I’m sharing a set of free printable Christmas bookmarks I made with all of you because if you’re like me, you’re giving some books as gifts this holiday season.
These are the bookmarks I give away in my own Little Free Library.
I’m sharing some book recommendations, too!
About the Bookmarks
I designed these Christmas bookmarks in color and in black and white (in case you want to save colored ink).
The Christmas bookmarks have quotes from books about Christmas because I love books and I love Christmas. I needed one extra, so I made a quote up myself, but the rest are from authors.
There are twelve unique designs.
Simply print, cut, and go!
Great Books to Give this Christmas
What good is a bookmark without a book to put it in?
I’m a big fan of recommending books, as you may know, and here are some of my favorites. They’re not all Christmas books. Some are books that make great gifts.
Click on the picture to see more.
Note: The links are Amazon affiliate links. I use every penny of the affiliate income to fill teachers’ wish lists. It doesn’t cost you anything, and it makes lots of teachers happy!
Picture Books
Franklin & Winston: A Christmas that Changed the World
Published by my fave publisher, Candlewick, this book chronicles the month-long meeting held at the height of World War II between President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill. A little history, a little holiday magic.
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
Jonathan Toomey may be the best woodcarver in the valley, but he’s as close to the Grinch as you can get. It takes a little boy with an unusual request to move this sad widower out of himself and back to the world. I’ve read this to my classes year after year, and it’s always a favorite.
For Slightly Older Readers
Three books that have Christmas as central parts of them are Mandy by Julie Andrews Edwards (yes, THAT Julie Andrews), Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, and The L.M. Montgomery Christmas Collection (of Anne of Green Gables fame.)
If if you buy Little Women, get a beautiful edition of it, like this one or this one. It’s worth it. I still treasure the copy I was given when I was ten (this is a picture of it below).
I also recommend The Family Under the Bridge, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, and The Box of Delights.
You can see more Christmas books I recommend on my Amazon storefront page.
Happy Reading and Happy Christmas!
P.S. I love Christmas stories so much that I recorded some children’s Christmas stories for free download as well. You can find them and read more about each story here.
