When it comes to children's books about Advent and Christmas, there are thousands of options. It can feel impossible to weed through them all and figure out which ones have theology, representation, and story you can trust. That's where children's minister and librarian Kari Bauman comes in! Kari shares some of her tried and true go-to books for Advent and Christmas, as well as some new releases, and some ideas for how to incorporate reading stories into your holiday traditions.
Be sure to check out Kari's Instagram page @thechurchlibrarian where she has shared several of the recommendations she offers in the episode!
All of the books mentioned in the episode are listed below. Rather than link them all, we hope you go to your local library or local bookstore to pick some of them up!
- Leah's Star by Margaret Bateson Hill
- Holy Night and Little Star: A Story for Christmas by Mitali Perkins and Khoa Le
- Waiting Is Not Easy!-An Elephant and Piggie Book by Mo Willems
- The Christmas Quiet Book: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids by Deborah Underwood
- Joy to the World by Tomie dePaola
- Silent Night: the Christmas Choir by Lara Hawthorne
- The Friendly Beasts: an old English Christmas Carol by Tomie dePaola
- The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola
- Saint Nicholas the Giftgiver by Ned Bustard
- The Night of His Birth by Katherine Paterson
- Brown Baby Jesus by Dorena Williamson
- The O in Hope by Luci Shaw
- The Colors of Christmas by Matthew Paul Turner
- The Voices of Christmas by Nikki Grimes
- Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem by Maya Angelou
- The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaardner
- All Creation Waits by Gayle Boss