This year I’ve totally been spoilt for choice with what books to include in our annual Book Advent. Every year I pick a selection of 24 books, wrap them up and put them under the tree as part of our Advent celebrations. The children choose one at random each day as our book of the day. Oxford Children’s Books kindly sent us a selection of their new Christmas titles which we were so excited to read together. Read to the bottom of the post for your chance to win the exact same bundle of Christmas picture books!
Greatest Animal Stories, chosen by Michael Morpurgo
Award-winning children’s writer and former Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo has gathered his favourite animal stories from around the world to create this collection.
From Puss in Boots to Peter and the Wolf, there’s a classic story for every bedtime. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this sumptuous edition is the perfect gift.
Winnie and Wilbur Meet Santa, by Valerie Thomas illustrated by Korky Paul
It’s almost Christmas, and Winnie and Wilbur are super excited. But disaster strikes on Christmas Eve when Santa gets stuck in their chimney! He desperately needs their help with his deliveries or Christmas just won’t happen…
A hilarious new Winnie and Wilbur adventure with spectacular pop-up surprise!
A Dot in the Snow by Corrinne Averiss illustrated by Fiona Woodcock
A curious polar bear and lost little girl meet in the snow, both separated from their mothers. A moving story about new friendships.
Walking in a Winter Wonderland written by Richard B Smith, illustrated by Tim Hopgood
Peggy Lee’s iconic song is brought to life with lavish illustrations by Tim Hopgood. Taking readers on a journey through a beautiful winter landscape, this is an enchanting book and CD to share at the most wonderful time of the year.
The Mouse That Cancelled Christmas by Madeleine Cook illustrated by Samara Hardy
For one little Mouse Christmas means just one thing…. Danger! And he’s soon ruining everyone’s festive fun with his health and safety concerns. Can the animals of Jingle Bell Forest work together to save Christmas?
We have been truly spoilt with this selection of books. We’ve read them all over a couple of nights and they are lovely. Our favourite is Winnie and Wilbur Meet Santa as we’ve always loved Winnie, and the pop up picture at the end is a brilliant surprise. I’m so excited to add these to our festive Book Advent – watch out for our short list soon!
Win a bundle of Christmas Picture Books from Oxford Children’s Books
I am so pleased to be teaming up today with Oxford Children’s Books to offer one of my readers the chance to win a festive bundle of picture books. One lucky reader will win a copy of Greatest Animal Stories, chosen by Michael Morpurgo; Winnie and Wilbur Meet Santa, by Valerie Thomas illustrated by Korky Paul; A Dot in the Snow by Corrinne Averiss illustrated by Fiona Woodcock; Walking in a Winter Wonderland written by Richard B Smith, illustrated by Tim Hopgood as well as The Mouse That Cancelled Christmas by Madeleine Cook illustrated by Samara Hardy!
To be in with a chance of winning this festive bundle of picture books simply answer the question and leave a comment on this post via the Rafflecopter widget below. The giveaway ends on Sunday 27th November and the winners name will appear on this post. Good luck.
122 Comments
Kim Neville
November 6, 2016 at 10:49 pmA Christmas Carol
melanie stirling
November 6, 2016 at 10:57 pmThe night before christmas
Susie Wilkinson
November 6, 2016 at 11:14 pmThe First Snow of Winter
Ali Thorpe
November 6, 2016 at 11:28 pmI like The Church Mice at Christmas.
Jo Hutchinson
November 7, 2016 at 3:30 ammy favourite Christmas book is A Christmas Carol
Spencer Broadley
November 7, 2016 at 4:24 amI think A Christmas Carol
emma walters
November 7, 2016 at 6:12 ammy boys love the dinosaur that pooped christmas!
Angie McDonald
November 7, 2016 at 7:21 amThe Jolly Christmas Postman!
Lucy Carter
November 7, 2016 at 7:48 amMogs Christmas
Kate Davies
November 7, 2016 at 9:29 amThe Jolly Christmas postman.
laura pyper
November 7, 2016 at 10:09 ammogs christmas
olivia kirby
November 7, 2016 at 10:34 amDefinitely A Christmas Carol
Gillian Brewster
November 7, 2016 at 11:02 amA Christmas Carol.
steven young
November 7, 2016 at 11:05 amThe Snowman by Raymond Briggs
kim plant
November 7, 2016 at 11:15 amtwas the night before Christmas x
Tracy Nixon
November 7, 2016 at 11:20 amMogs Christmas!
Tracey Ryder
November 7, 2016 at 11:24 ama christmas carol
caroline walliss
November 7, 2016 at 11:26 amA Christmas Carol would be our favourite, thanks.x
Emma Eminoglu
November 7, 2016 at 11:31 amMy little girl loves Mogs christmas! Even though she’s only just turning 2 and can’t remember christmas
kate carrington
November 7, 2016 at 11:36 amwe love the snowman
Leanne case
November 7, 2016 at 11:46 amDefinitely the night before Christmas, I remember it creating such excitement reading it before going to sleep on Christmas Eve when I was little, can’t wait to follow this tradition on with my children
Samantha O'D
November 7, 2016 at 11:55 amThe Jolly Christmas Postman
sylvia
November 7, 2016 at 12:07 pmMOGS CHRISTMAS
Rachael Lines
November 7, 2016 at 12:24 pmAlfies Christmas
Heidi Craske
November 7, 2016 at 12:46 pmThe Snowman – it’s a true classic!
