12 Newly Released
Children’s Holiday Books
F rom globe-trotting Christmas
cookie adventures to dreidel-
making mysteries, these
newly released children’s books
will have you and your little ones
basking in the holiday spirit. So
grab some hot cocoa, snuggle up
by the fire and enjoy one of these
seasonal reads!
1. Gingerbread Friends
By: Jan Brett
Ages: 3-5
Jan Brett’s
popular winter tale
is now a
board book!
Join Gin-
gerbread Baby as he wanders into a bakery
and tries to make friends with other
sweets—with mixed results. Irresist-
ible images inside the bakery and
outside in the snowy Swiss country-
side will delight readers.

2. Hanukkah Harvie
vs. Santa Claus
By: David
Michael Slater
Ages: 5-9
Everything was going
smoothly, a typical
first night of
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Hanukkah… or so Harvie thought!
There was someone else in the
house, and he had presents, too—
Santa Claus! Hanukkah Harvie vs.

Santa Claus is the hilarious and
heartfelt story of how two holiday
heroes wind up with the greatest
gift of all: friendship.

3. The Twelve Days
of Christmas
witty and
tongue- in-cheek
storybooks featuring
the twelve
Doctors. The perfect gift for any young
“Whovian!” 5. The Kwanzaa Family
Illustrated By: Emma Randall
Ages: 3-7
By: Sarah ShaBazz-Ugwumba
Ages: 7-10
Bursting with
gorgeous illustrations,
this book
gives the
classic carol
new life! The
festive artwork and jolly characters
capture all the merriment of the
popular Yuletide tune. Randall’s
style feels charmingly classic, while
also strikingly contemporary,
making it perfect for the modern
reader. The Kwanzaa
Family is an
entertaining and
educational story about
how a couple
(Leymah and Lekan) met through
the efforts of an African scholar and
matchmaker, Alarena. It is a love
story that also informs the reader
about the principles of Kwanzaa.

4. Dr. Tenth:
Christmas Surprise!
By: Adam Hargreaves
Ages: 3-7
An all-new, deluxe Doctor Who
Christmas adventure featuring the
Tenth Doctor and his companion,
Donna—reimagined in the style of
Roger Hargreaves. This is the first
hardcover special in this series of
6. Merry Christmas, Peanut!
By: Terry Border
Ages: 3-7
In this heart-
warming and
humorous Christmas
tale based on
the real-life
adventures of one
peanut, a group of food friends