The Carpenter's Gift: A Christmas Tale about the Rockefeller Center Tree

10 best books like The Carpenter's Gift: A Christmas Tale about the Rockefeller Center Tree (David Rubel): The Weight of a Mass: A Tale of Faith, Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree, The Story of Holly and Ivy, The Little Fir Tree, Christmas Day in the Morning, Night Tree, The Day You Begin, The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story, The Invisible Boy, An Orange for Frankie

The Weight of a Mass: A Tale of Faith

Author	Josephine Nobisso
ISBN	0940112094

When a poor devout widow begs for a scrap of bread from a rich faithless baker, she promises to participate in the king’s wedding mass as payment for the baker’s generosity. The baker writes “One Mass” on a scrap of paper and places it on his scale to determine how much bread it is worth. To his and...

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...

The Story of Holly and Ivy

Author	Rumer Godden
ISBN	0670062197

Ivy, Holly, and Mr. and Mrs. Jones all have one Christmas wish. Ivy, an orphan, wishes for a real home and sets out in search of the grandmother she's sure she can find. Holly, a doll, wishes for a child to bring her to life. And the Joneses wish more than anything for a son or daughter to share their holiday....

The Little Fir Tree

Author	Margaret Wise Brown
ISBN	0060281898

They put golden tinsel on his branches
And golden bells
And green icicles
And silver stars
And red and green and blue and purple chains of shining Christmas balls.

All alone in an empty field grew a little fir tree. It dreamed of being part of a forest-or part of anything at all....

Christmas Day in the Morning

Author	Pearl S. Buck
ISBN	0688162673

From Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck and acclaimed artist Mark Buehner comes a heartwarming story that illustrates the true meaning of Christmas.

Rob wants to get his father something special for Christmas this year—something that shows how much he really loves...

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 Day You Begin

Author	Jacqueline Woodson
ISBN	0399246533

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpre Illustrator Award winner Rafael Lopez have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scared and alone.

There will be times when you walk into a room
and...

The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story

Author	Gloria Houston
ISBN	0140558772

This is a sweet story that children will love at Christmas time, and the illustrations are really great.

A little girl named Ruthie is picked to be the angel at the Christmas play, but she has no angel costume to wear. Her father is away from home in a war that is across the sea, which has created a...

The Invisible Boy

Author	Trudy Ludwig
ISBN	1582464502

A simple act of kindness can transform an invisible boy into a friend…

Meet Brian, the invisible boy. Nobody ever seems to notice him or think to include him in their group, game, or birthday party... until, that is, a new kid comes to class.

When Justin, the new boy, arrives, Brian...

An Orange for Frankie

Author

Patricia Polacco

The Stowell family is abuzz with holiday excitement, and Frankie, the youngest boy, is the most excited of all. But there's a cloud over the joyous season: Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and Pa hasn't returned yet from his trip to Lansing. He promised to bring back the oranges for the mantelpiece. Every year...

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...

Red and Lulu

Author	Matt Tavares
ISBN	0763677337

Separation and miles cannot keep a determined cardinal from his loved one in an ode to serendipity and belief that is destined to be a new Christmas classic.

Red and Lulu make their nest in a particularly beautiful evergreen tree. It shades them in the hot months and keeps them cozy in the cold...