{"id":14988,"date":"2017-12-06T09:47:06","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T09:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14988"},"modified":"2017-12-06T09:50:08","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T09:50:08","slug":"five-christmas-books-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/five-christmas-books-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Five of our favourite Christmas books for children"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>We think there&#8217;s\u00a0nothing better over Christmas than to snuggle up with your little ones whilst reading a book with the fire on, a hot chocolate in hand and a box of chocolates open on the table.<\/h4>\r\nThis is even more special\u00a0nowadays when TV, games consoles, tablets and phones seem to be taking over, taking some time away from all of those distractions to enjoy a book with your kids is a lovely way to spend a snowy (we can keep our fingers crossed for a white Christmas) afternoon.\r\n\r\nThere&#8217;s some great Christmas books out for kids of all ages so we thought we&#8217;d give you our\u00a0favourite five which will be perfect to get you and your family excited about Father Christmas&#8217; visit.\r\n<h2>The Snowman<\/h2>\r\nYes we know it&#8217;s slightly predictable but it&#8217;s a classic Christmas book and one that we should continue to share with our children.\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14989 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_snowman.jpg\" alt=\"The Snowman - Christmas Books\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_snowman.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_snowman-250x337.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_snowman-120x162.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\u00a35.99 from <strong><a href=\"\/partner\/Waterstones.aspx?t=lwk\">Waterstones<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <strong><span style=\"color: #bf2e1b;\">plus get 2.5% back for your kids<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<h2>The Jolly Christmas Postman<\/h2>\r\nThe Jolly Postman is a great series of books that includes envelopes with letters to different characters in the story making it fun and interactive.\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14990 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_jolly_christmas_postman.jpg\" alt=\"The Jolly Christmas Postman - Christmas Books\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_jolly_christmas_postman.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_jolly_christmas_postman-250x214.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_jolly_christmas_postman-120x103.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\u00a37.94 from\u00a0<a href=\"\/partner\/Wordery.aspx?t=lwk\"><strong>Wordery<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #bf2e1b;\">plus get up to 3% back for your kids<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<h2>The Christmas Bear<\/h2>\r\nThe Christmas Bear is a humorous flap book for ages 3-5 year olds with\u00a0witty rhymes and silly scenarios.\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14991 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_christmas_bear.jpg\" alt=\"The Christmas Bear - Christmas Books\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_christmas_bear.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_christmas_bear-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_christmas_bear-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_christmas_bear-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_christmas_bear-330x330.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_christmas_bear-136x136.jpg 136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/>\r\n\u00a34.79 from <a href=\"\/partner\/Amazon.aspx?t=lwk\"><b>Amazon<\/b><\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #bf2e1b;\">plus get 2% back for your kids<\/span><\/strong>\r\n<h2>A Treasury of Christmas Stories<\/h2>\r\nA beautiful illustrated Christmas book with 18 festive stories, songs and carols to get you and your little ones in the festive spirit.\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14992 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/christmas_treasury.jpg\" alt=\"A Treasury of Christmas - Christmas Books\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/christmas_treasury.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/christmas_treasury-250x316.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/christmas_treasury-120x152.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\u00a34 from <a href=\"\/partner\/TheWorks.aspx?t=lwk\"><strong>The Works<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211; 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