Holiday Books for Young Children

Are you looking for a new book to share with your family this holiday season? Do you want to introduce your child to different holiday traditions from other cultures? Check out the list below for holiday books from Fay's Primary School Library. 

• 'Twas Nochebuena by Roseanne Thong
• 12 Days of Christmas by Rachel Isadora
• Adventures in Cartooning: Chistmas Special by James Sturm
• Albert's Christmas by Leslie Tryon
• All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah by Emily Jenkins
• Bear's First Christmas by Robert Kinerk
• The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes by Linda Glaser
• The Chanukkah Guest by Eric A. Kimmel
• Christmas Around the World by Emily Kelley
• A Christmas for Bear by Bonny Becker
• Christmas in Camelot by Mary Pope Osborne
• Christmas Parade by Sandra Boynton
• The Christmas Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood
• A Christmas Tree for Pyn by Olivier Dunrea
• The Christmas Tugboat: How the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Came to New York City by George Matteson
• Crafts to Make in the Winter by Kathy Ross
• Dewey's Christmas at the LIbrary by Vicki Myron
• Eight Winter Nights: A Family Hanukkah Book by Laura Krauss Melmed
• EllRay Jakes Rocks the Holiday by Sally Warner
• Fly Guy's Ninja Christmas by Tedd Arnold
• A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time by Mary Pope Osborne
• The Gifts of Kwanzaa by Synthia Saint James
• The Great Santa Stakeout by Betsy Bird
• Happy Narwhalidays by Ben Clanton
• Have Fun, Anna Hibiscus! by Atinuke
• Henry and Mudge and a Very Merry Christmas by Cynthia Rylant
• Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric A. Kimmel
• How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Chanukah? by Jane Yolen
• How Santa Lost his Job by Stephen Krensky
• It's a Miracle!: a Hanukkah Storybook by Stephanie Spinner
• It's Christmas, David! by David Shannon
• Jack and Santa by Mac Barnett
• Just Right for Christmas by Birdie Black
• Kwanzaa by Rachel Koestler-Grack
• Kwanzaa by Rebecca Rissman
• La Noche Buena: A Christmas Story by Antonio Sacre
• Lighthouse Christmas by Toni Buzzeo
• Little Rabbit's Christmas by Harry Horse
• Llama Llama Holiday Drama by Anna Dewdney
• The Magic Dreidels: A Hanukkah Story by Eric A. Kimmel
• Marvin's Best Christmas Present Ever by Katherine Paterson
• Megabat and Fancy Cat by Anna Humphrey
• Merry Christmas, Big Hungry Bear! by Don Wood
• Merry Things to Make: Christmas Fun and Crafts by Diane Cherkerzian
• The Night Before Christmas by Clement Moore
• One Christmas Wish by Katherine Rundell
• One Night, One Hanukkah Night by Aidel Backman
• The Parakeet Named Dreidel by Isaac Singer
• Pete the Cat Saves Christmas by Eric Litwin
• Runaway Dreidel! by Lesléa Newman
• Santa Bruce by Ryan Higgins
• Santa Clauses: Short Poems from the North Pole by Bob Raczka
• Santa Duck by David Milgrim
• Seven Candles for Kwanzaa by Andrea Pinkney
• The Spider's Gift: a Ukrainian Christmas Story by Eric A. Kimmel
• Splendiferous Christmas by Jane O'Connor
• The Story of Hanukkah by David A. Adler
• Tacky's Christmas by Helen Lester
• Together at Christmas by Eileen Spinelli
• The Very Best Hanukkah Gift by Joanne Rocklin
• A Wish to be a Christmas Tree by Colleen Monroe

Fay School was founded in 1866 and is the oldest junior boarding school in the United States. Our 66-acre campus is located in Southborough, MA, just 25 miles from Boston. Our community includes 475 students in kindergarten through grade nine and includes 150 boarders in grades 7-9  from across the United States and over 20 countries. Fay is recognized around the world for its superior educational program, and our graduates are accepted to top secondary schools. Fay's program empowers students to discover their talents, develop their intellectual abilities, establish essential academic skills and knowledge, and define their moral character - all essential to living a life of meaning and making a positive difference in the world.