Children’s Books about Christmas around the World

Below you’ll find books about Christmas around the World for kids. Some books are about December traditions in specific countries, some tell the tales of how traditions started, some give an overview of how people celebrate around the world.

We’re always adding more books, so come back to find more! Or let us know if there’s something we should add here.

I’m going to highlight some books first according to various categories. Then you scroll all of the books we have on our global bookshelf.

Children’s Christmas book series set in the U.S. (and, frequently, Canada)

The holidays always brings about a series of children’s books for every state. These are books that use a similar style to share the highlights of things to do in the state, provinces, cities, or something else. You can find them here:

• • Santa Claus is Coming to and you can find the whole series on Amazon.
  • The 12 Days of Christmas in America there are only a handful here, you can find the whole series on Amazon.
  • I Saw Santa in is another partial list, the whole one is on Amazon
  • Santa’s Sleigh is on its Way 

Krampus Children’s Books

According to Wikipedia:

In Central European folklore, Krampus is a horned, anthropomorphic figure described as “half-goat, half-demon”, who, during the Christmas season, punishes children who have misbehaved, in contrast with Saint Nicholas, who rewards the well-behaved with gifts.

• • Goodnight Krampus
  • Krampus, A Holiday Message
  • Krampus & the Thief of Christmas