As Christmas approaches, 5-year-olds can find even more joy in the world of picture books.
Some children believe in Santa Claus, while others are just beginning to have a few questions—meeting picture books that can embrace each child’s feelings is important.
Here, we introduce picture books with warm illustrations and heartwarming stories that bring the dreams and hopes of Christmas to life.
Create special memories with books that capture children’s excitement as they wait for presents and convey Santa Claus’s gentle spirit!
A collection of recommended Christmas picture books that 5-year-olds will love (1–10)
This picture book features warm, woodblock-like illustrations and the memorable phrase “so it won’t go out.” On a snowy day, a girl goes outside wearing the sweater and scarf she knitted herself.
She builds a small house out of snow and lights a candle inside.
And like a quiet wish, the words “so it won’t go out” are repeated.
When children read this book, how will they see the candle? What is it that they won’t want to go out? It’s a wonderful book with as many answers as there are readers.
One winter day, the people who cut down a Christmas fir tree discovered that a tiny owl had been living inside it.
Startled, they rescued the owl.
Before long, they learned that the tree would become the giant Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center in New York.
This true, moving Christmas story revolves around a small life and a grand tree.
Its charm lies in the gentle message that every life, no matter how small, has a precious place to belong—something that will quietly touch children’s hearts.
When you finish reading, it’s a book that will surely make parents and children smile at each other and say, “I’m so glad.”
Count down the 24 days until Christmas together with the Cat family! Each page is filled with little delights like flaps for doors and windows to open.
Day by day, you’ll decorate the tree, bake treats, write letters… and watch the cats’ warm and bustling preparations unfold.
The Advent calendar–style interactive elements that you open each day make it an exciting event for children.
With charming mechanisms and a colorful world, this is a picture book that lets you “experience” Christmas together.
“Does Santa deliver presents to children all over the world all by himself?” This picture book begins with a child’s simple question.
In truth, Santa isn’t just one person.
Up in the sky, under the sea, and even in the jungle, there are “hundreds of millions” of Santas, each busily working in their own country and place! With colorful, lively illustrations and a snappy, rhythmic text, it’s a joy to read—and every time, children will let their imaginations soar, wondering, “What kind of Santa do we have at our house?” A classic picture book brimming with dreams and imagination, portraying Santa not as a single person, but as many kind presences.
Remi, a young girl eagerly awaiting Christmas, writes a letter to Santa every day.
As if her wish has been granted, Bell the Tonttu—one of Santa’s little helpers—comes to visit her.
Getting to help Santa is such a special surprise, isn’t it? Children who read this picture book will surely feel the same flutter of excitement and anticipation as Remi.
At the end of the book, there are fun facts about Santa Claus and an introduction to Christmas dishes enjoyed around the world.
Savor the spirit of Christmas with this one delightful volume.
On Christmas Eve night, a little boy named Theo discovers not reindeer flying through the sky, but a zebra walking across it! Chasing after the zebra, Theo sets off on an adventure into a wondrous world of lights and snow.
It feels like a daydream, yet somehow like a magical night that could truly exist.
Even though Santa doesn’t appear, with each page you turn you can feel, “This is the magic of Christmas!” It’s a dreamy, beautiful story where faith and kindness create an invisible magic.
A Christmas picture book that wraps every reader in a quiet, moving warmth.
