Children’s {Christmas} Book Tuesday ~ Week 2

Welcome back to Children’s Book Tuesday at TheJoyfulChaos! It’s the Christmas edition for the next few weeks!

This week I’m gonna show you some of our Santa favorites.  Because, yes, we do. 

‘Twas The Night Before Christmas
Written by Clement C. Moore
Illustrated by Haddon Sundblom and Garin Baker

When MyOldest was a few months old Hallmark ran one of their cool specials.  Spend X amount of money and get this book (plus a stuffed animal thing that’s now long gone).  I love it. 

 

It’s the classic with a tribute to the Coca-Cola Santas of yesteryear.  And the illustrations they’ve included in the story are a throwback to that style.  MyOldest read this (almost) through to the end the other day.  So sweet.

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Silver Spurs
Written by Robert R. Knigge
Illustrated by Sally King Brewer 

This is a storybook that I’ve had since I was a child.  The illustrations are definitely of the 70s-80s era, which is funny to me now.  The story is how Santa gets into modern homes that have no chimneys.  The elf, Silver Spurs, crawls through the key holes to unlock the door for Santa.  I love how this story sparks our kiddos’ imaginations.  Because, having no chimney, this is a recurring question in our home.  Daddy’s theory?  That Santa has a master key to every home and doesn’t need said elf!  I love that the kids brainstorm different fun ideas!

 

Now, please, tell me (and show me too, if you’d like!) what your favorite reads for this time of year are.  Have your Children’s Books post ready ~ just link back to me (so we can all share).  And then enter your name or website and your specific post URL (if you have questions about this just ask – I used to be a little confused too) in the MckLinky below.  That’s it!  Oh, that and go check out everybody else’s books – leave ‘em comments – we all love the love!