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December 24, 2019December 24, 2019

The Girl who Speaks Bear by Sophie Anderson

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December 23, 2019December 23, 2019

Small in the City by Sydney Smith

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December 22, 2019December 22, 2019

The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper and Carson Ellis

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December 21, 2019December 23, 2019

Seasons by John Burningham

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December 20, 2019December 19, 2019

Burning the Tree by Shirley Hughes

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December 19, 2019December 19, 2019

Mog on Fox Night by Judith Kerr

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December 18, 2019December 18, 2019

The Winter Bear by Ruth Craft and Erik Blegvad

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December 17, 2019December 16, 2019

The Giant Under the Snow by John Gordon

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December 16, 2019December 16, 2019

White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt and Roger Duvoisin

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December 15, 2019December 15, 2019

Northern Lights – The Graphic Novel. Philip Pullman Q&A

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December 14, 2019December 14, 2019

Once Upon a Northern Night by Jean Pendziwol and Isabelle Arsenault

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December 13, 2019

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

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December 12, 2019December 12, 2019

The Snowman by Raymond Briggs

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December 11, 2019December 11, 2019

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken

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December 10, 2019

Chirri & Chirra – The Snowy Day by Kaya Doi

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December 9, 2019

The Children of Green Knowe by Lucy M. Boston

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December 8, 2019

The Tomten by Astrid Lindgren and Kitty Crowther

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December 7, 2019

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

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December 6, 2019December 6, 2019

The Snow Angel by Lauren St John and Catherine Hyde

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December 5, 2019

The Snow Day by Komako Sakai

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December 4, 2019

Brambly Hedge: The Secret Staircase by Jill Barklem

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December 3, 2019December 3, 2019

The Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell and Gelrev Ongbico

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December 2, 2019

Frog and Toad All Year by Arnold Lobel

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December 1, 2019March 18, 2020

The Best Wintry Books for Children

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December 1, 2019December 1, 2019

Tom Fobble’s Day by Alan Garner and Michael Foreman

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December 24, 2018December 24, 2018

How Winston Delivered Christmas by Alex T. Smith

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December 23, 2018December 23, 2018

There May Be a Castle by Piers Torday

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December 22, 2018December 22, 2018

Marguerite’s Christmas by India Desjardins and Pascal Blanchet

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December 21, 2018December 21, 2018

Refuge by Anne Booth and Sam Usher

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December 20, 2018December 20, 2018

Melrose and Croc Together at Christmas by Emma Chichester Clark

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December 19, 2018December 21, 2018

Olive, the Other Reindeer by J. Otto Seibold and Vivian Walsh

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December 18, 2018December 15, 2018

Harvey Slumfenburger’s Christmas Present by John Burningham

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December 17, 2018December 15, 2018

Christmas in Exeter Street by Diana Hendry and John Lawrence

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December 16, 2018December 15, 2018

The Nutcracker by Maurice Sendak and E.T.A. Hoffmann

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December 15, 2018December 15, 2018

Lucy and Tom at Christmas by Shirley Hughes

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December 14, 2018

Cops and Robbers by Janet and Allan Ahlberg

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December 13, 2018December 12, 2018

Mog’s Christmas by Judith Kerr

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December 12, 2018December 12, 2018

The Silver Christmas Tree by Pat Hutchins

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December 11, 2018December 10, 2018

Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs

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December 10, 2018December 10, 2018

The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper

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December 9, 2018December 9, 2018

The Twelve Days of Christmas by Brian Wildsmith

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December 8, 2018December 7, 2018

The Mouse and His Child by Russell Hoban

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December 7, 2018December 8, 2018

The Fir Tree – Christmas Comes to Moominvalley

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December 6, 2018December 4, 2018

Eloise at Christmastime by Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight

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December 5, 2018December 5, 2018

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss

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December 4, 2018December 3, 2018

A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas

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December 3, 2018

The Box of Delights – A Glossary

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December 2, 2018December 9, 2018

Posy Simmonds’ Scrooge

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December 1, 2018December 1, 2018

The Night Before the Night Before Christmas by Kes Gray and Claire Powell

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December 1, 2018March 7, 2019

The Best Christmas Books for Children

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December 24, 2017December 24, 2017

A Christmas Carol: Marley’s Ghost by Charles Dickens

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December 23, 2017December 23, 2017

Father Christmas’s Last Present by Quentin Blake, Marie-Aude Murail and Elvire Murail

