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Kindergarten - Grade 9 in Southborough, MA
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Holiday Books for Young Children

50+ Books to Share With Your Child This Holiday Season

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. 

  • The Story Of Hanukkah by David A. Adler
  • Have Fun, Anna Hibiscus! by Atinuke
  • One Night, One Hanukkah Night by Aidel Backman
  • Yalda Night In Tehran by Shabnam Bahrami
  • How Does Santa Go Down The Chimney? by Mac Barnett
  • Jack And Santa by Mac Barnett
  • Santa's First Christmas by Mac Barnett
  • A Christmas For Bear by Bonny Becker
  • The Great Santa Stakeout by Betsy Bird
  • Just Right For Christmas by Birdie Black
  • Chicka Chicka Ho Ho Ho by William Boniface
  • Home For Christmas by Jan Brett
  • Tamales For Christmas by Stephen Briseño
  • My Family Celebrates Kwanzaa by Lisa Bullard
  • Lighthouse Christmas by Toni Buzzeo
  • Little Lizzy And The Holiday Switch by Lisette Caesar
  • The Perfect Tree by Corinne Demas
  • Joy To The World!: Christmas Around The Globe by Kate DePalma
  • Llama Llama Holiday Drama by Anna. Dewdney
  • A Christmas Tree For Pyn by Olivier Dunrea
  • The House Without Lights by Reem Faruqi
  • May Your Life Be Deliciosa by Michael Genhart
  • The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes by Linda Glaser
  • Kwanzaa by Shantel Gobin
  • The Christmas Mitzvah by Jeff Gottesfeld
  • The Light From My Menorah: Celebrating Holidays Around The World by Robin Heald
  • Santa Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins
  • Little Rabbit's Christmas by Harry Horse
  • 12 Days Of Christmas by Rachel Isadora
  • The Nutcracker by Alison Jay
  • All-Of-A-Kind Family Hanukkah by Emily Jenkins
  • Christmas Around The World by Emily Kelley
  • Goats For Christmas by Jacqueline Kelly
  • The Christmas Book Flood by Emily Kilgore
  • The Chanukkah Guest by Eric A. Kimmel
  • Hershel And The Hanukkah Goblins by Eric A. Kimmel
  • The Magic Dreidels: A Hanukkah Story by Eric A. Kimmel
  • The Spider's Gift: A Ukrainian Christmas Story by Eric A. Kimmel
  • Bear's First Christmas by Robert Kinerk
  • Kwanzaa by Rachel A. Koestler-Grack
  • How Santa Lost His Job by Stephen Krensky
  • Tacky's Christmas by Helen Lester
  • Pete The Cat Saves Christmas by Eric Litwin
  • The Adventures Of Penguin And Panda: Winterfest by Brenda Maier
  • Latkes And Applesauce: A Hanukkah Story by Fran Manushkin
  • The Christmas Tugboat: How The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Came To New York City by George Matteson
  • Eight Winter Nights: A Family Hanukkah Book by Laura Krauss Melmed
  • Santa Duck by David Milgrim
  • A Dragon For Hanukkah by Sarah Mlynowski
  • A Wish To Be A Christmas Tree by Colleen Monroe
  • Runaway Dreidel! by Lesléa Newman
  • If You Take A Mouse To The Movies by Laura Joffe Numeroff
  • Splendiferous Christmas by Jane O'Connor
  • Eight Sweet Nights, A Festival Of Lights: A Hanukkah Story by Charlotte Offsay
  • A Kitten Called Holly by Helen Peters
  • Seven Candles For Kwanzaa by Andrea Davis Pinkney
  • The 12 Days Of Christmas by Greg Pizzoli
  • Santa Clauses: Short Poems From The North Pole by Bob Raczka
  • Kwanzaa by Betsy Rathburn
  • Kwanzaa by Rebecca Rissman
  • The Very Best Hanukkah Gift by Joanne Rocklin
  • La Noche Buena: A Christmas Story by Antonio Sacre
  • The Gifts Of Kwanzaa by Synthia Saint James
  • Hanukkah! by Roni Schotter
  • Merry Christmas, Splat by Rob Scotton
  • It's Christmas, David! by David Shannon
  • The Parakeet Named Dreidel by Isaac Bashevis Singer
  • A Stickler Christmas by Lane Smith
  • The Book Of Candles: Eight Poems For Hanukkah by Laurel Snyder
  • Together At Christmas by Eileen Spinelli
  • It'S A Miracle!: A Hanukkah Storybook by Stephanie Spinner
  • Mendel's Hanukkah Mess Up by Chana Stiefel
  • Yalda Night (In Persian & English) by Anahita Tamaddon
  • Yalda Night Celebration by Anahita Tamaddon
  • Twas Nochebuena by Roseanne Thong
  • The Christmas Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood
  • Ellray Jakes Rocks The Holiday by Sally Warner
  • Hanukkah Upside Down by Elissa Brent Weissman
  • Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Sleigh! by Mo Willems
  • We Celebrate The Light by Jane Yolen

About Fay School

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 25 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.

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