Today on What to Read Wednesday

I'm sharing some of my favorite Christmas Read Aloud books. One of the great benefits of Children's literature is the memories that are made as children and adults read together, cuddled together, talking together, viewing the illustrations together, laughing and crying together, etc. Long after they forget the book's title, they will remember those times with you. Don't neglect those precious times with your children this holiday season.

Our Favorite Christmas Read Alouds (or sing alouds, as the case may be) Are:

Secular:

Frosty the Snowman (song picture book) – love this b/c it actually has the music printed in the back of the book!
 The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore, illustrated by Mary Engelbreit (poetry) – M. Engelbreit's illustrations are some of my favorite! So happy, and so busy! There's a lot to see in this classic  Christmas poetry book.
Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson (animal story) – Sweet story about friendship and giving.
Religious:

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson (a classic story, chapter book) – This story will resonate with children and adults alike as a church Christmas play teaches meaningful lessons about God, life, and loving others.
The Very First Christmas Story by Paul L. Maer – the illustrations of this Biblical story are impressive. Sure to capture the interest of anyone, and the telling is close to the the Biblical text.
 The Candymaker's Gift: A Legend of the Candy Cane by David & Helen Haidle – The Gospel story told in sweets. An all time favorite of our family!
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The What to Read Party!

For the What to Read Wednesday Party this week, we are featuring others' posts and resources about Christmas! It does not have to be books, it can be anything Christmas and family friendlyI can't wait to see what you link up!

Next week will be Christmas picture books, the 24th of Dec there is no link-up and the 31st is New Years theme! Check out this list to see what topics are coming up in 2015!

I hope you'll link up if you're a blogger, and be sure to stop by Tara's and Jeanae's blogs and see what they're posting as well! If you do link up it will be posted on all of our blogs! If you'd like to join us as a co-host, please contact Katie.

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