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Based on tag: Christmas
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1

A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens

22,349 members

469 reviews

4.1

15 Members: hipdeep, aulsmith, auntieknickers, konallis, merrystar, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, Amsa1959, rretzler, cej1027, al.vick, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

8,164 members

155 reviews

½ 4.3

14 Members: hipdeep, dara85, raidergirl3, aulsmith, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, Dilara86, Amsa1959, rretzler, cej1027, al.vick, ahef1963, annieleb

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by Terry Pratchett

10,686 members

149 reviews

4.1

11 Members: hipdeep, thorold, auntieknickers, merrystar, blackdove07, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, Amsa1959, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

4

A Child's Christmas in Wales

by Dylan Thomas

1,773 members

49 reviews

4.2

11 Members: hipdeep, raidergirl3, aulsmith, auntieknickers, mkbird, merrystar, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, Amsa1959, ManWithAnAgenda

5

The Night Before Christmas

by Clement C. Moore

1,146 members

16 reviews

4.2

11 Members: hipdeep, aulsmith, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb

6

8,411 members

230 reviews

4.2

10 Members: auntieknickers, mkbird, merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959, cej1027, al.vick, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb

7

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

by Barbara Robinson

6,298 members

106 reviews

4.2

10 Members: hipdeep, inge87, raidergirl3, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959, cej1027, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

8

Letters From Father Christmas

by J. R. R. Tolkien

2,603 members

53 reviews

4.2

9 Members: aulsmith, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, Amsa1959, al.vick, ahef1963

9

The Polar Express

by Chris Van Allsburg

8,728 members

448 reviews

½ 4.3

9 Members: hipdeep, dara85, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, cej1027, al.vick, ahef1963, annieleb

10

by Raymond Briggs

2,425 members

57 reviews

4.1

10 Members: inge87, thorold, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, Amsa1959, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

11

The Dark Is Rising

by Susan Cooper

7,952 members

216 reviews

4.1

7 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, SylviaC, souloftherose, Amsa1959, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

12

The Gift of the Magi

1,900 members

42 reviews

4

8 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, rretzler, al.vick, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

13

The Box of Delights

by John Masefield

769 members

16 reviews

4

7 Members: inge87, auntieknickers, konallis, mkbird, merrystar, perennialreader, souloftherose

14

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

41,969 members

722 reviews

4.1

7 Members: thorold, auntieknickers, konallis, merrystar, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb

15

A Charlie Brown Christmas

by Charles M. Schulz

1,240 members

10 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, Amsa1959, rretzler, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

16

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

by E. T. A. Hoffmann

1,826 members

24 reviews

4

7 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959, al.vick, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

17

by Louisa May Alcott

25,946 members

407 reviews

4

7 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

18

Little House in the Big Woods

by Laura Ingalls Wilder

14,736 members

269 reviews

4.1

7 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

19

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

7,908 members

97 reviews

3.8

5 Members: inge87, thorold, konallis, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

20

Frosty the Snow Man (A Little Golden Book)

by Annie North Bedford

1,265 members

9 reviews

4.1

6 Members: dara85, auntieknickers, merrystar, Amsa1959, al.vick, ahef1963

21

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

by Barbara Shook Hazen

1,142 members

6 reviews

3.9

6 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, rretzler, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

22

Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas

by Russell Hoban

352 members

5 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: hipdeep, raidergirl3, auntieknickers, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

23

A Redbird Christmas

by Fannie Flagg

1,543 members

84 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: dara85, KimarieBee, perennialreader, Amsa1959

24

Madeline's Christmas

by Ludwig Bemelmans

1,512 members

17 reviews

3.8

6 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, al.vick, ahef1963, annieleb

25

Holidays on Ice: Stories

by David Sedaris

7,381 members

189 reviews

3.8

5 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, blackdove07, perennialreader, ManWithAnAgenda

26

The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror

by Christopher Moore

1,424 members

60 reviews

½ 3.7

6 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, perennialreader, Amsa1959, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb

27

The Tailor of Gloucester

by Beatrix Potter

1,990 members

19 reviews

4.1

5 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, mkbird, Dilara86, ManWithAnAgenda

28

Skipping Christmas

by John Grisham

6,188 members

145 reviews

½ 3.3

5 Members: dara85, auntieknickers, perennialreader, Amsa1959, ahef1963

29

A Pussycat's Christmas

by Margaret Wise Brown

438 members

7 reviews

4.2

4 Members: auntieknickers, mkbird, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

30

The Thirteen Days of Christmas

by Jenny Overton

86 members

2 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: patchygirl, auntieknickers, konallis, perennialreader

