Christmas Books
Father Christmas
$14.95 – Paperback / Penguin Books Ltd
A work that is awarded The Library Association's Kate Greenaway Medal. Buy or find out more→
Christmas Wombat
$25.00 – Hardback / HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
It's Christmas! And it's Christmas for Mothball the Wombat, too.She eats, she sleeps, she scratches,but on Christmas Eve ... Created by writer Jackie French and illustrator Bruce Whatley, Christmas Wombat is another irresistible... Buy or find out more→
The Third Gift
$24.95 – Hardback / University of Queensland Press
After harvesting an especially large tear of a resin known as myrrh, a young boy and his father visit a spice merchant whose three customers are seeking a special gift to bring to a baby. Includes biblical references and... Buy or find out more→
Where's Santa?
$16.00 – Hardback / Scholastic Australia
Elvy couldn't wait for Christmas Eve, so he hijacked Santa's sleigh to help deliver the presents early. Now Santa's gone after Elvy and no-one can find him! Can you help Detective Inspector Scrooge track Santa down in time to... Buy or find out more→
The Lion, The Unicorn and Me
$15.99 – Paperback / Scholastic
In this beautiful retelling of the story of the very first Christmas, the humble donkey is chosen above all other animals to carry Mary to Bethlehem. As his journey unfolds, he is touched by th magic and mystery of the Nativity...... Buy or find out more→
The Christmas Book
$19.95 – Hardback / Hardie Grant Books
Dick Bruna's Christmas Book tells the story of the nativity in the simplest possible words and pictures, and is perfect to share with the very young. The book is now available in paperback, packaged with a die-cut Christmas... Buy or find out more→
All I Want for Christmas
$16.99 – Mixed media product / Scholastic Australia
"All I want for Christmas, Is my two front teeth, My two front teeth; See my two front teeth, Gee if I could only have, My two front teeth, Then I could wish you, 'Merry Christmas'." Poor Monkey's two front teeth are missing!... Buy or find out more→
Father Christmas Needs a Wee
$12.95 – Paperback / Random House Children's Publishers UK
At each different house that he visits Father Christmas drinks and eats all the goodies left out for him. Before long he really needs a wee. So much so that he even forgets to leave the presents behind. But he delivers all the... Buy or find out more→
The Christmas Eve Ghost
$20.00 – Hardback / Walker Books Ltd
When Bronwen and Dylan are frightened by ghostly noises from the chimney on Christmas Eve, they run straight into the arms of their neighbour Mrs O'Riley. As they step next door for the first time, it's not just Bronwen and Dylan... Buy or find out more→
Raymond Briggs's Christmas Little Library
$9.95 – Board book / Penguin Books Ltd
Includes four little books full of Christmas magic. This title provides an introduction to the world of the Snowman for very little readers. Buy or find out more→
Grug And His First Christmas
$4.99 – Paperback / Simon & Schuster Australia
Grug and his friends discover the magic of Christmas! Buy or find out more→
Madeline's Christmas
$16.99 – Paperback / Scholastic
It's Christmas Eve, and Miss Clavel and her charges are all in bed with colds. All except Madeline, who answers the door to a rug-seller. But when she discovers that the rug-seller is also a magician, the little girls are whisked... Buy or find out more→
Stick Man
$12.99 – Board book / Scholastic
It's dangerous being a Stick Man. A dog wants to play with him, a swan builds her nest with him. He even ends up on a fire! Will he ever get back to the family tree. Buy or find out more→
Best Christmas Ever
$9.95 – Paperback / Hardie Grant Books
Ching Ching can't wait for Christmas. She loves looking at twinkling fairy lights, wrapping presents and eating yummy treats! So when Ching Ching realises not everyone is as lucky as she is, she decides to help. She wants... Buy or find out more→
The Story of Christmas
$22.95 – Hardback / Chronicle Books
Features scissor-cut illustrations that illuminate the 'Story of Christmas'. This title includes images that follow the story of the Nativity from the appearance of the Angel to Mary in the Annunciation, to the shepherds who came... Buy or find out more→
The Snowman
$14.95 – Paperback / Penguin Books Ltd
When his snowman comes to life, a little boy invites him home and in return is taken on a flight high above the countryside. Buy or find out more→
The Twelve Days of Christmas
