Beautiful Christmas Stories

The other day I was visiting the library and I picked up this story for my eldest son. I had seen it before at Barnes and Noble and had flipped through it, but I’d never actually read it.

It made me cry. In a good way.

It’s one of those stories that you read very differently as an adult. A child will see the story of a bitter, lonely woodcarver who carves a Nativity scene for a widow and her son. As a mother, I read it as a man who was finally able to face the grief of losing his own wife and son, and by carving the figure of the Virgin Mary and Jesus, was able to move forward with his life, toward a new happiness. If you’ve never read it before, go grab a small child (preferably your own) and read it to them. Most libraries will have it, but I’m going to buy the book, it was that heartwarming.

There are a few holiday books that I like reading to my kids. “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” is always a favorite, but I also enjoy “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.”

Do you have any recommendations for other books I could read to my kids? Any other classics that I’m missing out on?