The best New Year and Christmas children's books

New Year is a holiday that adults and children are looking forward to. To decorate the Christmas tree, to decorate the house for the celebration, what could be more pleasant. But the spirit of the New Year does not always accompany us. Writings about the New Year and Christmas, read together with the child, will help adults to travel back to childhood and feel a fairy tale, and such a time will help the child to bring the expectation of a miracle closer.

How to choose the right children's book for the new year

Shop bookshelves are full of a variety of children's books. And it would seem that it is easier than choosing a book. Not everything is as simple as it seems. First of all, you should pay attention to the binding. Pages of glued-bound books will begin to fall out after the first few views. The stitched version of the book will last much longer. For kids, it is better to take a cardboard binding. This way curious pens won't be able to break the pages.

The small size of the book will be convenient for the road. And for home reading, it is better to take A4 or larger. There will be large illustrations and a font that is easy to read.

The paper should be white or beige. Glossy paper will create glare when reading, especially in artificial light.

If your child is learning to read on their own, pay attention to the font. It should be large so as not to spoil your eyesight.

Illustrations should complement the book, reveal the characters' images. It is thanks to the pictures that you can interest the child in the work. It is better to give preference to drawn illustrations than computer graphics. Such pictures improve the perception of color, show the character of the characters.

The best New Year and Christmas books

Russell and the Christmas miracle

This is a great Christmas story from Clever by Rob Scott. This work belongs to the picture book. Even without reading, the child will be able to understand the essence of the story. She will not leave indifferent neither big nor small.

Young readers will be transported to the Firefly Forest, where Santa Claus was in trouble. His sleigh broke. Christmas will have to be canceled, and children, sheep and frogs will be left without gifts? But, fortunately, the brave lamb Russell came to Santa's aid. With the help of his tools and ingenuity, he was able to transform an old car into a new sled for Santa Claus, which brought back the magic. Christmas was saved. And as a reward for his help, Santa took a lamb with him to distribute gifts to all the children. Before Russell had time to blink an eye, the job was done. And at the end of the story, all the inhabitants of the Firefly Forest receive gifts.

The book has a fairly large format 25 * 25 cm. Suitable for reading from 3 years old. There is very little text, everything is written in an intricate font.

Average cost: 350 rubles.

• Large and bright illustrations;
• Little text;
• Many positive reviews;
• Conveys the spirit of the holiday;
• Large format;
• Good paper quality.

• Adults may not like the illustrations.

Mole. New year book

Who doesn't love the amazing stories about Krotik and his friends from Zdenek Miler? Millions of children and adults around the world are in awe of not only the cartoon with this hero, but also the works. This collection includes two winter stories. "Mole and Christmas" and "Mole and Snowman".

"Mole and Christmas" tells the young readers a story about how Mole was preparing a New Year's surprise for his friends while they were all sleeping peacefully. And the evil Crow tried to ruin everything. And she almost succeeded. But, the main character punishes and drives away the offender. And friends enjoy the holiday in the center of the forest, near a decorated Christmas tree, and rejoice at the gifts they received.

The story of friendship between snowmen and Mole is described in the second tale of this edition. Mole sculpts a Snowman, which then comes to life and becomes a close friend of the hero. They have fun during the winter. But with the arrival of spring, the Snowman begins to melt. Friends go high to the mountains, where the Snowman is not in danger. And the main character returns to the forest and waits for the arrival of winter to play with a friend again.

The book has a hardcover and coated pages. Size: 26 * 20 cm, large pictures combined with a small amount of text will interest children from 3 years old.

The average price is 350 rubles.

• Convenient format for self-reading;
• Large illustrations;
• The text is easy to understand for young children;
• Hard cover.

• Not.

Christmas at Petson's House

This is one of a series of books about old Petson and the kitten Findus, authored by Sven Nordqvist. The illustrations drawn by the author himself can be looked at for hours and constantly find something new and interesting. At first glance, they seem ordinary, but if you look closely, you can see a world full of everything unusual and fantastic.