Leanne Newsome
November 7, 2016 at 1:46 pmA Christmas Carol
amy bondoc
November 7, 2016 at 1:48 pmwe love the snowman!
bex allum
November 7, 2016 at 1:52 pmWe love the snowman – so magical and we love the film too!
Jen A
November 7, 2016 at 1:56 pmThe Jolly Christmas Postman.
Jo McPherson
November 7, 2016 at 2:10 pmThe Jolly Christmas Postman
Mimmi Liss
November 7, 2016 at 2:20 pmA Christmas carol, I read it or watch the film every Christmas
Isabel O
November 7, 2016 at 4:27 pmI liked Bear Stays Up For Christmas when I was little. 🙂
Jenna Parrington
November 7, 2016 at 4:28 pmThe Snowman! Such a classic!
Keri Jones
November 7, 2016 at 4:58 pmThe Night Before Christmas is our favourite Christmas book. My son loves it so much we read it all year round 🙂 x
Matt McAndrew
November 7, 2016 at 5:14 pmThe Snowman of course.
Stacey Carnell
November 7, 2016 at 6:15 pmThe Snowman! 🙂
fozia Akhtar
November 7, 2016 at 7:07 pmA Christmas Carol
elaine robinson
November 7, 2016 at 7:27 pmI love A christmas carol
Jessica Howliston
November 7, 2016 at 7:59 pmI love A Christmas Carol and its a bit of a tradition to read it with the kids on Christmas eve for us! x
Sharon Hingley
November 7, 2016 at 8:20 pmThe Jolly Christmas Postman , Livvy loves finding the letters and never gets bored of it.
Jade Hewlett
November 7, 2016 at 8:54 pmThe Jolly Christmas Postman
Laura Banks
November 7, 2016 at 8:56 pmThe night before christmas
Deborah Clarke
November 7, 2016 at 9:43 pmHas to be The Snowman x
Corinne Henson
November 7, 2016 at 10:45 pmI love reading the boys The smelly sprout they find it hilarious
Dawn Hull
November 7, 2016 at 11:14 pmA Christmas Carol.
Caroline H
November 8, 2016 at 2:20 amThe Smowman
Karen Barrett
November 8, 2016 at 4:15 amThe Night before Christmas
rebecca courtney
November 8, 2016 at 7:25 amthe jolly xmas postman
Chelsey Hollings
November 8, 2016 at 8:45 amThe Night before Christmas
Sarah Davies
November 8, 2016 at 10:37 amA Cats Christmas written in the 1980’s when cats stood on two legs and vaked Christmas pudding!
Kay Broomfield
November 8, 2016 at 11:42 amThe Night Before Christmas.
Sarah Lee
November 8, 2016 at 12:57 pmThe Jolly Christmas Postman
Catherine L
November 8, 2016 at 7:46 pmA Christmas Carol
Jules Eley
November 8, 2016 at 7:56 pmHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! 🙂
Solange
November 8, 2016 at 8:11 pmA Christmas Carol.
leanne weir
November 8, 2016 at 8:28 pmThe First Snow of Winter
sarah m
November 8, 2016 at 10:35 pmA Christmas Carol
Anita Hargreaves
November 9, 2016 at 12:14 amThe Snowman Raymond Briggs
Jemma Dwyer
November 9, 2016 at 11:12 amThe Jolly Christmas Postman
Joanna Coleshill
November 9, 2016 at 8:02 pmThe Snowman is so poignant and beautiful
sandy
November 10, 2016 at 1:27 pmThe Lighthouse Keeper’s Christmas 😀
m knight
November 10, 2016 at 5:26 pmthe dinosaur that pooped christmas
Tammy Westrup
November 10, 2016 at 9:55 pmThe Jolly Christmas Post-man and Stickman
Danielle Spencer
November 11, 2016 at 11:53 amI used to love the jolly Christmas postman, we have a night before Christmas book I read the kids on Christmas eve though.
Matt Froggatt
November 12, 2016 at 2:36 pmThe night before christmas
Emma Livesey
November 12, 2016 at 5:12 pmThe snowman
Victoria N
November 12, 2016 at 9:18 pmThe Night before Christmas
Leila Benhamida
November 13, 2016 at 12:13 amThr Snowman
Hassni Malik
November 13, 2016 at 8:44 amDickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’.
