedtime before Christmas - now with a shiny foil cover! Recommended reading age: 2-6 years old Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn's Christmas by Rhiannon Fielding & Chris Chatterton (2019) It’s Christmas Eve, so there’s no way your little one will be able to sleep. Not with Father Christmas on his way! Twinkle the unicorn is struggling to sleep too. Instead of going to bed, this cheeky unicorn prances through the trees, rolls around in the snow, and follows a mysterious figure who has landed among the trees! Little readers will love following Twinkle on this countdown story to bedtime. Recommended reading age: 3-6 years old Bluey: Let’s Play Verandah Santa (2025) It's Christmas Eve, and Bluey’s family are relaxing by the tree. Muffin wonders how Santa will get in with no chimney...he’ll use the Verandah, of course! “Let’s play Verandah Santa!” Bluey, Bingo and Muffin practise no peeking as Dad plays Verandah Santa! What will Santa bring them? Lift the flaps to find out but no peeking, or no presents! Recommended reading age: 3-6 years old Bluey: Christmas Craft (2025) Get crafty this Christmas with Bluey! Count down the days with your very own advent calendar, create a Christmas gnome village, make festive decorations and more! Recommended reading age: 3-6 years old Bluey: Where’s Bluey? At Christmas (2024) Everyone is getting ready for Christmas, but can you find Bluey and Bingo in all the festive fun? There’s lots of hidden surprises too! Join in and search for stockings, snow globes and a Surfing Santa in this Christmas search-and-find book. Recommended reading age: 3-6 years old Bluey: Bluey's Night Before Christmas (2024) It’s Christmas Eve and Bluey and Bingo are tucked up snug in their beds. When suddenly a noise outside wakes them up...who could it be? Experience the magic of Christmas Eve with Bluey and the Heeler family in this retelling of the classic Christmas tale! Recommended reading age: 2-5 years old Bluey: 12 Days of Christmas (2023) On the first day of Christmas, Verandah Santa gave to Bluey...A fruit bat in a mango tree! Join Bluey and friends and count down the 12 days of Christmas. Recommended reading age: 3-6 years old Bluey: Christmas Swim (2023) It's Christmas Day and it's the perfect weather for a family swim. Bluey has a new toy - meet Bartlebee! How will Bartlebee handle his first Heeler Christmas? Attacked by a crocodile, Dad broke his arm and then Nana jiggled it all about. Bartlebee's first Christmas is eventful but full of love. Recommended reading age: 3-6 years old Bluey: Merry Christmas: A Colouring Book (2023) Join Bluey and Bingo in this jam-packed Christmas colouring book. Full of characters from the world of Bluey having Christmas fun. Children can use their crayons and pencils to bring each festive scene to life! With 64 pages to colour, this colouring book is the perfect Christmas gift for keeping Bluey fans busy for hours. Recommended reading age: 3-6 years old Bluey: Hooray It’s Christmas Sticker Activity Book (2022) Keep little hands busy this Christmas with this Bluey sticker book. Featuring over 150 stickers as well as colouring activities, stories and dot-to-dot pages, children will have such fun flicking through the pages over the festive season. Recommended reading age: 3-7 years old Bluey: Christmas Eve with Verandah Santa (2022) It’s Christmas Eve and Bluey and her family have all had their dinner which means it’s nearly time for Santa to arrive! Bluey, Bingo and Muffin are all super excited and can’t wait to open their presents. But Bluey and Bingo’s dad reminds them that they can’t peek at their presents until Christmas Day. So, they decide to play a game called Verandah Santa to practice no peeking. Recommended reading age: 2-5 years old Hey Duggee: Duggee's Christmas Hug (2025) The Squirrels are getting ready for Christmas, they've even started their Christmas lists! They have lots of ideas...Happy would like a snorkel, Betty wants a science book, Tag would love a robot, Norrie is hoping for a music player and Tag REALLY wants a Christmas potato. But what does Duggee want? Join the Squirrels and their friends as they come up with lots of ideas for Duggee for Christmas. Recommended reading age: 2-6 years old Hey Duggee: Can’t Wait for Christmas (2024) Duggee and the Squirrels are getting ready for Christmas . . . they can’t wait! Join them and discover all the fun ways to celebrate Christmas. Follow the tabs in this playful board book and join in the festive fun. Recommended reading age: 2-6 years old Hey Duggee: Duggee's Night Before Christmas (2023) Discover the magic of Christmas eve with Duggee and the Squirrels. 