$19.99 – Hardback / Hachette Children's Books
Jane Ray's truly exquisite artwork has gained acclaim both in the UK and internationally. She is one of the most talented and distinctive illustrators in the children's book world and regularly exhibits her work at various... Buy or find out more→
Christmas Countdown
$12.99 – Paperback / Lemonfizz Media
The world's largest diamond collection has disappeared just days before Christmas. But how and when will the evil agency SHADOW smuggle it out of the country? Special Agent EJ12 needs to be patient and find the clues to stop... Buy or find out more→
Happy Christmas, Maisy
$23.00 – Hardback / Walker Books Ltd
Maisy's getting ready for Christmas and there's so much she needs you to do: help her wrap some presents, make a cake and decorate the tree. Now, with this flap book and stocking-sized seasonal soft toy, Christmas with Maisy is... Buy or find out more→
The Jolly Christmas Postman
$29.95 – Hardback / Penguin Books Ltd
This is the bestelling children's book of 1991. It features the jolly postman who rides again delivering real cards and presents for children to open and read. Buy or find out more→
Pearlie and the Christmas Angel
$19.95 – Hardback / Random House Australia
It's two days until Christmas. Pearlie, Opal and Jasper are so excited because Carols by Candelight will be celebrated under the giant Christmas tree. But when a fierce, hot summer storm hits the park, the tree is ruined. Can... Buy or find out more→
Madeline's Christmas
$11.95 – Paperback / Penguin Books Ltd
With everyone else sick in bed with a cold on Christmas Eve, it is up to Madeline to run the school and she finds a remarkable helper in a rug-selling magician. Full color. Buy or find out more→
The Twelve Days of Christmas
$20.00 – Hardback / Atlantic Books
The classic Christmas carol, told with a very special twist... With inimitable illustrations by Quentin Blake, this is the most elegant and enchanting Christmas gift book of the year. Buy or find out more→
The Night Before Christmas
$29.95 – Hardback / Walker Books Australia
A newly illustrated edition of this classic Christmas poem by one of Australia's greatest children's book illustrator. Buy or find out more→
Aussie Nutcracker
$18.00 – Hardback / Black Dog Books
Clara, The Mouse King and the Sugar Plum Fairy... now with added sunscreen! A brand-new, Australian version of a much-loved Christmas classic, filled with Heath's colourful, sweet and zany illustrations. Ages 4+ Buy or find out more→
The Christmas Eve Ghost
$32.00 – Hardback / Walker Books Ltd
When Bronwen and Dylan are frightened by ghostly noises from the chimney on Christmas Eve, they run straight into the arms of their neighbor Mrs O'Riley. As they step next door for the first time, it's not just Bronwen and Dylan... Buy or find out more→
The Little Drummer Boy
$24.95 – Hardback / Random House Australia
Annie's grandfather carves the Little Drummer Boy from the leg of an old oak table as a Christmas gift for his small granddaughter. And throughout her life, Annie's favourite decoration travels the world with her and always hangs... Buy or find out more→
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
$25.00 – Hardback / Scholastic US
In this gorgeous telling of The Nutcracker, Gail de Marcken brings E.T.A. Hoffmann's richly enchanting world to life. With beautifully detailed illustrations, the story of THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING will become an instant... Buy or find out more→
The Nutcracker Doll
$27.00 – Hardback / Scholastic US
For a young dancer, everything about The Nutcracker ballet is thrilling, from auditions to opening night. Readers experience it all with Kepley as she dances before judges, goes to rehearsals, and stifles giggles as she gets... Buy or find out more→
Noisy Touchy-feely Santa
$30.00 – Board book / Usborne Publishing Ltd
Lets children follow Santa as he sets out with his reindeer, flies through the night sky, walks over rooftops and leaves presents in a house. Buy or find out more→
Drawing, Doodling & Colouring: Christmas
$12.99 – Paperback / Usborne Publishing Ltd
There's lots to draw, doodle and colour in this creative book filled with wonderful Christmas scenes, from jolly pictures to colour in to doodle-starters from which drawings can grow and grow and grow until they cover the whole... Buy or find out more→
A Calf for Christmas
$26.95 – Hardback / Floris Books
