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 5-year-olds will love! (41–50)
Big Tree, Small Tree
A Christmas tree is an essential part of holiday decorations, isn’t it? This picture book tells a story centered on a Christmas tree.
A very large fir tree is delivered to Mr.
Willowby’s mansion.
It’s a splendid tree, but it’s so big that it hits the ceiling.
So they chop off the top with an axe, and that treetop becomes a gift for someone else.
In this way, the tree’s tip keeps getting trimmed and passed along to another person.
It’s a story that keeps you excited to find out whose hands it will fall into next.
The Little Helpers’ Christmas
They say there are 120 Santas, but that seems like a small number to deliver presents to children all over the world, doesn’t it? Some kids might wonder how they manage to finish in just one night.
You could say this picture book offers a delightfully fun answer to that question.
In the story, elves who have been given the job deliver presents using work vehicles.
How do they transport everything, and who asked the elves to help? It’s a heart-pounding, exciting picture book full of dreams.
Sparkling, glimmering Merry Christmas!
Sparkly, Shiny Merry Christmas! is a picture book recommended for children around age two.
It uses glittering, radiant colors that are said to be easy for infants—with their still-developing eyesight—to notice and enjoy.
With each page turn you can feel the season, making it perfect as a Christmas gift.
The shimmering illustrations will make little ones want to reach out and touch them.
It might also be fun to look at the book from different angles—sideways or vertically—to see how it changes.
Pop-up Book: What Is Christmas?
If you’re looking for a picture book that explains the origins of Christmas in a way that’s easy for young children to understand, “What Is Christmas?” is a great pick.
The layered, interactive illustration on the cover is striking and makes you want to pick it up.
As you turn the pages, the interactive elements shift, and the book cheerfully teaches the history of Christmas with illustrations.
Another plus is that the pages are made of thick paper, making them easy for even two-year-olds to turn.
Be sure to read it with your children!
Top 10 Lovely Christmas Songs
Christmas songs are something we don’t often get a chance to sing as adults.
Even if kids ask you to ‘teach me’ or ‘sing it,’ not many of us can recall the songs right away.
That’s why I’d like to introduce this picture book that includes 10 Christmas songs.
It comes with vocals and lyrics, so you’ll be all set with just this one book! It also has rhythm buttons you can press along with the songs—and amazingly, the sound changes for each track.
Be sure to pick it up for Christmas and create wonderful memories with your child.
Little Fir Tree
In the forest stands a fir tree, smaller and frailer than the other trees.
One winter night, a little boy digs up the tree and brings it home.
The boy is ill and cannot go outside, but thanks to the fir tree, a “forest Christmas” comes into the house.
When spring arrives, the boy returns the fir tree to the forest.
The gentle promise—“Let’s meet again next year”—warms the reader’s heart.
This picture book quietly teaches that Christmas is not just about decorations, but a day to share kindness and compassion.
Christmas of the Working Vehicles
This is one book in the “Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site” series, a picture book featuring various hardworking vehicles like bulldozers, excavators, cement mixers, dump trucks, and cranes.
The story has a Christmas theme: while the hardworking vehicles tackle a big job, they receive an unexpected present… And in fact, their big job turns out to be a wonderful gift for someone else, too.
It ends with a gentle “good night,” helping readers drift off in a lovely mood.
Be sure to read it on Christmas night!