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Christmas 2000

Baby books for Christmas: *6 months to 12 months*

What better at this time of year than to snuggle up for a good Christmas read with your baby. Here are four of our Christmas favourites.

CHRISTMAS CHOICE 1
The Snowman, by Raymond Briggs
Most of you will know Raymond Briggs' story of The Snowman - the little boy whose snowman comes to life in the middle of the night and takes him flying on a magical journey. 

This beautiful tiny board book version has no words, so you can make the story a little different each time you share it with your baby – who can enjoy chewing the corners too!

Published by Penguin, £4.99

 

CHRISTMAS CHOICE 2
The Teddy Bears' Night Before Christmas, illustrated by Monica Stevenson
The traditional Christmas Eve poem by Clement Clarke Moore has been illustrated by in-your-face three-dimensional photos of a teddy family who are visited by St Nick with his reindeer Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, Comet Cupid, Donder and Blitzen.

Although the words are a little challenging for this age group, the pictures are perfect, with lots of things to pick out.

Published by Scholastic, £9.99

 

CHRISTMAS CHOICE 3
On the Farm with Barney, by Laura Dollin, illustrated by Robin Davies
This bright and cheery board book contains four chunky four-piece jigsaws, set into the concertina pages. The theme is a farm in summer as an antidote to all those snowy Christmas titles!

Published by Egmont, £4.99

 

CHRISTMAS CHOICE 4
The Bear Father Christmas Forgot, by Diana Kimpton, illustrated by Anna Kiernan
This is a seasonal story of determination, where a cute little bear falls out of Santa's sack and never gives up on finding Madeleine, the little girl for whom he is intended. 

He ends up looking rather sooty, but on Christmas morning Madeleine doesnıt mind one bit.

Published by Little Hippo, £3.99

 

Also have a look at our Christmas books for other age ranges:

For for more books for 6-12 month-olds browse through our baby books archive