Shall I Knit You a Hat?: A Christmas Yarn

10 best books like Shall I Knit You a Hat?: A Christmas Yarn (Kate Klise): Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree, Santa Claus the World's Number One Toy Expert, Peter Spier's Christmas!, My Penguin Osbert, Night Tree, The Trees of the Dancing Goats, Christmas In The Country, A Pussycat's Christmas, The Shortest Day: Celebrating the Winter Solstice, Apple Tree Christmas

Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

Author	Robert E. Barry
ISBN	0385327218

A classic picture book celebrating all the joy a Christmas tree can bring.

Christmas is here and Mr. Willowby's tree has arrived. There's just one big problem: The tree is too tall for his parlor. He cuts off the top so it will fit, and soon the top of that tree is passed along again and again to bring...

Santa Claus the World's Number One Toy Expert

Author	Marla Frazee
ISBN	0152049703

A lot of Santa books leave me cold, but Marla Frazee works magic with any subject she tackles, and this is no exception. Here, Santa wears a fantastic variety of...are these boxers? Shorts? Whatever they are, I love them - we see the seasons progress through the patterns on them, plus they make him instantly...

Peter Spier's Christmas!

Author	Peter Spier
ISBN	0440412854

4.5 STARS

A wordless picture book that details the preparations for, celebration of, and results of Christmas. Love the details, and so much of this book is very warm and happy. I saw many of our Christmas traditions reflected in these illustrations. I must say the ending felt a little bittersweet,...

My Penguin Osbert

Author	Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
ISBN	0763616990

Fabulously illustrated by H. B. Lewis, Elizabeth Cody Kimmel's hilarious romp through the land of be-careful-what-you-wish-for offers a whole year's worth of holiday fun magic.

This year, I was very specific in my letter to Santa Claus.

Each year at Christmas, Joe writes a letter...

Night Tree

Author	Eve Bunting
ISBN	0152001212

I got this on the title. I didn't know it was a Christmas book. So Christmas in August. I'm as bad as the Retail stores. You can't skip Halloween. Anyway.

This book was such a surprise. I didn't know anything about it and that's how you want to be. Don't read any more reviews where they might give away...

The Trees of the Dancing Goats

Author	Patricia Polacco
ISBN	0689838573

Trisha loves the eight days of Hanukkah, when her mother stays home from work, her Babushka makes delicious potato latkes, and her Grampa carves wonderful animals out of wood as gifts for Trisha and her brother. In the middle of her family's preparation for the festival of lights, Trisha visits her closest...

Christmas In The Country

Author

Cynthia Rylant

This loving celebration of Christmas is as fresh as the season's first snowfall, and as warm as a steaming mug of eggnog. A young girl growing up in the country enjoys a simple but enchanting Christmas with her family. Boxes of treasured homemade ornaments are brought out; an evergreen wreath brightens...

A Pussycat's Christmas

Author	Margaret Wise Brown
ISBN	0064434664

Experience all the mystery and beauty of Christmas through the eyes of a cat in this simple, rhythmic story by Margaret Wise Brown, beloved author of Goodnight Moon. With stunning illustrations by Anne Mortimer, this is a perfect gift for cat lovers and Christmas revelers of all ages.

“She...

The Shortest Day: Celebrating the Winter Solstice

Author	Wendy Pfeffer
ISBN	0525469680

The beginning of winter is marked by the solstice, the shortest day of the year. Long ago, people grew afraid when each day had fewer hours of sunshine than the day before. Over time, they realized that one day each year the sun started moving toward them again. In lyrical prose and cozy illustrations,...

Apple Tree Christmas

Author	Trinka Hakes Noble
ISBN	1585362700

A frontier family loves their sweet apple tree. They live in the barn with their animals. That’s living close to nature. There is a huge blizzard before Christmas that takes down their wonderful apple tree and the girls are very sad. They spend much time playing in the tree. The girls end up having a good...