The story tells of the pre-Christmas troubles of Petson and Findus. The heroes have to redo a lot of things before the holiday, for example, bake gingerbread cookies, tidy up the yard, decorate the Christmas tree. But in the midst of events, Petson twists his leg, and they may be left without a holiday. But the kitten helped to clean the house. Good neighbors did not leave the heroes without food. And they made a tree from branches, and it was no worse than usual. So, with the help of the common friends, they celebrated Christmas, which became the best and most unusual for them.

The book has 24 coated pages with not too large text and large illustrations. Format: 29 * 22 cm. Suitable for reading by children of preschool and primary school age.

Average cost: 360 rubles.

• A good story about help and friendship;
• Large format;
• Detailed illustrations.

• Not too large font.

100 fairy tales! Fairy tales for the new year

The collection from the publishing house "Malysh" includes fairy tales and poems dedicated to the New Year, Grandfather Frost and Snow Maiden. It houses the works of favorite children's writers, such as Agnia Barto, S. Marshak, E. Uspensky, K. Chukovsky and many others. It is decorated with pictures of famous Soviet illustrators V. Suteev, E. Bulatov and others. This collection will be interesting not only for reading, but will also help prepare for the New Year's celebration in preschool institutions.

The book has a large format 26 * 20 cm. It is very thick, has 224 pages. Suitable for reading by younger preschool audiences.

Average cost: 500 rubles.

• Contains a large number of works;
• Illustrations from famous artists;
• Hard cover.

• Heavy enough for children's hands.

Petronella and the Blizzard

The author of this tale is Sabina Shading, many consider her to be the second Astrid Lindgren.This winter story is the third in a series about the good witch Pentronella. But you can read every story, regardless of the rest.

Here the story will focus on preparations for the great holiday of Christmas. Everyone prepares gifts and treats, the heroes are waiting for the holiday, and with it a miracle. A good witch is visited by her sisters who are not used to communicating with people and can easily give themselves away. And Petronella's faithful friends, the twins Lina and Luis, find a brownie in their house, who constantly hides everything and tries to quarrel everyone. But they do not even imagine that this is not a brownie at all, but an elf of Santa Claus. He pissed off Santa a lot and he decided to kick him out of his sleigh on a test drive before Christmas. After reading the book, young readers will learn about all the dirty tricks that Shalopai has done, as well as learn how children, with the help of Petronella, can save the holiday.

The book is small, it is convenient to take it with you on the road. Has black and white illustrations and not too large print. An intriguing plot can interest children for more than one evening. Suitable for reading with children from 6 years old.

The average price is 200 rubles.

• Interesting story;
• New for 2024;
• Hard cover.

• Gray pages;
• Black and white illustration.

30 days before the new year

This is not just a book from the publishing house "Clever", but a story-quest. Each of its pages is fraught with an amazing story and a task that only an attentive kid can handle.

The first spread of the book will acquaint readers with the main characters of the book. Not all characters are given names, and if desired, the child can come up with them himself. The author pays special attention to the tramp. At the end of the book, he will change his lifestyle, but small children may not notice this. The new spread of the book brings the heroes 5 days closer to the new year. Each time, opening a new page, it will be interesting to observe the changes in the city. The tasks related to the spread will get more difficult. Before the assignment, a short story is given about what is happening in the city at the moment. Thanks to this, it will be possible to notice more new events that have taken place in the city.

The work conveys the atmosphere of the New Year well. You can see both tangerines and the city tree. Most importantly, the events take place in a small Russian town that follows our traditions. On December 31, the author identified two spreads. The first shows the daytime preparations, and the second shows the New Years celebrations. There is also a spread on January 1st.

Large format edition (30 * 25 cm), cardboard bound. Pages have many small elements, you will want to view it more than once. Although the book contains indications that it is suitable for children from 5 years of age, you can buy it much earlier.

It contains little text and a lot of drawn elements, with detailed drawing. This option helps to develop imagination. And if you also ask questions about the plot, then it will help and develop speech.

The average price is 450 rubles.

• Picture book;
• Lots of details;
• Develops imagination;
• Develops speech;
• Large format;
• Hardboard binding.

• High price.

I want to know everything about the new year

This small children's encyclopedia from "AST Publishing House" will help young readers to understand everything that is associated with their favorite holiday.

