December is jam-packed with lots of holidays, and celebrations. Just with any other time of the year, I love having read-alouds that compliment whatever is going on.
I split this post into different sections so you can easily find the topic you’re looking for. Plus, there’s lots of non-fiction books too, which I marked as (NF).
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Please don’t ask me to choose a favorite. It won’t happen.
If you’re looking for Gingerbread read alouds you’ll find them HERE. I actually teach a gingerbread unit AFTER Christmas/Winter break.
Christmas
The Wild Christmas Reindeer
Memoirs of an Elf
Snowmen at Christmas
Deck the Halls, We’re Off the Walls
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Olive, the Other Reindeer
The Night Before the Night Before Christmas
Merry Un-Christmas
The Animals’ Santa
How Santa Lost His Job
How Santa Got His Job
Turkey Claus
Welcome Comfort
The Amazing Christmas Extravaganza
The Christmas Sweater: A Picture Book
SantaKid
The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree
Howard B. Wigglebottom and the Power of Giving
The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy
The Littlest Elf
The Littlest Reindeer
Mooseltoe
Santa’s Stuck
The Great Reindeer Rebellion
Santa’s Underwear
The Biggest Christmas Tree Ever
Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Christmas (NF)
The Last Christmas Tree
Legends
The Legend of the Christmas Tree
Legend of the Christmas Stocking
The Legend of St. Nicholas
The Legend of the Candy Cane
Hanukkah
Latkes, Latkes, Good to Eat
Light the Lights!
The Magic Dreidels
Eight Wild Nights
On the First Night of Chanukah
Hanukkah Bear
Eight Nights of Hanukkah
Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Hanukkah (NF)
Latke, the Lucky Dog
The Night Before Hanukkah
Hanukkah (NF)
Kwanzaa
A Kwanzaa Miracle
Seven Spools of Thread
Together for Kwanzaa
Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Kwanzaa (NF)
Kwanzaa (NF)
Christmas/Holidays Around the World
Celebrate Christmas Around the World
Christmas Around the World
Diwali
Diwali (NF) (Nancy Dickmann)
Diwali (NF) (Trudi Strain Trueit)
Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Diwali (NF)
Let’s Celebrate 5 Days of Diwali
The Diwali Gift
Lots of Lights
Ramadan
Ramadan (NF)
Chinese New Year
Dim Sum for Everyone!
Bringing in the New Year
Dragon Dance
Sam and the Lucky Money
Chinese New Year (NF)
Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Chinese New Year (NF)
Mexico
The Legend of the Poinsettia
The Night of Las Posadas
Christmas in Mexico (NF)
Australia
Christmas in Australia (NF)
Christmas Wombat
Italy
The Legend of Old Befana
Christmas in Italy (NF)
Sweden
Christmas in Sweden (NF)
Lucia Morning in Sweden
The Tomten
The Christmas Tomten
Germany
Christmas in Germany (NF)
Cobweb Christmas: The Tradition of Tinsel
England
Christmas in England (NF)
Father Christmas
France
Christmas in France (NF)
Russia
The Tale of Baboushka: A Traditional Christmas Story
The Miraculous Child: A Christmas folktale from Old Russia
The Littlest Matryoshka
