A collection of recommended Christmas picture books that will captivate 5-year-olds!
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!
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A Collection of Recommended Christmas Picture Books That Will Captivate 5-Year-Olds (71–80)
Disney Everyone’s Christmas! A Search-and-Find Gift Picture Book
Let me introduce a Disney activity picture book with a Christmas theme.
Inside, you’ll find scenes from 14 works, including 101 Dalmatians, Toy Story, The Little Mermaid, and Monsters, Inc.
Your goal is to find specified items—like crowns and ornaments—in each scene to clear the pages.
Every scene is filled with Christmas-themed decorations such as trees and wreaths, so you can really feel the holiday spirit while you play.
It’s perfect for enjoying as a Christmas activity or giving as a gift.
Barbapapa’s Present
This is a story themed around the Barbapapa family’s Christmas.
On Christmas Day, a bird from a southern country arrived as a present.
But where the Barbapapa family lives is far too cold for a bird from the south, and everyone scrambles to heat up the room! What will happen to the southern bird? Keeping living creatures is difficult, and living in a place different from where you were born is even harder…
This is a fun yet strongly message-driven work that makes you think about many things.
Piyo piyo, Merry Christmas
This is a work by Noriko Kudo, known for the “Noraneko Gundan” series.
The protagonists of the story are five sibling chicks.
All of them can’t wait for Christmas and anxiously wonder, “Will Santa really come?” as they wait with bated breath.
Their mother hen prepares a feast, and they decorate the tree.
A wonderful family Christmas is depicted here.
It’s a perfect book to share the joy of the holiday with children who ask, “What is Christmas?”
Merry Christmas, Penelope!
This is a book that depicts Penelope’s fun Christmas.
It’s a lift-the-flap/popup-style picture book with lots of interactive features kids will love—lights that turn on, Penelope tumbling down, and more.
The story shows decorating the tree and having a party with relatives, making it feel familiar and enjoyable for children.
It’ll likely make them even more excited, thinking, “I want a Christmas like this!” The mechanisms aren’t complicated, so toddlers should be able to move them by themselves and have fun.
Merry Christmas! An advent calendar to enjoy with picture books
A special picture book that lets you count down the 24 days until Christmas with a storybook! Each day, as you open a tiny page, you’ll discover that day’s unique Christmas preparations—decorating the tree, baking treats, getting presents ready, and more.
It’s like having an advent calendar inside a picture book, and every time a page is opened, a child’s face lights up with a smile.
The time spent waiting is one of Christmas’s magical elements.
Through the joy of one page a day, this book nurtures the delightful feeling of “waiting with anticipation.”
Merry, merry Christmas!
This is a story about four children who transform into the “Help Squad” and lend a hand with the town’s Christmas preparations.
They decorate trees and cakes, and light up houses.
It’s a book that really builds excitement for Christmas.
Children who read this picture book might even transform into the Help Squad themselves! Getting ready for Christmas together would double the fun and make everyone happy.
At the end of the book, there’s a glow-in-the-dark fluorescent page, making it perfect for a bedtime read, too.
Sound-and-Light Picture Book: Christmas Tambourine
This picture book comes with a small tambourine that has buttons.
When you press the buttons, music plays and the tambourine lights up in time with the sound.
You can also shake the tambourine to hear jingle sounds.
The book itself includes the song titles and lyrics.
It features six Christmas songs, including “Winter Wonderland” and “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” It’s a great item for enjoying the holiday season—why not pick one up? It also makes a perfect gift!