Christmas Books

I thought I would put some of my favorite Christmas books here. You may want to pick them up for yourself or give them as gifts!

Of course there are an abundance of kids books for Christmas. In addition to the "usuals" of the Grinch Who Stole Christmas, Twas the Night Before Christmas, and Olive the Other Reindeer, here are some other kid books that are great Christmas gifts!

Anything by Robert Sabuda! He is an amazing cut paper artist who creates intricate pop-up books of some of our favorite stories. There are tons of Sabuda cut paper books out there. These books are very delicate and would not last long in the hands of children under 4 or 5 years old. But they make gorgeous gifts!

For adults there are many books also with Christmas themes. One of my absolute favorite Christmas books is Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris. It's a very thin book with about 6 stories in it (there's a re-released hard cover of this book out now with 6 more stories - I have to get that now too!).

One of Sedaris's most notorious stories, The SantaLand Diaries, is in this collection. It's based on his Christmas spent as an elf in Macy's in NYC. He explains the elf ranks and some of the hysterical things he would tell kids if they weren't good. Another great essay is called, Dinah, The Christmas Whore, and it's about a Christmas when he (and his sister) "saved" a prostitute from an abusive boyfriend and brought her home for dinner.

I haven't read a bad book by David Sedaris. They are extremely funny and satirical. And the sad thing is that I can relate to some of them a little too well! Holidays on Ice is a perfect stocking stuffer too!

A great writer, Elizabeth Berg, has many wonderful books out. But she has also written, The Handmaid and the Carpenter, a fictional account of Mary and Joseph. Berg is one of my favorite authors. Her writing is so lyrical and smooth. This book is no exception.

Expanding on the story of Mary and Joseph, Berg delves into what they would have faced in that time. Why did Joseph stay with Mary when he could have had her killed? What was going through their minds and hearts facing this news of the Son of God as their son?

It is an amazingly well written story that puts you right there in the midst of the true meaning of Christmas. I reread it every Christmas because it is so perfect.

There are many other Christmas books out there, but these are definitely the best. Feel free to send me an email if you are looking to give a book as a gift but aren't sure what to get. I'm pretty good at finding the perfect books for people.

Merry Christmas!