Books for Yuletide

Here are some books you can read to help you get into the mood of the season.

December 18, 2014 05:12 pm | Updated 05:12 pm IST

A Wish to be a Christmas Tree by Colleen Monroe

A Wish to be a Christmas Tree by Colleen Monroe

Letters from Father Christmas, by J.R.R. Tolkien, Baillie Tolkien

Every Christmas a letter would arrive from the North Pole for J.R.R. Tolkien’s children. The letter would be written in a strange, spidery handwriting and would be accompanied by beautiful coloured drawing or sketches.

The letters were from Father Christmas and told fantastical tales of life in the North Pole. There were tales of reindeer, Polar Bear, the Moon, goblins and more.

Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree, by Robert Barry

Mr. Willowby gets himself a Christmas tree. When his tree is brought home on a truck he finds that it’s a really, really big tree and it will not fit in his parlour. What can he do?

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, by Barbara Shook Hazen

What is Christmas without a story about Rudolph. With 22 colourful pages, this is the story of how Rudolph, with his wonderful nose was able to light the way for Santa’s sleigh.

The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror, by Christopher Moore

Here’s a scary book for you. An angel named Raziel has been sent to earth to grant the wish of a child. Raziel decides to help a boy who has just seen a man dressed as Santa Claus dying. But everything goes haywire because Raziel is not the smartest angel there is!

The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams

A rabbit made of velveteen is Christmas gift for a little boy. But the boy has other more interesting presents to play with, so the velveteen rabbit is ignored. What happens to the little velveteen rabbit?

A Wish to Be a Christmas Tree, by Colleen Monroe

Every year the pine trees in the forest are chosen and carried off to be decorated for Christmas. But there is one overgrown pine that is overlooked year after year.

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