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the clubhouse, not a Squirrel was stirring, not even a mouse. It's Christmas Eve and the Squirrels are tucked up in bed fast asleep. Suddenly a noise outside wakes them up . . . Who could it be? Recommended reading age: 2-6 years old Hey Duggee: Advent Calendar Book Collection (2023) In the run up to Christmas, join Duggee and the Squirrels with this collection of 24 badge-worthy stories! Join your favourite Hey Duggee Characters in the countdown to Christmas! Find a mini storybook behind each door, including a special Christmas story for Christmas Eve. Recommended reading age: 1-3 years old Hey Duggee: Duggee and the Christmas Badge (2020) Duggee and the squirrels are singing songs and getting into the Christmas spirit at the clubhouse. Then there’s a knock on the door – it’s Duggee’s old friend Clarence! But Clarence is not in a very Christmassy mood. They offer him mince pies and Duggee’s Festive Fruit Cup but Clarence has lost his Christmas cheer. Can they help him get it back? Recommended reading age: 2-6 years old Hey Duggee: Happy Christmas! Sticker Colouring Book (2016) It's Christmas time, and the Squirrels are very excited (and Duggee is too!). Colour in these lovely scenes, and then use the stickers to finish them off. Woof! Recommended reading age: 1-3 years old Peppa Pig: Where's Santa's Reindeer? (2025) Join Peppa and George as they help Santa find his missing reindeer! It’s Christmas Eve and Peppa and George are visiting Santa at his grotto. But where is Santa’s lead reindeer? They look in the little train, in the market and in the Christmas-tree shop. Where do you think the reindeer is hiding? Lift the flaps to find out! Recommended reading age: 3-6 years old Peppa Pig: Peppa Visits Santa (2024) Visit Santa at the North Pole with Peppa and her family! Peppa and her family are going on a magical trip to the North Pole. But will they get a chance to meet Santa? Sometimes Christmas wishes do come true...Join Peppa in this very special Christmas story and experience the magic of Christmas. Recommended reading age: 2-5 years old Peppa Pig: Peppa's 12 Days of Christmas (2023) Join Peppa and friends and count down the 12 days of Christmas in this lift the flap picture book. Recommended reading age: 0-5 years old Peppa Pig: Peppa and the Christmas Elf (2022) 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! When mysterious things start happening all around her, Peppa thinks it's the work of a naughty elf! What is really going on? Recommended reading age: 2-6 years old Peppa Pig: Christmas Little Library (2022) Join Peppa and friends as they help rescue Santa's reindeer, bake some festive treats and play in the snow. Presented in a slipcase box, this collection makes an ideal Christmas gift. Once you're done reading, the back of the four books make a jigsaw! Recommended reading age: 1-3 years old Peppa Pig: Peppa’s Christmas Unicorn (2021) If your little one loves Christmas AND unicorns, then this sweet Peppa Pig tale is just perfect to read together. Peppa and her family are off to the Christmas fair for Christmas Eve, and Peppa can’t wait! There’s going to be delicious treats to eat, fun games to play, and gingerbread houses to decorate. There’s also a carousel, with a golden and glittery unicorn! Peppa doesn’t hesitate in jumping aboard to enjoy a magical, Christmassy ride. Recommended reading age: 0-5 years old Peppa Pig: Peppa’s Night Before Christmas (2020) 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even… a couple of cheeky piglets! The timeless festive poem has been given a fresh twist in this sweet rhyming story. It’s Christmas Eve so Peppa Pig and her brother George are tucked up in bed. But Peppa can’t sleep and then she hears a bang on the roof! Could it be Santa? Or maybe it’s just a dream? This magical tale is perfect for Peppa fans this season. Recommended reading age: 2-6 years old Peppa Pig: Ho Ho Ho! Christmas Sticker Book (2020) Every page has a fun activity and a silly joke to help Peppa fans get in the festive spirit. Get ready for Christmas with this brilliant Peppa activity book! Stick an advent calendar, draw Peppa and give presents to all of Peppa's friends - Yule be glad you bought this book! Recommended reading age: 3-6 years old Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas Jumper Day (2019) Peppa loves Christmas Jumper Day and is looking forward to raising money for Save the Children. But when she tries on her jumper from last year, she discovers it’s too small! It fits George perfectly but what will Peppa wear to playgroup now? Luckily Daddy Pig is around to save the day! During the season of giving, this is a lovely tale to read with your tot. Recommended reading age: 2-6 years old Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas Post (2016) With Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig unwell and stuck in bed, Peppa and George decide to take Christmas into their own hands - with a little help from Granny and Grandpa Pig! The Christmas cards