This list features easy Christmas readers for newer readers. This time the focus is on slightly more difficult readers -- the AR 2s!
Santa's Stuck
by Rhonda Gowler Greene and Henry Cole (Illus.)
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from Goodreads and AmazonDescription: When Santa becomes stuck in the chimney of a house on Christmas Eve, the dog, the cat, the reindeer, and a mouse try to free him.
- Paperback: 32 pages
- Publisher: Puffin
- ISBN-10: 0142406864
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Technical Stuff:
Word Count: 328
Reading Level: 2.0
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 2.0 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 83182
Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia
by Peggy Parish, Lynn Sweat (Illustrator)
Description: It's Christmas Eve, and Amelia Bedelia has to get the Rogers house ready for a visit from Aunt Myra. But with Amelia Bedelia in charge, this Christmas will be one of the funniest ever!
- Paperback: 64 pages
- Publisher: Greenwillow Books
- ISBN-10: 0060099453
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Technical Stuff:
Word Count: 1,542
Reading Level: 2.1
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 2.1 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 5526
Lexile: 220L
This book is eligible for Amazon's 4-for-3 promotion
I've Seen Santa!
by David Bedford, Tim Warnes (Illustrator)
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from Goodreads and AmazonDescription: It's Christmas Eve and Little Bear can't wait for Santa to come! Big Bear slides down the chimney to reassure Little Bear that Santa will be able fit while Mommy Bear sets out milk and a snack for Santa. But Little Bear doesn't want to go to bed, he wants to see Santa! After catching Big Bear drinking Santa's milk and eating one of Santa's snacks, Little Bear really can't get to sleep and both he and Big Bear decide to hide downstairs to wait for Santa. Now, it's Mommy Bear who gets caught putting a present in each of their stockings, so all three bears decide to wait up for Santa. Will Little Bear ever see Santa?
- Paperback: 26 pages
- Publisher: Little Tiger Press
- ISBN-10: 1589254112
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Technical Stuff:
Word Count: 509
Reading Level: 2.1
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 2.1 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 113154
Lexile: AD380L
This book is eligible for Amazon's 4-for-3 promotion
Mouse's First Christmas
by Lauren Thompson
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from Goodreads and AmazonDescription: Late one winter night, Mouse discovers new sights, smells, and tastes: sweet and sparkly cookies, jingly bells, and lots of boxes with ribbons. Mouse doesn't know what any of it means, until a whiskery and jolly guest arrives with a very special holiday message.
- Paperback: 32 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
- ISBN-10: 0689863489
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Technical Stuff:
Word Count: 192
Reading Level: 2.1
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 2.1 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 42606
Lexile: AD380L
This book is eligible for Amazon's 4-for-3 promotion
How Many Miles To Bethlehem?
by Kevin Crossley-Holland
from Goodreads and AmazonDescription: Mary, great with child. The lively donkey. The dignified wise men. The glorious angels. All the beloved figures of the nativity story are given new life by acclaimed poet and novelist Kevin Crossley-Holland, who links their tales into a chain of voices revealing the miracle and meaning of Christmas. Peter Malone's illustrations glow with the same majestic grace. This is a book for art lovers to admire, poets to praise, and families to read together and treasure.
- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
- ISBN-10: 0439676428
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Technical Stuff:
Word Count: 573
Reading Level: 2.2
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 2.2 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 83536
This book is eligible for Amazon's 4-for-3 promotion
Wombat Divine
by Mem Fox, Kerry Argent (Illustrator)
from Goodreads and AmazonDescription: Wombat loves everything about Christmas--especially the Nativity play. He's wanted to be in it for as long as he can remember. At last he's old enough to try out. But at the auditions, the first part goes to someone else. So does the next. And the next . . . Will there be a part left for Wombat?
- Paperback: 32 pages
- Publisher: Sandpiper
- ISBN-10: 0152020969
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Technical Stuff:
Word Count: 397
Reading Level: 2.2
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 2.2 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 14447
Lexile: 410L
This book is eligible for Amazon's 4-for-3 promotion
Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas
by Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illustrator)
from Goodreads and AmazonDescription: What could be fancier than Christmas? Presents with elegant wrapping paper, festive decorations, Christmas cookies with sprinkles—and who could forget the tree? After all, there is no such thing as too much tinsel. Ooh la la! This year, Nancy is especially excited about decorating the Christmas tree. She bought a brand-new sparkly tree topper with her own money and has been waiting for Christmas to come. But when things don't turn out the way Nancy planned, will Christmas still be splendiferous?
- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- ISBN-10: 0061235903
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Technical Stuff:
Word Count: 438
Reading Level: 2.3
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 2.3 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 134210
The Jolly Christmas Postman
by Janet Ahlberg, Allan Ahlberg
from Goodreads and AmazonDescription: Fifteen years ago, long before anyone else thought of tucking actual letters and notes inside a book, Little, Brown published The Jolly Postman by Allan and Janet Ahlberg. This wonderful book gave children a chance to read letters sent from one fairy tale or Mother Goose character to another. Among the funny notes was one from Jack, who lolled on a sun-drenched island, thanking the Giant for the gold that let him afford such a nifty vacation. All this amusing correspondence was deftly illustrated and the book attracted hordes of eager readers.
- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: LB Kids
- ISBN-10: 0316127159
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Technical Stuff:
Word Count: 589
Reading Level: 3.2
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 3.2 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 67125
Legend of the Christmas Stocking
by Rick Osborne
and from Goodreads and AmazonDescription: A wonderful tale for Christmas about the origin of the hanging and filling of Christmas stockings. This story has universal appeal across the world.
- Hardcover: 40 pages
- Publisher: Zonderkidz
- ISBN-10: 0310708982
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Technical Stuff:
Reading Level: generic 2
If you don't understand what the Accelerated Reading level designation means, do check out Wikipedia's explanation. Basically though, it's a wonderful tool for adults and kids to use to choose books that won't frustrate children by being too difficult.
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