Christmas Book Favorites

These books listed would all be ones I would read again and again each Christmas season:
3 Stars (I would read it), 4 Stars (Really Good), 5 Stars (must read!)

Lauren's List
Books for kids ages 3-9

The Christmas Sweater, by Glenn Beck , 5 Stars, 
Fun festive illustrations, story of gifts of love, Christmas magic, and meaning of Christmas.

Great Joy, by Kate DiCamillo, 4 Stars
Sweet story about a little girl concerned for a homeless man, the Nativity is referenced.

The Legend of the Candy Cane, Lori Walburg, 5 Stars 
(Themes: Magic of Christmas, Children, Candy, Jesus)

The Little Fir Tree by Margaret Wise Brown , 4 Stars 
(Themes: Love, Little boy sick, magic of Christmas)

Books for kids ages 7+
The Christmas Candle, by Richard Paul Evans , 3 Stars, 
probably more if my kids were older, they got it but we needed to explain it.  The illustrations are more like Rembrandt Style (Themes: Thinking of others less fortunate, We are all children of our God, the true spirit of Christmas)

Josie's Gift, by Kathleen Long Bostrom, 5 stars!!

 "Christmas is not about what we want. It's about what we have."
(Themes: The need for Christ in our hearts, the meaning of Christmas and gifts.)