31

The Christmas Box

by Richard Paul Evans

2,292 members

42 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: dara85, merrystar, perennialreader, ahef1963, lisacmiller

32

The Little Match Girl

by Hans Christian Andersen

1,235 members

25 reviews

3.9

5 Members: auntieknickers, Amsa1959, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

33

A Christmas Memory

by Truman Capote

948 members

42 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, perennialreader, Amsa1959, ManWithAnAgenda

34

Mystery in White

by J. Jefferson Farjeon

526 members

33 reviews

½ 3.4

4 Members: inge87, mkbird, merrystar, souloftherose

35

Mog's Christmas

240 members

3 reviews

4.2

4 Members: auntieknickers, mkbird, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

36

Hercule Poirot's Christmas

by Agatha Christie

4,021 members

104 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959, ahef1963

37

Father Christmas

by Raymond Briggs

503 members

12 reviews

4.2

4 Members: auntieknickers, souloftherose, Dilara86, Amsa1959

38

Let it Snow: Three Holiday Romances

3,130 members

118 reviews

3.8

3 Members: raidergirl3, SylviaC, annieleb

39

Stranger in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy

by Carl R. Sams

1,624 members

70 reviews

4

4 Members: hipdeep, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb

40

The Jolly Christmas Postman

by Janet Ahlberg

968 members

13 reviews

½ 4.4

4 Members: inge87, auntieknickers, perennialreader, ahef1963

41

The Birds' Christmas Carol

by Kate Douglas Wiggin

837 members

23 reviews

3.9

4 Members: dara85, auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader

42

The Night Before Christmas (Jan Brett)

by Clement C. Moore

1,971 members

24 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, lisacmiller, annieleb

43

The Story of Holly and Ivy

by Rumer Godden

1,152 members

18 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: dara85, perennialreader, ManWithAnAgenda

44

Miracle and Other Christmas Stories

by Connie Willis

692 members

28 reviews

3.9

3 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, perennialreader

45

The Night Before Christmas (Mary Engelbreit)

by Clement C. Moore

870 members

13 reviews

4.2

3 Members: auntieknickers, rretzler, al.vick

46

The Little Drummer Boy (Keats)

by Katherine K. Davis

963 members

21 reviews

4.2

4 Members: auntieknickers, perennialreader, ahef1963, annieleb

47

The Christmas Tree

by Julie Salamon

296 members

11 reviews

4.2

3 Members: dara85, mkbird, perennialreader

48

The Mouse and His Child

by Russell Hoban

987 members

28 reviews

4.2

2 Members: konallis, ManWithAnAgenda

49

The Legend of the Poinsettia

by Tomie DePaola

1,485 members

29 reviews

4

3 Members: inge87, auntieknickers, perennialreader

50

The Cat That Climbed the Christmas Tree

by Susanne Santoro Whayne

203 members

½ 3.7

3 Members: al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda, annieleb

51

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

by L. Frank Baum

1,132 members

37 reviews

3.9

3 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, ManWithAnAgenda

52

Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

by Robert Barry

996 members

14 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: auntieknickers, mkbird, merrystar

53

Babar and Father Christmas

by Jean de Brunhoff

606 members

9 reviews

4.1

4 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, Amsa1959, al.vick

54

Winter Solstice

by Rosamunde Pilcher

2,113 members

63 reviews

4

3 Members: merrystar, perennialreader, Amsa1959

55

by Charlotte MacLeod

450 members

16 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, SylviaC

56

The Christmas Train

by David Baldacci

2,478 members

91 reviews

½ 3.3

3 Members: dara85, SylviaC, perennialreader

57

Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories

by L. M. Montgomery

453 members

16 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: raidergirl3, auntieknickers, merrystar

58

Bear Stays Up for Christmas

by Karma Wilson

2,224 members

25 reviews

4.1

3 Members: merrystar, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda

59

Santa's Toy Shop

574 members

3 reviews

3.9

2 Members: dara85, lisacmiller

60

by Michael Brown

559 members

7 reviews

3.9

3 Members: merrystar, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

61

Merry Christmas, Curious George

by Catherine Hapka

1,144 members

7 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: perennialreader, rretzler, al.vick

62

The Santa Klaus Murder

by Mavis Doriel Hay

327 members

27 reviews

½ 3.4

3 Members: inge87, merrystar, souloftherose

63

Merry Christmas, Splat

665 members

10 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: mkbird, merrystar, al.vick

