If you want to create your own 12 Days of Christmas Books tradition, it isn’t too late to get started.

Traditionally the 12 Twelve Days of Christmas begin on Christmas Day and last until the beginning of Epiphany (January 6th; the 12 days count from December 25th until January 5th).

Here are a few fun Children’s Books you will enjoy:

The Nutcracker And The Mouse King*

The whole story told the way the original author intended, this is illustrated beautifully by Gail DeMarcken.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Simple, sweet, and quite unpredictable. You and your children will enjoy this clever tale of what happens when the worst kids “in the entire history of the world” take over the church Christmas pageant.

God Gave Us Christmas (God Gave Us…)

This one is new to our library this year. By the same author of God Gave us You, the little polar bear learns the answers to some very important questions, like ‘Is God more important than Santa?’ and ‘Who invented Christmas?’

The Twelve Days of Christmas

Jan Brett at her classical best. Well worth reading again and again.

Christmas in the Barn

My Very favorite Christmas book to read with my children. The woman who touched thousands of children with Goodnight Moon and The Big Red Barn does the same thing for this classic beautiful story.

The Stable Where Jesus Was Born

A sing-song repeating rhyming story of the stable where Jesus was born and the animals that were present. Very sweet story for younger children.

Santa Cows

A very funny parody of the Night Before Christmas featuring some amoo-sing cows {Sorry I couldn’t help myself there!)

The Christmas Magic*

Another beautifully illustrated book with a sweetly told story of Santa’s preparations.

* Provided by Publisher. All other books were already a part of my personal library or ones we’ve borrowed from our local library.