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Recommended Reading List for the Holidays

By Donna Smith

Books make great gifts for kids any time of the year. This holiday season, why not give the gift of reading to a child in your life? These holiday-themed books are sure to get your children into the spirit of the season and carry their enthusiasm for reading into the new year.

Max's Christmas
By Rosemary Wells

Max's sister, Ruby, won't let him stay up to see Santa Claus. But Max has some ideas of his own for how to see St. Nick! This classic book is destined to be a Christmas tradition.

Arthur's Christmas
By Marc Tolon Brown

Arthur has to get his sister the perfect Christmas present – and time is running out! A fun story that younger children will love having read to them, and older children will love reading with Mom and Dad.

If You Take a Mouse to the Movies
By Laura Joffe Numeroff

Following in the tradition of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, this string of delightful events starts when this little mouse is taken to the movies. Everyone knows if you take a mouse to the movies, you'll have to buy him popcorn, which will of course remind him of stringing popcorn for the Christmas tree! A fun book the whole family will enjoy reading year after year.

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