Tomorrow is the first day of December, and I'm excited because that means Christmas is coming! I'm also excited because we've decided to put together a little countdown here on the blog. For the next 25 days, we'll be featuring one Christmas-themed book each day. Most of these will be picture books, but there will be some longer ones thrown in there too. Some will be favorites that we've loved for years, and others will be new to us, but all can provide inspiration for celebrating the Christmas season.

So, stay tuned! As the countdown progresses, I'll include each title on this page so that when it's done, the 25 days will be all collected here for reference.

Day 1: The Twenty-Four Days Before Christmas, by Madeleine L'Engle

Day 2: The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg

Day 3: The Real Mother Goose Christmas Carols

Day 4: Can You See What I See? Night Before Christmas, by Walter Wick

Day 5: The Story Orchestra: The Nutcracker, by Jessica Courtney-Tickle

Day 6: American Girls Christmas Stories

Day 7: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss

Day 8: A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens

Day 9: Christmas in the Big Woods, by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Day 10: How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas? by Jane Yolen

Day 11: The Wild Christmas Reindeer, by Jan Brett

Day 12: The Christmas Wish, by Lori Evert

Day 13: The Christmas Ladder, by Annie Twitchell

Day 14: The Very First Christmas, by Paul Maier

Day 15: Dream Snow, by Eric Carle

Day 16: Skipping Christmas, by John Grisham

Day 17: Silent Night: A Christmas Carol Is Born, by Maureen Brett Hooper

Day 18: The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll, by Patricia McKissack

Day 19: Waltz of the Snowflakes, by Elly MacKay

Day 20: Gift of the Magi, by O. Henry (and other stories)

Day 21: Hannah's Bookmobile Christmas, by Sally Derby

Day 22: The Christmas Day Kitten, by James Herriot

Day 23: Good King Wenceslas, by John Mason Neale

Day 24: The Night Before Christmas, by Clement Moore

Day 25: Silent Night, Holy Night, by Joseph Mohr