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December 22, 2017December 23, 2017

Marguerite’s Christmas by India Desjardins and Pascal Blanchet

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December 21, 2017December 21, 2017

Nine Days to Christmas by Marie Hall Ets and Aurora Labastida

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December 20, 2017December 19, 2017

Christmas Picture Book Roundup

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December 19, 2017December 18, 2017

Lines by Suzy Lee

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December 18, 2017December 18, 2017

Harold at the North Pole by Crockett Johnson

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December 17, 2017December 17, 2017

Christmas Dinner of Souls by Ross Montgomery and David Litchfield

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December 16, 2017December 15, 2017

The Gritterman by Orlando Weeks

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December 15, 2017December 15, 2017

Flat Stanley’s Christmas

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December 14, 2017December 15, 2017

I Killed Father Christmas by Anthony McGowan and Chris Riddell

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December 13, 2017December 13, 2017

Picture Lions at Christmas

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December 12, 2017December 11, 2017

Last Stop on the Reindeer Express by Karl James Mountford & Maudie Powell-Tuck

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December 11, 2017

The Box of Delights adapted for stage by Piers Torday

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December 10, 2017December 10, 2017

Chirri & Chirra – The Snowy Day by Kaya Doi

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December 9, 2017December 8, 2017

The Lump of Coal by Lemony Snicket and Brett Helquist

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December 8, 2017December 6, 2017

White Snow, Bright Snow by Roger Duvoisin and Alvin Tresselt

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December 7, 2017December 6, 2017

One Christmas Wish by Katherine Rundell and Emily Sutton

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December 6, 2017December 6, 2020

Saint George and the Dragon: A Mummers Play by John Langstaff & David Gentleman

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December 5, 2017December 5, 2017

The Snow Angel by Lauren St John and Catherine Hyde

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December 4, 2017December 4, 2017

Mr Snow by Roger Hargreaves

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December 3, 2017December 3, 2017

Mr Willowby’s Christmas Tree by Robert Barry

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December 2, 2017December 3, 2017

The Snow Sister and a Night at the Frost Fair by Emma Carroll

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December 1, 2017November 30, 2017

The Giant Under the Snow by John Gordon

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December 1, 2017January 15, 2018

Tygertale’s Advent Calendar 2017

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December 24, 2016April 3, 2017

Father Christmas Goes on Twitter

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December 23, 2016December 23, 2016

Maurice Sendak’s Christmas Mystery

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December 22, 2016December 21, 2016

The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaarder

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December 21, 2016December 22, 2016

Robin Stevens’s Favourite Christmas Mysteries

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December 20, 2016December 22, 2016

The Happiest Man in the World by Mij Kelly and Louise Nisbet

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December 19, 2016December 19, 2016

Lotta: Christmastime is Wonderful by Astrid Lindgren

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December 18, 2016December 18, 2016

An Interview with Santa Claus by Margaret Mead illustrated by Thomas Nast

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December 17, 2016December 16, 2016

The Perfect Present by Michael Foreman

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December 16, 2016December 16, 2016

The Twelve Days of Christmas by Brian Wildsmith

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December 15, 2016December 15, 2016

Beatrix Potter’s Christmas Party

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December 14, 2016December 14, 2016

The Bear’s Sea Escape by Benjamin Chaud

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December 13, 2016December 13, 2016

There May Be a Castle by Piers Torday

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December 12, 2016December 12, 2016

Once in Royal David’s City by Harold Jones and Kathleen Lines

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December 11, 2016December 10, 2016

Winter and the Children by Hilde Hoffman and Beatrice Braun-Fock

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December 10, 2016December 10, 2016

The Mouse and his Child by Russell Hoban

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December 9, 2016December 5, 2019

The Snow Day by Komako Sakai

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December 8, 2016December 4, 2019

Brambly Hedge: The Secret Staircase by Jill Barklem

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December 7, 2016December 7, 2016

Christmas in July by Arthur Yorinks and Richard Egielski

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December 6, 2016December 5, 2016

Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce

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December 5, 2016September 14, 2018

Ivor the Engine’s Christmas

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December 4, 2016December 4, 2016

Easter Treat by Roger Duvoisin

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December 3, 2016December 2, 2016

Melrose and Croc by Emma Chichester Clark

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December 2, 2016May 17, 2018

The White Lands of Raymond Briggs

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December 1, 2016January 15, 2018

Tygertale’s Advent Calendar 2016

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December 1, 2016December 2, 2016

