Now that the Christmas countdown has begun here are some historical (or at least, set in the past) holiday recommendations for kids:
For Ages 3-7
The Christmas Rose by I.M. Richardson
The Christmas Story by Jane Werner Watson
The Crippled Lamb by Max Lucado
The Legend of Old Belfana by Tomie dePaola
Great Wolf & The Good Woodsman by Helen Hoover
Stephen’s Feast by Jean Richardson
The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore
For Ages 7-9
The Christmas Doll by Elvira Woodruff
Magic Tree House # 29: Christmas In Camelot by Mary Pope Osborne
Magic Tree House # 44: A Ghost Tale For Christmas by Mary Pope Osborne
For Ages 9- 13
The Box of Delights by John Masefield
A Dog Of Flanders by Louise De La Reme
Horrible Histories: Horrible Christmas by Terry Deary
For Teens
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickons
The Fourth Wise Man by Henry Van Dyke
How Far To Bethlehem? by Norah Lofts