Last week, I shared with you a way to celebrate Christmas by surprising someone with a Christmas gift in the twelve days leading up to Christmas. Another way to help count down the days until Christmas is to visit your library, your favorite bookstore, or online retailer (such as Amazon), and select your twelve favorite holiday stories.

Each night leading up to Christmas Eve (which is an awesome day to wrap up with The Night Before Christmas). In order to read the 12th book on Christmas Eve, you’ll want to start with the first book on Sunday, December 13.

Some of our favorite holiday stories are:

• If You Take a Mouse to the Movies by Laura Numeroff
• Peef: The Christmas Bear by Tom Hegg
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss
• Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson
• The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg

What are some of your favorite holiday books to share with your children?