Johan's family's only cow has died, and they have no money to buy another. Then he finds a calf in the snow. Perhaps it'll be a happy Christmas after all? Buy or find out more→
Santa Koala
$20.00 – Mixed media product / Scholastic Australia
The sleigh is packed with presents and ready to go, but poor Santa has fallen asleep in the Aussie bush! Don't worry, a helpful koala will save the day... or will he? Buy or find out more→
True Blue Santa
$14.99 – Hardback / HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Haven't we all wondered why Christmas in Australia looks too European for words? Fake snow. Robins on Christmas cards. Reindeer instead of roos? Buy or find out more→
A Christmas Journey
$14.95 – Paperback / Oxford University Press
After Mary sets out for Bethlehem with Joseph, a Christmas journey for her cat and dog also begins ... In his enchanting retelling of the Nativity story, Brian Wildsmith brings a host of animals to the stable on the night that... Buy or find out more→
Tickly Christmas Wibbly Pig
$17.00 – Paperback / Hachette Children's Books
Award-winning author Mick Inkpen explores the excitement of Christmas ... A sure-fire Christmas classic. Buy or find out more→
O Christmas Tree: Its History and Holiday Traditions
$12.95 – Paperback / Charlesbridge Publishing
The Christmas tree we know today has roots in many ancient cultures and traditionally had little to do with gift-giving, reindeer, or elves. O Christmas Tree explores the history and traditionsfrom the trees origins to the... Buy or find out more→
The Usborne First Book of Christmas Carols
$19.95 – Hardback / Usborne Publishing Ltd
This title is an introduction to Christmas carols or very young children. It includes handmade models that add to the reach in and touch quality. Each carol includes a simple melody line and is accompanied by an illustration to... Buy or find out more→
Sing-along Christmas Carols
$25.00 – Mixed media product / Usborne Publishing Ltd
A collection of traditional Christmas carols. It contains such carols as Away in a Manger , We Three Kings , Silent Night and We wish you a Merry Christmas . Buy or find out more→
I Spy a Christmas Tree
$13.00 – Mixed media product / Scholastic US
Young I SPY readers will want to celebrate the holidays with I SPY A CHRISTMAS TREE. New easy-to-read text by Jean Marzollo is paired with Walter Wick's amazing seasonal photographs to create a fun-filled Christmas... Buy or find out more→
When I Love You at Christmas
$14.95 – Hardback / Little Hare
As a child prepares for Christmas - smudging her nose with the cake mix, tangling the strings as she wraps the gifts, singing carols out of tune - a favourite toy watches on and reflects on how much it adores its beloved owner.... Buy or find out more→
1000 Christmas Stickers
$14.99 – Paperback / Usborne Publishing Ltd
With scenes such as a busy high-street, building snowmen, Santa's workshop, decorating the Christmas tree and winter fun on a frozen lake, this title is filled with dozens of festive scenes to cover in stickers. With no text on... Buy or find out more→
Christmas Snap Cards
$10.00 – Multiple copy pack
Provides young children with a fun way to learn all the objects, people and places associated with Christmas, such as snowmen, bells, Father Christmas and holly, as well as developing essential matching and reading... Buy or find out more→
Twenty Christmas Cards To Colour
$12.99 – Multiple copy pack
A festive pack of twenty Christmas cards for children to colour and rich, red envelopes to send them in. Each card is gorgeously illustrated with a different design, including a decorated Christmas tree, a sweet robin on a... Buy or find out more→
The Nutcracker
$11.95 – Hardback / Chronicle Books
Adventure, fantasy, romance, a world full of toys and sweets, and of course Christmas. These are the hallmarks of this timeless classic story. Brought theatrically to life by Michael Hague. Ages 4+ years. Buy or find out more→
The Night Before Christmas
$27.00 – Hardback / Koala Book Company
A catchy song with endearing illustrations that will have you buzzing! Willbee the bumblebee is so embarrassed when herealises his stripy jumper has caught on a rose thorn and completely unravelled ... Ages 3+. Buy or find out more→
Thomas the Tank Engine: The Snowy Special
$4.95 – Paperback / Egmont UK Ltd
This is a story about Henry, who thought he couldn't manage without his lucky trucks, one snowy day. But as you and I both know, Really Useful Engines don't need trucks to be lucky. Buy or find out more→
