Christmas picture books that toddlers can enjoy! A collection of read-aloud stories that will leave a lasting impression.
How about enjoying a Christmas picture-book read-aloud with your children? As you watch the snow fall outside the window, spend a special time together in a warm, cozy room.
Open your favorite Christmas picture book, and a wonderful world of stories unfolds before you.
Here, we’ll introduce heartwarming picture books perfect for the holiday season and tips for read-alouds that will resonate with children.
It’s sure to create lovely Christmas memories for both kids and adults.
Christmas picture books that toddlers can enjoy! A collection of read-aloud stories that will leave a lasting impression (1–10)
Various Christmas trees
I wonder how we should decorate this year’s Christmas tree.
Just thinking about it is such a fun time, isn’t it? That’s exactly when I recommend this picture book, “All Kinds of Christmas Trees.” In the story, you’ll find trees decorated in places like the forest, the land of ice, and even the bottom of the sea.
The forest tree is adorned with lots of acorns, the icy land’s tree doubles as a slide, and the undersea tree is decorated with seaweed and pearls.
After reading this book, kids will surely start imagining their very own tree.
It’s a delightful, dream-sparking read I highly recommend.
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.
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!
Mary-chan’s Christmas
The story features Mary-chan and Patapon the sheep.
Mary-chan tells Patapon about the Christmas she’s looking forward to.
One of the stories is about Santa putting presents in wooden shoes, and when Patapon hears this, he becomes sad, thinking he won’t receive any gifts.
Mary-chan doesn’t seem to notice Patapon’s feelings and talks only about her own presents.
It’s a work that depicts the pure feelings children have toward Christmas—joy and sadness.
There’s a heartwarming episode at the end, too.
Enjoy reading it along with the adorable illustrations.
Snow of Dreams
If you’re looking for a pop-up Christmas book, how about Dream Snow? It’s a work by Eric Carle, known for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and the story features an old man and some animals.
The old man wakes from a dream in which everything is covered in beautiful snow.
When he looks outside, real snow is falling, which makes him remember something; he hurriedly gets dressed.
What did he remember, and what is he about to do…? There are two pop-up mechanisms: one on the page with the animals, and the second on the last page, where you can hear the sound of bells.
Gifts for Christmas
At Christmas, Santa brings presents.
For children, that has become a given.
But presents aren’t just something you receive—they’re also something you give.
This picture book tells the story of Santa, who comes on Christmas night to deliver gifts.
When he peeks into a stocking to put a present inside, he finds a gift for Santa tucked there.
It beautifully portrays the joy of giving and the warmth of thinking of others, leaving your heart feeling toasty after reading.
I can’t help but hope that children will grow up to be people who can give gifts like this.