35+ Children's Books for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany

The nativity tale has been handed down from technology to generation, and many authors have additional their have just take on the message of Christmas. We asked our Facebook team for some of their favorite Christmas image textbooks. Underneath are some of their favorites. We hope you’ll examine them out at your library to examine to the children in your family members or in worship.

Take note: These suggestions appear from our group and have not been reviewed by A Sanctified Art. We do not own any legal rights to these books or have any connection to their authors or publishers.

Three Clever Queens penned by James Allen, illustrated by András Barlogh

Santa’s Preferred Tale prepared by Hisako Aoki, illustrated by Ivan Gantschev

The Donkey’s Desire created and illustrated by Barbara Helen Berger

God Gave Us Xmas penned by Lisa Tawn Bergren, illustrated by David Hohn

Refuge published by Anne Booth, illustrated by Sam Usher

The Give-Absent created and illustrated by Ray Buckley

We Were being There: A Nativity Story created by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Wendell Small

Clown of God prepared and illustrated by Tomie dePaola

Country Angel Christmas created and illustrated by Tomie dePaola

The Legend of the Poinsettia penned and illustrated by Tomie dePaola

The Evening of Las Posadas composed and illustrated by Tomie dePaola

This Is the Star composed by Joyce Dunbar, illustrated by Gary Blythe

Wombat Divine written by Mem Fox, illustrated by Kerry Argent

Sarah’s Two Nativities published by Janine M. Fraser, illustrated by Helene Magisson

A Night The Stars Danced for Joy written by Bob Hartman, illustrated by Tim Jonke

Silent Night time illustrated by Lara Hawthorne

Leah’s Star published by Margaret Bateson Hill, illustrated by Karin Littlewood

The Tale of 3 Trees written by Angela Elwell Hunt, illustrated by Tim Jonke

Pippin the Xmas Pig prepared by Jean Tiny, illustrated by Werner Zimmermann

You Are My Wonder published by Maryann Cusimano Appreciate, illustrated by Satomi Ichikawa

Tune of the Stars: A Christmas Tale prepared by Sally Loyd-Jones, illustrated by Alison Jay

The Story of the Nativity published by Geraldine McCaughrean, illustrated by Laura Barrett

Applesauce and the Xmas Miracle published by Glenda Millard, illustrated by Stephen Michael King

Tiny Mole’s Xmas Gift composed by Glenys Nellist, illustrated by Sally Garland

‘Twas the Evening of Xmas published by Glenys Nellist, illustrated by Elena Selivanova

‘Twas the Time of Introduction created by Glenys Nellist, illustrated by Elena Selivanova

The Third Gift created by Linda Sue Park, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline

The Night time of His Birth composed by Katherine Paterson, illustrated by Lisa Aisato

The Greatest Christmas Pageant Ever prepared by Barbara Robinson, illustrated by Laura Cornell

A Mouse in the Manger published by Eric & Meredith Schrotenboer, illustrated by Wolfordeer Colony Studio

Who Is Coming To Our Property? prepared by Joseph Slate, illustrated by Ashley Wolff

Also Numerous Tamales published by Gary Soto, illustrated by Ed Martinez

Home By One more Way penned by Barbara Brown Taylor, illustrated by Melanie Cataldo

A Incredibly Noisy Xmas composed by Tim Thornborough, illustrated by Jennifer Davison

All the Shades of Xmas prepared by Matthew Paul Turner, illustrated by Gillian Gamble

Villancico Yaucano (Spanish) composed by Amaury Veray, illustrated by Ivan Camilli

The Nativity illustrated by Julie Vivas

Mortimer’s Christmas Manger published by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Jane Chapman

Rev. Anna Strickland (she/her/hers) seems for the Divine in the day to day like treasure in clay jars and 1st encountered God in the integration of her spiritual self and inventive self. She is a native Austinite and graduated from the College of Texas where she now works in college ministry, in particular serving LGBTQ pupils.