Christmas
$7.95 – Board book / Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Helps your baby to discover about Christmas with touch and feel textures. This title lets their little hands roam and feel how shiny the stars are, how silky the angel is, how woolly the stocking is and how velvety the reindeers... Buy or find out more→
Suzy Goose and the Christmas Star
$19.00 – Paperback / Walker Books Ltd
When Suzy Goose decides that the Christmas tree is missing a star, she sets off on a journey to fetch the shiny star in the sky. No matter how far she travels, she never reaches it. But when she finds herself back at the tree,... Buy or find out more→
Mog's Christmas
$17.00 – Hardback / HarperCollins Publishers
A charming small-format story about Mog, specially designed for the gift market. Buy or find out more→
A Christmas Carol
$25.00 – Hardback / HarperCollins Publishers Inc
A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future. Buy or find out more→
I Love Christmas
$13.00 – Hardback / Scholastic Australia
Ollie loves wrapping presents, making decorations and listening for Santa's sleigh bells! The magic and excitement of Christmas are brought to life by whimsical rhyming and gorgeous illustrations. Ages 2+. Buy or find out more→
The Night Before Christmas
$11.95 – Paperback / Oxford University Press
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse ... Clement Moore's popular festive poem about a visit from Santa Claus, illustrated in glowing colour by Tomie dePaola, is... Buy or find out more→
Christmas Carols
$16.95 – Hardback / Penguin Books Ltd
A collection of Christmas carols for festive family fun. It contains favourites such as Away in a Manger , Once in Royal David's City and Silent Night . Buy or find out more→
Santa's Aussie Holiday
$7.00 – Bath book / Scholastic Australia
This charming Christmas story answers the question, 'What does Santa do when he isn't getting ready for Christmas?'. He takes a well-deserved holiday! Join Santa and his new Aussie mates as they travel around Australia, from the... Buy or find out more→
Santa's Aussie Holiday
$16.00 – Hardback / Scholastic Australia
Each year Santa likes to have some fun, a chance to get some rest and sun; he spins his globe for inspiration and finds a perfect destination...Australia! Join Santa and his new Aussie mates as they travel around Australia, from... Buy or find out more→
Quentin Blake's a Christmas Carol
$30.00 – Hardback / Anova Books
Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean-spirited miser, is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve. The ghosts (of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come) show Scrooge the true value of Christmas - charity, good humour and... Buy or find out more→
Christmas Carol
$39.95 – Hardback / Walker Books Australia
This is a new edition of two classic Christmas stories by Charles Dickens with illustrations from a bestselling Australian master. Ages 10+. Robert Ingpen is an Australian illustrator. Buy or find out more→
The ABC Book of Christmas
$24.99 – Hardback / ABC Books
Australia's most-loved children's illustrators have chosen their favourite Nativity scene to illustrate. Featuring the work of Gaye Chapman, Bettina Guthridge, Wayne Harris, Sally Heinrich, Ann James, Stephen Michael King,... Buy or find out more→
A Christmas Carol
$32.00 – Paperback / Walker Books Ltd
Brings together some of the best-loved stories, illustrated by some of the finest artists. Buy or find out more→
Applesauce and the Christmas Miracle
$24.95 – Hardback / ABC Books
Once upon an orange evening, tiger-striped with blackened trees; a pig sat upon a dam bank, fondly reminiscing . Against a rural Australian setting of drought and bushfire, a little pig called Applesauce... Buy or find out more→
Merry Christmas, Splat
$15.00 – Hardback / HarperCollins Publishers
The third hilarious story about Splat the Cat, the irresistible character from Rob Scotton, bestselling creator of Russell the Sheep Buy or find out more→
Mr Christmas
$4.95 – Paperback / Penguin Books Australia
One day, Mr Christmas receives a letter from his uncle, Father Christmas. He needs help with the Christmas presents. Can Mr Christmas deliver the presents to all the Mr Men? Buy or find out more→
The First Christmas
$20.00 – Paperback / Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
The story of the first Christmas is captured here by some of the world's greatest painters. Buy or find out more→
Brucie Saves Christmas!
