Winter bedtime stories · Ages 4-8
Frost's Winter Tales
Ten cozy winter stories, told by the one who paints frost on your windows.
Gift guide · Ages 4-12
Christmas Books for Kids
Winter stories to read together, from the first snow to Christmas morning.
The weeks before Christmas are the best time of the year for reading together: long evenings, a blanket, a mug of cocoa and one more story before the light goes out. These are our winter and Christmas books for kids, sorted by age, so you can find the right one for a stocking or a bedtime.
You'll find a frost spirit who paints the windows, the first Christmas any child has spent on the Moon, the Ukrainian St. Nicholas who leaves a gift under the pillow on December 6, and the stranger winter visitors of old Europe, from Krampus to the Yule Cat.
Ages 4 to 8
Bedtime read-alouds, from preschool to first grade.
Ages 6 to 10
A chapter book for young readers who love space.
Moon Kids · Christmas Special · Ages 6-10
Moon Kids: Christmas Special
Twenty days before Christmas, Leo promises snow. There isn't any for 384,000 kilometers.
Ages 8 to 12
Legends and stories for confident readers, or to read aloud together.
Ukrainian Heritage · St. Nicholas · Ages 8-12
Before Santa Claus
Long before the sleigh and the reindeer, there was Nicholas.
Book series · Ages 8-12
The Long Night Library
Christmas legends from around the world, for the longest nights of the year.
For the whole family
Traditions to share at the table.
Ukrainian Heritage · Christmas
Christmas in Ukraine
The Holy Supper, the 12 dishes and the carols of a Ukrainian Christmas — illustrated.
Questions from parents
Which book is best for a 4- or 5-year-old?
Frost's Winter Tales. Each of its ten stories is short enough for one bedtime, and Frost speaks straight to the listener as "little one."
Is there a book to read through December?
Two. Moon Kids: Christmas Special runs from December 1 to Christmas morning in twelve chapters, and Before Santa Claus has eighteen stories to read one a night in the weeks before Christmas.
Are the Christmas legends too scary?
The Long Night Library stories are spooky enough to thrill and always end warm. For younger or more sensitive children, start with Frost's Winter Tales or Before Santa Claus.
Which languages are they in?
All of them are in English. Christmas in Ukraine is also available in Ukrainian and Spanish.