Literacy

These are some of our favourite Christmas books this year - 3 picture storybooks and a couple of chapter books for middle to upper-primary students.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year—for driving a sleigh! ’Tis also the season - for driving a sleigh! Oh, and joy to the - driving a sleigh! 

The Pigeon has made a list and checked it once. Can his holiday dream come true? Or will The Pigeon be left out in the cold?

This is the 9th ‘Pigeon’ book from Mo Williams - a real favourite!

Join Bluey and Bingo in six special holiday stories with their family and friends. Celebrate Christmas with the Heeler family. Come along on a camping trip! There are many more fun stories in this treasured collection. These include Verandah Santa, Christmas Swim, The Beach, Swim School, Camping, and Cricket.

It’s Christmas Eve and the Jolly Postman is delivering greetings to various fairy-tale characters - there’s a card for Baby Bear, a game called ‘Beware’ for Red Riding Hood from Mr Wolf, a get-well jigsaw for Humpty Dumpty and three more surprise envelopes containing letters, cards, etc.

Published 10 years ago, but still a big hit with children - they love all of the little envelopes to open!

This Christmas adventure will take you around the world. It is the third of the bestselling Christmas Elf Chronicles from Ben Miller. 

Father Christmas needs a holiday. He isn't feeling well and someone seems determined to ruin the festivities. It's up to Christmas Elves, Tog and Holly, to find a way to deliver the presents on time and bring the Christmas magic back for everyone. A laugh-out-loud race against time with a heartwarming message of teamwork. 

Eleven-year-old Juniper Lane is thrown into a Christmas adventure like no other when she seeks the help of a mysterious woodsman living in her local park, who she suspects is Santa himself, and accidentally gets exposed to North Pole magic. Join a neighbour who always believed in Santa, a young reindeer in training, and a cutthroat crime boss out to steal Santa’s magic. 

This is a beautiful story, sure to inspire the Christmas spirit in the whole family.

Happy reading everyone! We love this time of year - we have a pile of books our homes just waiting to be read. It’s the best way to spend time during the summer holidays. 

Have a great Christmas, enjoy your sleep-ins, recharge your batteries, and encourage your kids to keep reading over the holidays. There are so many good books out there!