$16.00 – Hardback / Scholastic Australia
Brucie the joey loves reading books and doing science reports - how can he help Santa fly the Ute on Christmas Eve? But when a catastrophe occurs that will surely prevent Santa from delivering the presents, Brucie must use all his... Buy or find out more→
The Twelve Days of Christmas: One Man, Twelve Days, 78 Gifts
$32.00 – Hardback / Black Dog Books
Christmas is a time of giving and some people will do anything to find that perfect gift. But when one romantic man scours the world for inspiration, he may be taking things just a little too far. With hilarious pullout postcards,... Buy or find out more→
The Lump of Coal
$15.00 – Hardback / HarperCollins Publishers Inc
The bestselling team behind the Series of Unfortunate Events saga unwraps an uproarious, irreverent picture book that introduces the next great holiday hero: one that is small, dark, and flammable. Buy or find out more→
The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming: A Christmas Story
$19.95 – Hardback / McSweeney's Publishing
Latkes are potato pancakes served at Hanukkah, and Lemony Snicket is an alleged children's author. This book combines these two elements. Buy or find out more→
The Snowman
$12.95 – Hardback / Penguin Books Ltd
An exquisite picture book without words describing the friendship between a boy and the snowman which he builds. An ideal book for children and parents to look at together. Buy or find out more→
Suzy Goose and the Christmas Star
$32.00 – Hardback / Walker Books Ltd
When Suzy Goose decides that the Christmas tree is missing a star, she sets off on a journey to fetch the shiny star in the sky. No matter how far she travels, she never reaches it. But when she finds herself back at the tree,... Buy or find out more→
P.J. Lynch Classic Christmas Collection
$56.00 – Hardback / Walker Books Ltd
Contains three Christmas stories that include The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey , A Christmas Carol and The Gift of the Magi . Buy or find out more→
If You Love a Christmas Tale
$33.00 – Hardback / Allen & Unwin
This beautiful hardcover book includes two well-loved Christmas tales: the original poem of 'The Night Before Christmas' and a re-telling of 'The Nutcracker'. Children will be entranced by the 'changing window' illustrations which... Buy or find out more→
The Thirteen Days of Christmas
$24.95 – Hardback / Oxford University Press
On the first day of Christmas . . Annaple Kitson has no idea what the next twelve are set to bring. As her home fills up with extraordinary gifts-hens, swans, geese, and more besides-confusion reigns. Will Annaple manage to... Buy or find out more→
1001 Things to Spot at Christmas
$16.99 – Hardback / Usborne Publishing Ltd
A puzzle book stuffed full of Christmas things to find and count. It features busy scenes, including Christmas Land, a snowball fight and Santa's workshop, that burst with things for children to find, count and talk about. It... Buy or find out more→
Dear Father Christmas, Get Well Soon
$32.00 – Hardback / Walker Books Ltd
Father Christmas has been feeling poorly and Harvey the Christmas Elf is worried that he won't be well enough for the important sleigh ride on Christmas Eve. Luckily, a little girl called Holly is on hand to write lots of cheering... Buy or find out more→
Olive the Other Reindeer
$24.95 – Hardback / Chronicle Books
Olive, the Other Reindeer -- Olive is merrily preparing for Christmas when suddenly she realizes "Olive... the other Reindeer... I thought I was a dog. Hmmm, I must be a Reindeer!" So she quickly hops aboard the polar express... Buy or find out more→
Olivia Helps with Christmas
$15.00 – Paperback / Simon & Schuster Ltd
The award-winning pig is back - just in time for Christmas! Buy or find out more→
Dear Father Christmas
$19.00 – Paperback / Walker Books Ltd
When Holly sees a man who looks like Father Christmas, she decides to write him a letter: 'Dear Father Christmas - is it snowing in Lapland? Please answer. Love Holly.' And so begins the start of a touching penpal friendship with... Buy or find out more→
The First Christmas
$14.95 – Hardback / Penguin Books Ltd
Suitable for children, this book features silhouettes that presents the story of the very first Christmas. Buy or find out more→