Children always have many questions for any reason. The New Year is also very interesting for their inquisitive mind. And the helpers of Santa Claus will help answer these questions. Young physicists, chemists and biologists play their role here. With their help, children will be able to discover a lot of new and interesting things, as well as meet the New Year from a scientific point of view. Readers will learn about the celebration of the New in ancient times and the history of the origin of this holiday, about what the New Year smells like, about fireworks, garlands and Christmas trees.

Such a book will be interesting for children of preschool and primary school age, and maybe even high school students will be able to make interesting discoveries for themselves related to the winter holiday.

The edition is 96 pages, the size is 27 * 26 cm. The story is decorated with bright and unusual illustrations from Elvira Avagyan.

The average price is 600 rubles.

• Informative literature;
• Bright illustrations.

• High price.

New Year Russian folk tales

This collection of Russian folk tales from the publishing house "Malysh". The book is part of the “Christmas tree gift” series. The illustrations by I. Tsygankov and the legible large print will give you a lot of pleasure in reading.

The assemblies included Russian folk tales retelling by A.N. Tolstoy, L.N. Eliseev, G.M. Naumenko. here you can find such works as "Snow Maiden", "Two Frosts", "Mitten", "Fox and the wolf", as well as several tales about the famous mythological character Morozko. Although not all fairy tales are related to the New Year, they are winter-themed and perfect to while away the time on long winter evenings. The book contains a large number of large illustrations. They betray the emotions and feelings of the heroes, the illustrator did not forget to pay attention to the landscapes, which is important for the general perception of what is happening. The book is suitable for reading for preschool children.

The book has 64 pages and contains 8 fairy tales. It has a hard cover and dense, rough pages. Size - 26.5 * 20 cm.

The average price is 300 rubles.

• 8 fairy tales;
• Colorful illustrations;
• Large print;
• Thick cover;
• Good quality pages.

• Not all fairy tales are about the New Year.

New Year Stories

Probably all adults and children are familiar with "Bad Advice" and the dog Pif. And now you can get acquainted with the New Year's works by G. Oster in the book from the "Malysh" publishing house, which is part of the "Christmas tree gifts" series.

This collection includes 4 works, and at the end there are games and riddles. The first two works come from the cycle "Myths and Legends of Welton Park". Here, something unusual and interesting always happens to the heroes. There is also a new story about the heroes of the cartoon "38 Parrots", where the heroes go to Russia to get grain for the pie. The reader will go on interesting adventures with the heroes of polygamy and will be able to meet a magical winter holiday.

The edition is large and 64 pages. Illustrations from contemporary artists and the author's unusual humor will not leave anyone indifferent. Suitable for children from 7 years old. To read it more interesting, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the previous works of the cycle.

The average price is 360 rubles.

• Unusual humorous stories;
• There are games and riddles;
• 4 works from different cycles in one book.

• Before starting reading, it is recommended to read the previous pieces of the cycle.

Mr. Broome and the Christmas tree

This is another story about Bruma the bear from the publishing house "ROSMAN", the author and artist, which is Daniel Napp.

Bear Broome, Badger and Sperm whale fish go in search of the best Christmas tree. But what should be the ideal tree? Big? Small? Friends decided that she should be fluffy. Having chosen a tree in advance, they do not even think that someone can take it for themselves. And when, before the holiday, they come for that very Christmas tree, it turns out that the farmer Tyapker took it for himself. Friends come up with a cunning plan to recover the tree stolen from them. And they have to steal it again from Tyapkers when they leave home. But what they will have to go through in order to return the beauty to themselves, readers will be able to find out by reading the book. And friends for next year decided to start preparing for the holiday in the summer.

Medium-sized edition with hardcover and 32 coated pages. Suitable for reading from 3 years old.

Average cost: 220 rubles.

• Kind and funny story;
• Colorful illustrations;
• Good print quality.

• Not.

Preparations for the New Year begins earlier every year. Many people start it by looking for gifts to surprise their baby. Do not forget about reading books related to the holiday. Such a pastime will not only bring the holiday closer, but also give a festive mood.