are sent, yummy treats are made and decorations are put up, but are they ready for the extra special surprise for everyone on Christmas morning? The story includes six envelopes containing a Christmas card to fill in, decorations to make, a little book of Christmas recipes and so much more! Recommended reading age: 2-6 years old Peppa Pig: Peppa Loves Christmas (2016) Peppa and George love Christmas! Find out all about their favourite festive things in this Christmas pudding-shaped board book. Recommended reading age: 3-5 years old Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas Fun Sticker Activity Book (2015) Peppa, George and all their friends are celebrating Christmas. Join them in this activity book packed with puzzles, games and festive fun! Recommended reading age: 2-3 years old In the Night Garden: Everybody Loves Christmas! (2015) It's Christmas time in the Night Garden! Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy and all their friends show what they love best about Christmas time in this fantastic, festive board book. With rounded corners and sturdy board pages, this storybook is perfect for little Night Garden fans to read again and again. Recommended reading age: 1-2 years old A Walk in Winter (2024) Crunch through the frost and uncover the secrets of winter in this seasonal lift-the-flap non-fiction book. Filled with bite-sized nature facts and over 40 flaps to lift, young explorers can enjoy a colourful and interactive introduction to the wonders of winter. Recommended reading age: 2-5 years old Where's the Christmas Elf? A Festive Search-and-Find Book (2024) Celebrate Christmas with this merry and magical search and find activity book. Search Santa’s workshop, a Christmas market and a winter fair for the elf who’s hiding in this festive adventure. There are lots more things to find, look for wrapped presents, stuffed Christmas stockings, waddling penguins and sparkling gold stars! This search-and-find activity book includes six joyous scenes and lots of fun activities. Recommended reading age: 4-8 years old Don't Wake Santa (2023) Can you find all of the missing reindeer? Ssshhhh! Don't wake Santa!It's the day before Christmas and Santa is fast asleep getting some much-needed rest before delivering presents all around the world. But Barry the elf has had a mishap! He has accidentally left the barn gate open and Santa's magical reindeer have escaped. Can you help Barry save Christmas and spot all eight reindeer before Santa wakes up? Recommended reading age: 3-6 years old First Festivals: Christmas (2022) Featuring simple text, gorgeous illustrations and satisfying lift-the-flaps, this book explores common Christmas traditions and helps young children understand the importance of this special holiday. Recommended reading age: 2-5 years old We Wish You a Merry Christmas (2022) Toddlers can learn everyone's favourite Christmas songs with this adorable tabbed songbook. Featuring beautiful illustrations by Fernando Martin to bring the songs to life, some of the carols included are Away in a Manger, Deck the Halls, Jingle Bells, and Silent Night. You better start warming up those vocal chords! Recommended reading age: 0-5 years old Dear Father Christmas (2022) Every year, Father Christmas receives countless letters from children all over the world telling him what they would like for Christmas. He always works hard to deliver the presents but this year he realises he’s never received his own Christmas gift. So, he decides to be naughty and write his own letter which he places on top of the elves’ letter pile. But will it work? Recommended reading age: 2-7 years old Ladybird Funny Nativity Play (2021) Get the whole family in a festive mood with this hilarious audiobook. It’s the opening night of Miss Patel’s nativity play and the children have been rehearsing diligently all December for it. But as with any nativity play, things don’t always go to plan. Someone has brought a real donkey into the school; the children playing the cow are arguing, and the star keeps picking his nose! Recommended reading age: 5+ years old Clement C. Moore's The Night Before Christmas by Libby Walden & Zeynep Özatalay (2021) Clement C. Moore’s iconic poem has been given a modern update. Father Christmas has taken to the skies – it's Christmas Eve after all – and all the children are tucked up asleep. Or are they? One little boy has been woken by the sound of reindeer hooves and twinkling bells. There’s no way he can go back to sleep now. So, he creeps downstairs and runs into a very special visitor... Recommended reading age: 0-7 years old Busy Day: Father Christmas by Dan Green (2021) No one is busier on Christmas Eve than Father Christmas. He’s got a jam-packed night ahead of him and needs some help delivering all of his presents. In this fun interactive flap book, little hands