Top festive children's books we're looking forward to this Christmas

The festive season is almost upon us! Put on your cosiest socks, grab a hot chocolate and enjoy our top picks of Christmas books for children. Don't forget to leave out some carrots for the reindeer!

We publish new recommendations every month. Take a look at our favourite children's books.

For younger readers

• The Great Big Christmas Tree Hunt, by Ekaterina Trukhan
• The Boy Who Brought the Snow, by Hollie Hughes and Anna Wilson
• How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?, by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
• When a Dragon Loves Christmas, by Caryl Hart and Rosalind Beardshaw
• You Choose: Christmas, by Nick Sharratt
• Dasher Can't Wait for Christmas, by Matt Tavares
• The Twelve Elves of Christmas, by Evie Day and Liam Darcy
• You Can't Let an Elephant Pull Santa's Sleigh, by Patricia Cleveland-Peck
• Luna Loves Christmas, by Joseph Coelho and Fiona Lumbers
• The Robin Who Stole Christmas, by Rachel Morrisroe and Richard Merritt
• Bunnies in a Sleigh: A Crazy Christmas Story, by Philip Ardagh and Ben Mantle
• This Book is Full of Elves, by Gareth Peter and Mike Byrne
• Santarella, by Suzy Senior and Lucy Semple
• Santa's Marvellous Mechanical Workshop, by Vashti Hardy and Katie Cottle
• Peas on Earth, by Huw Lewis Jones and Ben Sanders
• There Was a Young Reindeer Who Swallowed a Present, by Kaye Baillie and Diane Ewen
• Monsters at Christmas, by Laura Baker and Nina Dzyvulska
• The Snowman and the Robin, by Michael Foreman

For junior readers

• The Nutcracker and the Mouse King's Christmas Shenanigans, by Alex T. Smith
• Juniper's Christmas, by Eoin Colfer and Chaaya Prabhat
• The Completely Chaotic Christmas of Lottie Brooks, by Katie Kirby
• Step-Father Christmas: A Festive Countdown Story in 25 Chapters, by L.D. Lapinski
• The Ice Children, by M.G. Leonard and Penny Neville-Lee
• The Great Reindeer Rescue, by Stephen and Anita Mangan
• A Very Curious Christmas, by Maddie Moate