Here is a selection of Christmas books that young people will love!

Because magic comes at any time, whether it’s bedtime, story time or when the opportunity presents itself, Christmas books for children have something special. There are little ones who love them so much that they ask for them as early as October! Take out the Christmas pajamas, the elf slippers, the pompom hats and the hot chocolate: here are some suggestions to accompany these magical moments under the tree.

The magic Christmas box

Marja Monette-Millette, illustrated by Lucile Lesueur

Éditions Gründ Québec

32 pages

Inspired by the tradition created by Marja Monette-Millette and increasingly widespread in Quebec, this beautiful album illustrated by Lucile Lesueur recounts the creation of the magic Christmas box. This is a magic box that allows Santa Claus to communicate with children throughout the month of December. In this story, he must find North Star dust for his wish to be granted.

Chnourka’s Christmas

Gaya Wisniewski

MeMo Editions

64 pages

Christmas is approaching: snow covers the valley and everyone is preparing for the party. Mirko, on the morning of December 24, woke up first. He must cook with Chnourka and Zachary, choose the tree with Piotr and Nicolaï, decorate the house with Émile and Tomek. But he didn’t anticipate that Billy and Ricky, his two hedgehogs, would be grumpy. A very beautiful album.

Everything Santa Will Never Do

Noé Carlain and Ronan Badel

Editions Élan vert

32 pages

Santa Claus does a lot of things, especially a few days before the big holiday. The authors had fun telling what he will never do: forget his suspenders and lose his pants, take a selfie with his reindeer, forgetting his GPS and getting lost… A humor full of finesse.

Animal Christmas

Noé Carlain and Hervé Le Goff

Editions Élan vert

32 pages

There is no snow. Is it serious? Not so much, since in the authors’ imagination, the magic happens thanks to the elephants blowing white confetti through their trunks. Among animals, all kinds of incredible things also happen at Christmas: crocodiles eat the presents, cows try to go through the chimney…

Saint Nicholas, who is this?

Charlotte Bellière and Ian De Haes

Éditions Alice Jeunesse

100 pages

These two Belgian authors revisit the traditions of Saint Nicholas in a luminous, magnificently illustrated album. Antoine, a curious little boy, discovers the secrets of Saint Nicholas over the course of three stories: the first about good and evil, the second featuring Father Fouettard and the third where the party must be saved.

My first Christmas songs

Henri Dés, illustrated by Thierry Manes

Gründ

12 pages

This hardcover collection is original: there are musical sound chips to activate. On each page, we look for the little button that will trigger the music. The songs of Henri Dés, classics, are illustrated by Thierry Manes: It’s Santa Claus, Tomorrow is Christmas, Long live the wind!…

But where did our snowman go?

Alain M. Bergeron and Lulune

Editions Quebec America

64 pages

Alain M. Bergeron, a monument of children’s literature in Quebec (more than 350 books published!), has imagined a very entertaining new plot, illustrated by Lulune. Arthur and Myrtille made a snowman, but in March, he disappeared. Did it melt? No. He won a competition to visit the frostiest regions in the world!

Christmas at Hogwarts

JK Rowling, illustrated by Ziyi Gao

Gallimard Youth

40 pages

Immerse your family in Ziyi Gao’s luminous illustrations to discover or rediscover Harry Potter’s first magical Christmas. See what the Great Hall looks like decorated with magnificent Christmas trees and festive evenings in the Gryffindor common room. A legendary moment from the original text!

Cookie and Brown Sugar: The Christmas Elves

Caroline Munger

Editions La Bagnole

32 pages

With her superb photo montages, Caroline Munger presents a special album, adorned with metallic paper, to celebrate the magic of the Holidays. Biscuit asks if elves are real. His little brother, Cassonade, firmly believes in it. He even discovered signs of their presence in the chalet where they came to spend Christmas!

Wednesdays in the Rain: In the Kingdom of Christmas

Maeva Gruaz

Editions Albin Michel

192 pages

Passionate about DIY, Maéva Gruaz shares her creations for young and old on her website Wednesdays in the Rain, as well as on her social networks. After the enormous success of her first two books, she returns with a book entirely dedicated to Christmas and filled with DIY activities. We learn how to make cards, decorations, original packaging and fun little characters!

Where is the reindeer?

Ingela P Arrhenius

Gründ Editions

12 pages

For little ones, here is a board book where felt flaps and a small mirror reveal the answers to the questions asked. Where is the snowy owl hiding? The skater? The reindeer? And you? This successful collection has more than 20 titles.

The most chic gift

Jory John et Pete Oswald

Editions Scholastic

40 pages

Inspired by the successful illustrated album The chic polka dota big favorite with children and parents, this Christmas story delves into the hilarious and charming world of the hit collection. This time, the chic pea gets Jennifève’s name for the gift exchange. He’s nervous: Jennifève deserves the perfect gift. Will he get there?

The Wolf’s letter to Santa

Shakti Staal and Marianne Barcilon

Kaleidoscope Editions

40 pages

Here is an extraordinary, extravagant, extra-funny album which begins with this sentence: “Since Wolf saw the photo of Santa Claus in the newspaper, he has only thought of one thing: eating him.” Wolf develops different strategies to achieve his ends. He takes out his best pen and begins to write to Santa Claus. But… he who thought he was caught is caught!

A little kiss for Christmas

Eoin McLaughlin et Polly Dunbar

Gallimard youth

32 pages

Here is a new album from the “Little Kisses” series, so that Christmas can be spent in tenderness. There we find Turtle and Hedgehog, who are celebrating Christmas for the first time and don’t really know what it’s all about. Is Christmas about the gifts, the songs, the preparations? Or is it a moment of sharing with those we love?

Santa loves sister’s farts

Andrée Poulin and Jean Morin

Editions La Bagnole

32 pages

When he was little, it seems that Santa Claus loved a very sweet and warm pastry that his mother prepared for him: sister’s farts. How far will he be willing to go to find that caramel scent that reminds him of the good old days?

Gaétan the tanned elf: Christmas is canceled

Shallow et Vannara

Editions La Bagnole

320 pages

Santa Claus has decided to improve the “customer experience”: from now on, he will send two elves to each family, instead of just one. Gaétan, the annoying elf, doesn’t like at all being paired with Justine, whom he hates. He who intended to strengthen his worldwide popularity… The mission becomes more difficult when the two elves discover that there is no one in the house assigned to them.