Our favourite Christmas Children's Books

Favourite Christmassy Books

Christmas at Toppsta is the most wonderful time of the year. We've got tea by the bucketload and, most importantly, so many glorious, beautiful, Christmassy books! 

If you're dreaming of snuggling up with a great children's book this Christmas, we've carefully selected our picks that are also new releases this year. 

With books for babies, toddlers and big kids too! 

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2024-09-30
Our favourite Christmas Children's Books
Book pages Where's Mrs Reindeer?

Where's Mrs Reindeer?

The original, award-winning Felt Flap series for babies and toddlers is back with a Christmas-themed title, also with five festive spreads. In Where's Mrs Reindeer?, you're on the look out for Mr Carol Singer, Mrs Snowy Owl, Mr Ice Skater and Mrs Reindeer herself, each hiding behind colourful felt flaps. Lift the final flap and there's a surprise mirror – always a hit with the little ones.

The felt flaps in this sturdy board book are perfect for little ones to turn and tug, which means you can get even the tiniest tot into books and finding the activity fun. 

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Book pages That's not my reindeer…

That's not my reindeer…

With their bright, bold, eye-catching illustrations and fuzzy, furry, smooth and soft tactile patches on each page, babies and toddlers love the best-selling That's not my... books, and this year we've got a reindeer-themed new release!

A furry body, a hairy tail and a shiny nose are some of the tactile patches on the reindeer that plod through the snowy scenes in this sturdy board book. There's lots to share and talk about, as well as the familiar little white mouse to spot on every page.

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Book pages Bizzy Bear: My First Memory Game Book: Christmas

Bizzy Bear: My First Memory Game Book: Christmas

With this sweet book, little ones can play and learn with Bizzy Bear at Christmas in four settings: at the ice rink, in the North Pole, flying in Santa's sleigh and delivering presents on Christmas Eve!

With four fun scenes, three memory games and lots of festive details to spot, this busy book is designed to improve memory, build vocabulary, and promote book-confidence. And with no messy cards to tidy up afterwards, we've given it our seal of approval.

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Book pages Sticker Dolly Dressing Christmas Fairies

Sticker Dolly Dressing Christmas Fairies

Use the stickers to dress the fairies in this magical, seasonal Sticker Dolly Dressing book. 


Add their sticker outfits as they decorate and light up a Christmas tree, go skating on a moonlit pond, fly through a snowflake-filled storm and gather branches covered with bright red holly berries.

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Book pages Draw with Rob at Christmas

Draw with Rob at Christmas

Christmas is different this year, with more families at home and wondering what to do! Pick up your pencils and join thousands of children around the world and #DrawWithRobfrom Polar Bears to Elves and from Father Christmas to a Snowman. This book is the perfect present with arts, crafts and festive fun.

*WITH PERFORATED PAGES SO YOU CAN EASILY TEAR OUT AND DISPLAY YOUR ART!*

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Book pages The Muttcracker: from the creators of Dogs Don't Do Ballet

The Muttcracker: from the creators of Dogs Don't Do Ballet

My dog is not like other dogs. My dog is a ballerina who dreams of being the Sugar Plum Fairy. So when Miss Polly announces the parts in our Christmas show, The Nutcracker, will my dog’s dream come true? Or will we both just be … bonbons?
 
An irresistible story about friendship, positivity and the joy of being the very best bonbon in the box, based around putting on the popular ballet The Nutcracker.

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Book pages Christmas? That’s Not Right!

Christmas? That’s Not Right!

Jump into Christmas with this laugh-out-loud journey through all things crackers, elves and mince pies – but with a twist! RAPPING presents under the tree? Stuffing the turkey with a custard tart? PARROTS instead of CARROTS? That’s not right!

With hilarious illustrations throughout from Lee Cosgrove, this silly seasonal story is bound to have kids laughing with delight!

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Book pages Tiger, It's Snowing!

Tiger, It's Snowing!

This is a sweet and heart-warming picture book about friendship and new experiences, with a little girl and a tiger as the main characters. 


Mei's exuberant friend Tiger wants to play in the snow, but Mei isn't quite so sure. It's cold and it's wet! But Mei soon changes her mind when she tastes delicate snowflakes for the first time, makes fresh footprints in the pristine snow and has a fun snowball fight with Tiger. As the day draws to a close, the duo return to the warm embrace of home – a perfect conclusion to a day filled with wonder and delight.

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Book pages Captain Christmas

Captain Christmas

Welcome aboard the Yo-Ho-Ho! The most festive ship on the sea... Did you know that Santa’s elves once used to be fearsome PIRATES? But everything changes when they meet Captain Christmas, a jolly pirate who shows them that giving is better than taking, and soon has them sailing the world on Christmas Eve on a ship packed with presents for every child, no matter how big or small. Get ready to discover Santa as you’ve never seen him before. Happy Christmas, me hearties!

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Book pages The Arctic Fox

The Arctic Fox

A magical wintry tale from best-selling author Holly Webb, this is the perfect book for all readers aged 7+ to snuggle up with and enjoy this winter.

Evie is so excited to spend her Christmas holiday in Lapland – they’re going to visit Santa, go on a reindeer sleigh ride and watch the Northern Lights. She’s even dreamed about seeing her favourite animal – the arctic fox. Her hopes aren't high, as the majestic species is endangered, but then she hears a strange whining noise in the middle of the night and discovers a little arctic fox caught in a trap. Can Evie rescue him in time?

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Book pages Sprouts

Sprouts

For readers aged 8+, Witch Wars author Sibèal Pounder has a special present this Christmas: a book where Santa rules the world!


In the year 4024, Christmas is everywhere. Santa Claus rules the world and the Big Day happens EVERY DAY! Except for Mince Pie Isles, where Christmas only comes once a year and Gryla Garland, a witch, has been banished. All she’s ever wished for is to join the festive world. But when Santa’s daughter, Merrilee Claus, comes crashing into her life, Gryla realises Christmas every day might not be such a good thing after all. With the real magic of Christmas long forgotten, it’s up to Gryla, Merrilee and a lot of sprouts, to bring the magic back...

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Book pages The Biggest Christmas Secret Ever: A laugh out loud story of family Christmas chaos!

The Biggest Christmas Secret Ever: A laugh out loud story of family Christmas chaos!

From L. D. Lapinski, comes this heart-warming and hilarious Christmas countdown advent story told in 25 chapters.

OK so your mum's partner, Nick, has a big bushy beard, a thick red coat, a team of reindeer and just happens to be REALLY busy around Christmas Eve . . . what could that mean?! Harper and Will's lives are already full of festive wonder, but baby sister Yula is about to bring a whole new meaning to the magic of Christmas. Indoor snowflakes, naughty gingerbread biscuits and reindeer running wild spell Christmas chaos! And with the Elf and Safety Department on the lookout for any unexplained festive magic, it's up to their family keep the biggest Christmas secret ever . . .

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