Winter Magic curated by Abi Elphinstone

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December 24, 2015September 19, 2016

Words & Pictures Advent Stories

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December 23, 2015December 23, 2015

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum

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December 22, 2015September 19, 2016

A Storyteller Christmas

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December 21, 2015December 21, 2015

Hansi by Ludwig Bemelmans

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December 20, 2015December 4, 2016

The Sleeping Beauty Theatre

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December 19, 2015November 15, 2017

Klaus by Grant Morrison and Dan Mora

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December 18, 2015January 6, 2016

A Boy Called Christmas: Q&A with illustrator Chris Mould

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December 17, 2015December 17, 2015

Mary by Brian Wildsmith

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December 16, 2015May 21, 2022

Puffin Post at Christmas

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December 15, 2015December 14, 2015

The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry and Lisbeth Zwerger

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December 14, 2015December 13, 2015

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer by Robert L. May

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December 13, 2015July 31, 2017

Shirley Hughes and Clara Vuillamy’s Christmas Books

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December 12, 2015December 11, 2015

The First Christmas by Enid Blyton

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December 11, 2015December 11, 2015

A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote and Beth Peck

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December 10, 2015December 9, 2015

Mog’s Christmas Calamity by Judith Kerr

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December 9, 2015December 9, 2015

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken

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December 8, 2015September 19, 2016

The Tomten by Astrid Lindgren and Kitty Crowther

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December 7, 2015December 7, 2015

I Like Winter by Lois Lenski

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December 6, 2015December 5, 2015

The Mysterious Toyshop by Cyril W. Beaumont and Wyndham Payne

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December 5, 2015December 5, 2015

The Christmas Eve Tree – Emily Sutton Q&A

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December 4, 2015September 14, 2018

The Dolls’ House by Rumer Godden

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December 3, 2015December 2, 2015

Pinocchio the Boy or Incognito in Collodi by Lane Smith

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December 2, 2015December 2, 2015

The Christmas Bower by Polly Redford and Edward Gorey

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December 1, 2015January 15, 2018

Tygertale’s Advent Calendar 2015

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December 1, 2015December 1, 2015

Refuge by Anne Booth and Sam Usher

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December 24, 2014October 18, 2016

A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas

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December 23, 2014December 23, 2014

Olivia Helps With Christmas by Ian Falconer

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December 22, 2014December 21, 2014

Barbapapa’s Christmas

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December 21, 2014May 1, 2015

Mutants, Mayhem, Mistletoe – 2000AD at Christmastime

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December 20, 2014December 20, 2014

The Christmas Truce by Carol Ann Duffy and David Roberts

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December 19, 2014December 18, 2014

Can it be True by Susan Hill and Angela Barrett

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December 18, 2014December 18, 2014

Eloise at Christmastime by Kay Thompson

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December 17, 2014November 30, 2018

The Night Before Christmas illustrated by Tomie dePaola

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December 16, 2014December 15, 2014

Tom Fobble’s Day by Alan Garner

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December 15, 2014December 15, 2014

The Twelve Days of Christmas by George Buchanan

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December 14, 2014April 22, 2020

Ladybird Stories of our Christmas Customs

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December 13, 2014December 12, 2014

Church Mice at Christmas by Graham Oakley

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December 12, 2014October 11, 2017

A Merry Moomin Christmas

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December 11, 2014December 10, 2014

Merry Christmas Ernest and Celestine by Gabrielle Vincent

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December 10, 2014October 18, 2016

Lotta’s Christmas Surprise by Astrid Lindgren

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December 9, 2014December 8, 2014

Once Upon a Northern Night by Isabelle Arsenault

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December 8, 2014January 8, 2015

The Snowman by Raymond Briggs

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December 7, 2014December 7, 2014

Biff, Chip and Kipper’s Christmas Adventure

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December 6, 2014September 13, 2016

My Year by Roald Dahl

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December 5, 2014December 1, 2020

The Fish in the Bathtub by Eoin Colfer and Peter Bailey

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December 4, 2014January 29, 2015

Seasons by John Burningham

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December 3, 2014December 3, 2014

One Thousand Christmas Beards by Roger Duvoisin

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December 2, 2014January 15, 2018

Tygertale’s Advent Calendar 2014

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December 2, 2014December 2, 2014

Snow by Sam Usher

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December 1, 2014August 14, 2015

Der Struwwelpeter by Dr. Heinrich Hoffmann

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