Dragon's Merry Christmas

Author	Dav Pilkey
ISBN	0439548489

Award-winning author/illustrator of the Captain Underpants series, Dav Pilkey's gentle blue Dragon (from the hit TV series) will charm beginning readers with his delightful Christmas adventures!

Dragon tries to make Christmas special each year. He picks the perfect tree and buys the...

The Christmas Quiet Book

Author	Deborah Underwood
ISBN	0547558635

Even though I thoroughly enjoyed The Quiet Book and The Loud Book!, and I’d had this one recommended to me by at least one Goodreads’ friend, I wasn’t planning to read it any time soon, but when I was at the library yesterday, there is was sitting on one of the featured shelves, and so I grabbed it and...

The Mouse Before Christmas

Author	Michael Garland
ISBN	0142300055

Written to the rythmn of The Night Before Christmas, this story chronicles the adventures of a small mouse that sneaks into Santa's pack and is able to travel around the world with Santa.

We loved the illustration that shows him traveling past the Sphinx, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Eiffel...

Santa's Book of Names

Author	David McPhail
ISBN	0316115347

Illustrated throughout with stunning watercolor nightscapes of snowy winter scenes, Santa's Book of Names depicts all the warmth and spirit of this special time of year in a story about a young boy who learns to read with Santa's help. David McPhail's inspirational holiday story emphasizes the importance...

Mortimer's Christmas Manger

Author	Karma Wilson
ISBN	0689855117

Mortimer's a little mouse,
He longs so much for his own house.
He now resides inside a hole
That's dark and damp
Without a soul.

Each day he looks for crumbs and bits
And spots a little house that fits.
The house is high
He starts to climb
He reaches it in record...

Christmas Farm

Author	Mary Lyn Ray
ISBN	0152162909

When Wilma decides that her garden needs a new beginning, she gathers string, scissors, shovels, sixty-two dozen balsam seedlings, and Parker, her five-year-old neighbor. Year after year, Wilma and Parker nurture their trees, keeping careful count of how many they plant, how many perish, and how...

The Nativity

Author	Julie Vivas
ISBN	0152060855

This is my favorite nativity picture book. The text is taken from the KJ Bible and the illustrations are a treat. The tattered wings and combat boots on the angels are a fun interpretation. Pregnant Mary is portrayed more realistically in this cartoon style than in more traditional renderings. Joseph...

The Twelve Days of Christmas

Author	Laurel Long
ISBN	0803733577

The astounding talent of Laurel Long brings this beloved song to life with breathtaking style. Set against a lush countryside, each day brings a new gift elegantly rendered. And like in the verses of the song, the previous gifts are repeated in every illustration, giving this striking artwork a hidden...

A Christmas Tree for Pyn

Author	Olivier Dunrea
ISBN	0399245065

Christmas is coming. In the craggy rocks on the snowy mountainside, tiny Pyn has her heart set on decorating her very first Christmas tree. But, "No Christmas tree," Papa says. Still, Pyn won't take no for an answer. She knows that a Christmas tree is just the thing their cottage needs to make the season...

Just Right for Christmas

Author	Birdie Black
ISBN	0763661740

3.5 STARS

A cute story along the lines of "one man's trash is another's treasure" though I think the similar Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree is the superior book. Here we start with a king shopping in the market for fabric for a robe for his daughter (seems a rather unlikely scenario, but I'll go...

Woolbur

Author	Leslie Helakoski
ISBN	0060847263

Woolbur is a free-spirited, fluffy, one-of-a-kind sheep! He knows the most important accessories are confidence and fearlessness.

Woolbur is not like other sheep. He hangs out with wild dogs and even dyes his wool blue.

"Don't worry!" says Grandpaa when Maa and Paa fret that Woolbur...

Angelina's Christmas

Author	Katharine Holabird
ISBN	0670061034

I enjoyed reading Angelina's Christmas. I enjoyed meeting Angelina and her family. I loved how thoughtful and empathetic Angelina was. She realizes that there is one house in the village that is not decorated. She notices that there is one "old man huddled by a tiny fire." She learns from her parents...