64

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

by Susan Wojciechowski

1,826 members

26 reviews

½ 4.4

2 Members: inge87, auntieknickers

65

Auggie Wren's Christmas Story

330 members

14 reviews

3.9

2 Members: auntieknickers, blackdove07

66

Santa's Surprise Book (Whitman BIG Tell-a-Tale #2448)

by Joan Potter Elwart

142 members

3.8

2 Members: al.vick, lisacmiller

67

The Cat Who Came for Christmas

by Cleveland Amory

1,280 members

31 reviews

½ 3.6

3 Members: perennialreader, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

68

by Richard Paul Evans

569 members

14 reviews

3.8

2 Members: dara85, lisacmiller

69

Christmas in Noisy Village

by Astrid Lindgren

393 members

9 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: auntieknickers, merrystar, Amsa1959

70

A Christmas Story: The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film

by Jean Shepherd

541 members

36 reviews

4.1

3 Members: hipdeep, auntieknickers, perennialreader

71

Miracle on 34th Street

by Valentine Davies

879 members

14 reviews

3.8

3 Members: merrystar, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

72

by Louise Penny

3,683 members

220 reviews

3.9

2 Members: thorold, perennialreader

73

The Christmas Wish

by Richard Siddoway

111 members

6 reviews

4.1

2 Members: dara85, perennialreader

74

Olive, the Other Reindeer

by J. Otto Seibold

2,029 members

22 reviews

4

3 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, al.vick

75

The Rose & the Ring

by William Makepeace Thackeray

407 members

9 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: thorold, ManWithAnAgenda

76

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

1,846 members

183 reviews

3.9

2 Members: raidergirl3, annieleb

77

The Cricket on the Hearth

by Charles Dickens

811 members

41 reviews

½ 3.4

2 Members: thorold, ManWithAnAgenda

78

Carl's Christmas

by Alexandra Day

639 members

9 reviews

4.1

2 Members: perennialreader, lisacmiller

79

Politically Correct Holiday Stories

by James Finn Garner

973 members

12 reviews

3.2

2 Members: al.vick, annieleb

80

Christmas in Camelot (Magic Tree House, No. 29)

by Mary Pope Osborne

2,652 members

15 reviews

3.9

2 Members: hipdeep, merrystar

81

Merry Christmas Mom and Dad

by Mercer Mayer

1,341 members

8 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ahef1963, annieleb

82

Dave Cooks the Turkey

by Stuart McLean

35 members

4.2

Member: raidergirl3

83

The Christmas Book

22 members

½ 4.5

Member: patchygirl

84

Christmas Bower

by Polly Redford

20 members

1 review

4.1

Member: mkbird

85

Father Christmas' ABC

by F. Warne & Co

3 members

Member: Edward

86

The Biggest Christmas Tree Ever

by Steven Kroll

1,044 members

4 reviews

½ 3.3

2 Members: mkbird, merrystar

87

The Haunted Tea-Cosy: A Dispirited and Distasteful Diversion for Christmas

by Edward Gorey

640 members

14 reviews

4

2 Members: merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda

88

Russell's Christmas Magic

295 members

4 reviews

3.8

2 Members: mkbird, al.vick

89

The Christmas Sweater

1,040 members

37 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: dara85, perennialreader

90

Ranger Rick's Holiday Book

by National Wildlife Federation

13 members

4

2 Members: merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda

91

Stories For Christmas

by Charles Dickens

334 members

2 reviews

4

2 Members: Amsa1959, ManWithAnAgenda

92

The Littlest Angel

by Charles Tazewell

1,589 members

17 reviews

4

2 Members: perennialreader, ahef1963

93

by Astrid Lindgren

823 members

15 reviews

4.2

2 Members: Amsa1959, ManWithAnAgenda

94

Walt Disney Productions' Mickey's Christmas Carol (A Little Golden Book)

by Walt Disney Productions

411 members

1 review

½ 3.7

2 Members: al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

95

The Christmas Cat

by Efner Tudor Holmes

291 members

4 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda

96

Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story

897 members

88 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: dara85, perennialreader

97

The Christmas Day Kitten

by James Herriot

782 members

6 reviews

½ 4.4

2 Members: perennialreader, ahef1963

98

Cranberry Christmas

by Wende Devlin

349 members

4 reviews

4

2 Members: merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda

99

The Velveteen Rabbit

by Margery Williams

12,685 members

219 reviews

4.2

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

100

The Night Before Christmas (Gyo Fujikawa)

by Clement C. Moore

213 members

5 reviews

3.9

Member: merrystar

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