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holiday spirit

Books about holiday spirit for readers of all ages.

Cover of The dog who thought he was Santa

The dog who thought he was Santa

Wallace, Bill

Ages 7–12christmasfamily

Cover of On Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve

Peter Collington

Ages 3–8christmas magicwonder

Cover of The fright before Christmas

The fright before Christmas

James Howe, Jeff Mack

Ages 5–9halloween and christmasghosts

Cover of The Berenstain bears save Christmas

The Berenstain bears save Christmas

Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain, Michael Berenstain

Ages 3–8familychristmas

Cover of Santa Rex

Santa Rex

Molly Schaar Idle

Ages 3–8christmas magichumor

Cover of Baboushka and the Three Kings

Baboushka and the Three Kings

Ruth Robbins, Nicolas Sidjakov

Ages 4–10generositykindness

Cover of Hurry, Santa!

Hurry, Santa!

Julie Sykes

Ages 3–7christmasmagic

Cover of Stephen's feast

Stephen's feast

Jean Richardson

Ages 4–10generositycelebration

Cover of Gumdrops Merry Christmas (Gumdrop)

Gumdrops Merry Christmas (Gumdrop)

Biro

Ages 3–7christmasfriendship

Cover of Clara's Christmas miracle

Clara's Christmas miracle

Shirley Graves

Ages 6–10familychristmas

Cover of The Secret Santa from the Black Lagoon

The Secret Santa from the Black Lagoon

Mike Thaler

Ages 7–11friendshipacceptance

Cover of Elf

Elf

David Berenbaum

Ages 4–8christmasmagic

Cover of Lighthouse Christmas

Lighthouse Christmas

Toni Buzzeo

Ages 4–9familysiblings

Cover of Have You Been Naughty or Nice?

Have You Been Naughty or Nice?

Ethan Long

Ages 3–8behavior and consequenceskindness

Cover of A Charlie Brown Christmas

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Charles M. Schulz

Ages 4–10kindnessfriendship

Cover of O, Ghostly Night

O, Ghostly Night

Tennant Redbank

Ages 3–8christmasghosts

Cover of The Berenstain Bears' old-fashioned Christmas

The Berenstain Bears' old-fashioned Christmas

Jan Berenstain

Ages 3–8familytradition

Cover of Claude the dog

Claude the dog

Dick Gackenbach

Ages 3–8christmasdogs

Cover of Holiday hero

Holiday hero

Sandra Byrd

Ages 8–12friendshipkindness

Cover of The winter gift

The winter gift

Deborah Turney Zagwÿn

Ages 5–10family bondsgrandparent-grandchild relationships

Cover of The Legend of Holly Boy

The Legend of Holly Boy

Frank Latino

Ages 4–10christmas magicholiday spirit

Cover of The Christmas extravaganza hotel

The Christmas extravaganza hotel

Tracey Corderoy, Tony Neal

Ages 3–7friendshipholiday spirit

Cover of Here comes Santa Cat

Here comes Santa Cat

Deborah Underwood

Ages 5–10humorgenerosity

Cover of The Christmas hat

The Christmas hat

Wood, A. J.

Ages 4–10winterholiday spirit