Nine beautiful festive children’s books that capture the spirit of Christmas

These lovely reads will teach your little ones about what Christmas really means

Christmas is an ideal time to enjoy some reading time with your child. Photo: Getty

Kayleigh Dray

Christmas means lots of different things to lots of different people: it is a time of hope and new beginnings, of togetherness, of taking every opportunity to be kinder to one another. It’s of making memories, too, and of love, hope, and joy. For many small children, however, it’s usually about one thing and one thing only: presents.

How, then, can we help our little ones to explore and understand the true spirit of the holiday? By sitting down with them and enjoying some truly wonderful picture books together, of course! Here are just a few of our favourites…