can join in with wrapping the presents, flying the sleigh, and sliding down chimneys. A great one to enjoy together and to teach children all about Father Christmas. Recommended reading age: 2-5 years old A Big Box of Little Christmas Books (2021) This set of nine chunky mini board books makes the perfect gift for babies and toddlers. Each page of every book includes a festive first word alongside a beautiful and bright illustration. And then once little ones have got through all the books, they can put them together like a puzzle and create a nativity picture. Recommended reading age: 0-5 years old The Nutcracker by Rhiannon Findlay & Romina Galotta (2020) There’s no tale more Christmassy than E. T. A. Hoffman’s The Nutcracker. This picture book adaptation will introduce little ones to the fantastical adventure that follows Marie after she is gifted a Nutcracker for Christmas. That night as the clock strikes midnight, the Nutcracker comes to life and whisks her away to a land where the Sugarplum Fairy and Mouse King live. This is the perfect book to share together on Christmas Eve. Recommended reading age: 3-8 years old Fa-la-la-la-llama (2019) If you have a mini songbird on your hands, they’ll love this fun sound book based on the much-loved tune ‘Deck the Halls’! Join Llama as he celebrates his favourite time of the year and spreads festive cheer. Don’t forget to press the sound button to hear the song and sing along with him! Recommended reading age: 2-4 years old Baby Touch: Happy Christmas! (2019) Will you be celebrating their first Christmas this year? Introduce them to everything involved in the festivities with this touch-and-feel book. Featuring reindeer, candy canes and Father Christmas himself, this is a wonderful book to read them in the run-up to the big day and get even the littlest of babies in the Christmas spirit! Recommended reading age: 0-1 year old Ladybird Christmas Carol Treasury (2019) This magical Ladybird treasury features a wonderful collection of traditional Christmas carols. Perfect bedtime listening to settle young children excited for Santa's arrival. Specially commissioned music and sound effects to capture the imagination of little ones. Recommended reading age: 0-5 years old Ladybird Christmas Treasury (2018) Wrap up warm and snuggle down with this magical audio collection of traditional Christmas tales. The perfect way for both young and old to get into the seasonal spirit. Recommended reading age: 0-5 years old When Santa Got Stuck up the Chimney (2018) This fun-filled festive sound book, based on the popular Christmas song, will delight children as they follow Santa on his Christmas Eve journey. There's just one problem... he's a little bit stuck! Will he ever make it out of the chimney to deliver the rest of the presents in time for Christmas Day? Recommended reading age: 0-5 years old Sing-along Christmas Collection (2018) It wouldn’t be Christmas without a festive song or two. And now your mini caroller can read AND sing their heart out with this Ladybird board book. From Jingle Bells to Away in a Manger, this beautifully illustrated compilation includes an audio CD featuring both classic carols and fun festive songs. Perfect for having a sing-along indoors when the weather outside is frightful. Recommended reading age: 2-6 years old Ladybird Christmas Carols (2014) This classic collection of well-loved Christmas carols is perfect for festive family fun. Contains colourful and detailed illustrations along with the lyrics to all the Christmas favourites. Recommended reading age: 0-5 years old The Twelve Days of Christmas (2013) The classic counting Christmas song is brought to life in this fun, sing-along ebook from Ladybird, perfect for sharing with young children at Christmas time. Listen to the song and join in with all twelve verses as you read along with the lyrics. Can you remember how many swans a-swimming or French hens there are? Children can also count the bright images throughout for heaps of festive fun! Recommended reading age: 0-5 years old My First Ladybird Christmas Story (2012) This Ladybird ebook is a perfect introduction to the Christmas nativity story for the youngest children. Simple, short text and bright pictures bring the classic story to life. Follow along with the jolly voice-over as the text is read line by line, or simply have fun reading to your child. Recommended reading age: 1-5 years old Worried Arthur: Countdown to Christmas (2012) Arthur is a penguin and a worrier. With Christmas only a few days away Arthur is even more worried that usual. In fact, he can't sleep at night. How will Santa find him? What if he gets lost, or stuck in the snow, or runs out of toys, or even worse, doesn't come at all? For a penguin in a pickle, there's only one thing to do - ask Dad for help! Recommended reading age: 1-5 years old