Jackie ONeill
November 13, 2016 at 11:45 amThe Night Before Christmas
Rebecca Cusick
November 14, 2016 at 6:57 pmThe Snowman 🙂
leanne weir
November 16, 2016 at 2:11 pmnight before christmas
Shelley Jessup
November 17, 2016 at 12:32 amMogs Christmas is a favourite & a fantastic picture book
Cindy Gillespie
November 17, 2016 at 9:53 pmIt’s got to be The Night before Christmas. I go to all my grandchildrens houses on Christmas eve and read them this before they go to bed. I love it as much as them ❤
Dawn Wilkinson
November 18, 2016 at 5:27 pmA Christmas Carol
Clare H
November 18, 2016 at 7:54 pmthe Jolly Christmas Postman
Clare Hubbard
November 21, 2016 at 1:13 pmThe snowman 🙂
Melissa Crowe
November 21, 2016 at 3:46 pmMy two boys love reading The Jolly Christmas Postman
tee simpson
November 21, 2016 at 8:23 pmsanta needs a wee
Esme mccrubb
November 22, 2016 at 4:06 amThe night before christmas
Lisa Wilkinson
November 22, 2016 at 8:37 pmTwas the Night Before Christmas
Rebecca Smith
November 23, 2016 at 11:00 amhas to be The Snowman
michelle o'neill
November 24, 2016 at 7:46 pma christmas carol x
Sarah Rees
November 25, 2016 at 8:48 pmThe night before Christmas
Carly Belsey
November 26, 2016 at 9:40 amWe have the Night Before Christmas and The Christmas Tree and we read them Christmas Eve to the kiddies before bed to get them even more excited 🙂
Sarah Archibald
November 26, 2016 at 10:44 amI bought my daughter a beautifully illustrated night before christmas book in Waterstones for her Christmas eve box, I love it. I also got her a christmas story about Mog the cat , I’m sure she’ll prefer the latter.
Elspeth MacMillan
November 26, 2016 at 11:09 amTwas the Night Before Christmas 😀
steph lovatt
November 26, 2016 at 7:53 pmThe Snowman
Katie skeoch
November 26, 2016 at 8:45 pmThe Snowman is one of our favourite Christmas books
Jamie Millard
November 26, 2016 at 8:57 pmThe Snowman
Lynsey Buchanan
November 26, 2016 at 10:56 pmStick Man
Sarah Robinson
November 26, 2016 at 11:00 pmThe Jolly Christmas Postman
Joanna Kasznicki
November 27, 2016 at 12:57 amA christmas carol
Sam Parkes
November 27, 2016 at 1:06 amThe dinosaur that pooped Christmas
Rich Tyler
November 27, 2016 at 4:06 amStick Man
Lilly Anne Shayn
November 27, 2016 at 9:21 amMy boys love Pete the cat saves Christmas and The snowman. Fantastic prize bundle 🙂 Fingers and toes crossed! xx
Lucy Chester
November 27, 2016 at 9:36 amNight Before Christmas
Karen Laing
November 27, 2016 at 9:52 amAt this time of year it’s the classic “Night Before Christmas” other favourite books include The Gruffalo and the Hungry Caterpillar x
Anna Cheetham
November 27, 2016 at 10:03 amthe night before Christmas,
Helen Gossage
November 27, 2016 at 10:21 amA Christmas Carol
angela edmonds
November 27, 2016 at 10:41 amthe Jolly Christmas Postman x
Jade Leigh
November 27, 2016 at 10:45 amHow the grinch stole christmas is very popular my house x
Kelly Simpson
November 27, 2016 at 11:00 amit twas the night before christmas
paula cheadle
November 27, 2016 at 11:39 amTom Thumb
Dale Dow
November 27, 2016 at 1:33 pmA Christmas Carol is such a classic loved by all x
Kyomi Johnson
November 27, 2016 at 2:15 pmThe jolly Christmas postman
Karl Borowy
November 27, 2016 at 4:48 pmThe Snowman
Katie m
November 27, 2016 at 5:30 pmWe like the book Father Christmas needs a wee!
Anna Brown
November 27, 2016 at 6:01 pm‘Twas the night before Christmas is fantastic. I read it to my children every Christmas Eve
Meena Hindmarch
November 27, 2016 at 7:37 pmThe night before Christmas
Hayley Todd
November 27, 2016 at 8:19 pmI love Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales. My 2 daughters love How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss and The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Sarah Wilson
November 27, 2016 at 8:23 pmThe Night Before Christmas
Diana
November 27, 2016 at 8:56 pmChristmas Carol 🙂
Emma
November 27, 2016 at 8:59 pmThe snowman
Tammy Neal
November 27, 2016 at 9:02 pmThe snowman x
Sara Boxer
November 27, 2016 at 9:23 pmThe Night Before Christmas
claire fawkner
November 27, 2016 at 9:38 pmThe Snowman
Fiona jk42
November 27, 2016 at 9:57 pmThe Night Before Christmas
Cath Joyce
November 27, 2016 at 10:14 pmI love The Jolly Christmas Postman
Danielle Graves
November 27, 2016 at 10:45 pmI love a book called Tosca’s Christmas. I was given it when I was 1 years old and still have it now, its a wonderful book about a cat called Tosca and the chaos and disruption he causes at Christmas like knocking the tree over.
Jess Powell (Babi a Fi)
November 27, 2016 at 11:04 pmThe Night Before Christmas is still my favourite 🙂
Nicole S.
November 27, 2016 at 11:26 pmI love mogs christmas, it always makes me warm and fuzzy inside! 🙂