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Books for Kids and Tweens ❄️ December 2025 ❄️ |
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Secrets from the North Pole: Discover the Magic of Christmas 🎅
by Saskia Gwinn
Christmas has been wrapped in secrecy for centuries, but it is finally time to tell you what really happens in the countdown to the big day. Join Ivy Everjingle, Santa's Head Elf, as she tells you the most magical mysteries of the North Pole in this ultimate festive treasury full of secrets that even grown-ups don't know! (Ages 4-8).
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A Dragon Called Spark: A Hanukkah Story 🐲
by Lily Murray
Eva has moved to a new street in a new town, and everything feels strange and different. Eva doesn't mind being alone because she already has a very special friend-Spark, her dragon. But perhaps Spark would like a dragon friend to play with? So Eva makes a special wish for a Hanukkah miracle. (Ages 4-8).
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The Street Where Santa Lives 🎄
by Harriet Howe
A young girl, convinced that Santa Claus has moved in next door, befriends him as he helps the neighborhood with his handyman skills, so when he falls ill, the community comes together to care for him, hoping he'll recover in time for Christmas Eve. (Ages 4-8).
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Golem Loves Latkes: A Tasty Hanukkah Tale 🥔
by Doreen Robinson
In Schmoozeville, a town passionately divided over whether latkes should be eaten with apple sauce or sour cream, a golem comes to life - and fun and zany chaos ensues. Golem is not your stereotypical golem - he's big, loveable, and very polite. And, Golem is a foodie! (Ages 4-8).
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Dance in the Desert (Revised Edition) 🐫
by Madeleine L'Engle
A classic picture book is back in print after 55 years, featuring new art and abridged text. Once there was a night in the desert when nobody was afraid and everybody danced. This touching story follows a family facing an impossible journey across dangerous terrain and the community that generously helps them along the way. (Ages 4-8).
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Home for Margaret 🧣
by Denise Davy
One day, when Emma and her mom are hiking through Cherry Hill Forest, they spot a blue tent in the snow - and inside lives a woman named Margaret! Emma wonders why she's there, until Mom, who is a social worker, explains: Some people have lost their jobs. Some people have health problems. No one chooses to be homeless. Emma picks out a red hat, a scarf and a pair of mittens to keep Margaret warm, and she and her mom visit Margaret throughout the winter. (Ages 4-8).
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The Day Leap Soared 🛷
by Blair Braverman
Leap is a sweet, snow-loving sled dog puppy who can't wait until she's big enough to join the team. Each of the other sled dogs is special in their own way, but Leap wonders: is she special, too? (Ages 4-8).
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There's No Place Like Gnome's 🌲
by Scott Magoon
When humans destroy the forest, Gnome, a hotel owner for small animals, struggles to shelter his guests, both big and small, until disaster strikes and he begins to lose hope--until he receives encouragement from an unlikely guest. (Ages 4-8).
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Words Matter: The Story of Hans and Sophie Scholl, and the White Rose Resistance 📖
by Anita Fitch Pazner
Words are powerful. Words spread truth. Words turn to action. Words matter in this lyrical account of the White Rose Resistance. The White Rose Resistance was the German student movement that used the power of the written word to speak out against the Nazis during World War II. They worked in secret to distribute leaflets condemning the government's actions at a time when doing so meant putting your life at risk. (Ages 9-13).
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North for the Winter: A Christmas Graphic Novel 🦌
by Bobby Podesta
What would you think if you saw a reindeer fly? When this happens to Virginia, she isn't sure what to do - she's just lost her mom, she's in a new city, and everything seems so hard. But when she reluctantly confesses what she saw to her neighbor, Benny, he's convinced that flying reindeer can only mean one thing: this is Santa business. (Ages 9-13).
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The Snowman Code ⛄
by Simon Stephenson
In a winter which shows no sign of ending, a unique friendship begins. This is the story of Blessing, aged ten-and-a-half, and Albert Framlington, aged six hundred – an eccentric snowman who has seen many winters in many cities, and who is duty-bound by the Snowman Code to help any child in need. Together, Blessing and Albert must find a way to defeat Blessing’s bullies, win back Albert’s long-lost love Clementine, and even overcome the never-ending winter itself. (Ages 9-13).
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❄️ Contact your librarian for more great books! ❄️ |
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