2022 HOLIDAY BOOK GUIDE
The Holiday period is such a wonderful time to share stories and songs together, so our team have pulled together a listing of their favourite Aussie classics, timeless must-haves, and contemporary picks.
These titles are sure to get you into the holiday spirit and make bedtime extra fun! We have many of these titles in our Centre lending libraries so feel free to borrow and enjoy over the Holiday period!
The Jolly Postman
Allan Ahlberg and Janet Ahlberg
It's Christmas Eve and the Jolly Postman is delivering greetings to various fairy-tale characters - there's a card for Baby Bear, a game appropriately called 'Beware' for Red Riding Hood from Mr Wolf, a get-well jigsaw for hospitalised Humpty Dumpty and three more surprise envelopes containing letters, cards, etc.
Christmas always comes
Jackie French and Bruce Whatley
It's Christmas Eve in 1932, and Joey, Ellie and their parents are droving cattle in the drought. How will Santa find them on the long and dusty road? And will there be pudding and presents and a tree in the morning? But Joey knows that Christmas always comes.
The Night Before Christmas
Clement C. Moore
Since it was first published anonymously in 1823, the poem “The Night Before Christmas” has enchanted children with the story of St. Nicholas climbing down the chimney and filling all the stockings before springing back to his sleigh. Many families read the poem every year, and now they have an edition to treasure. The poem, faithfully reproduced here, is accompanied by Charles Santore’s lavish illustrations.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Peekaboo Christmas
Eric Carle
Ring in the holidays with festive search-and-find fun in this Christmas tree-shaped board book perfect for our littlest children.
Deck the Shed with bits of Wattle
Colin Buchanan and Glen Singleton
An Aussie version of the Christmas classic the kids will love. With a free CD you will be singing Deck the Shed with bits of Wattle….FALALALALALALA…all Christmas long.
Everybody’s Tree
Barbara Joosse
Over the course of eighty years a spruce tree grows, along with the little boy who first selected it at a tree farm. As the tree grows from sapling to magnificent evergreen, the child matures as well, becoming a father and then grandfather. Now at the end of its life, the glorious tree is chosen to be the centerpiece of a city's holiday celebration. The tree journeys from rural countryside to big city center, where everyone, young and old, comes together to celebrate a tree for all; everybody's tree.
Christmas in Australia
John Williamson
No matter where you live it can be hard to get a family photo at Christmas time when people keep disappearing. This story is about getting ready for a true Aussie Christmas with your family around you.
Merry Christmas Rainbow Fish
Marcus Pfister
Christmas is for sharing! Rainbow Fish and his friends brighten the undersea world on Christmas Day—bringing joy to friends and acquaintances. Rainbow Fish has been delighting children and adults around the world for more than twenty-five years. Join Rainbow Fish and his friends in this new Christmas adventure that’s sure to bring some sparkle to the season.
Your Wild Celebration
Brooke Davis
Celebrate in style without it costing the Earth! Discover new nature craft activities to incorporate into your family celebrations and traditions. This is the perfect book to work through in school holidays and makes a fabulous gift!
That’s not my reindeer
Fiona Watt
This is a festive addition to the best-selling and award-winning touchy-feely series. The enduring appeal of Rachel Well's illustrations and the opportunity to touch a variety of textures make these books baby and pre-school classics. Very young children will enjoy the bright and colourful illustrations while the different texture patches help develop sensory awareness.