An administrator called last week looking for a new picture book to share with all the little ones who will be at her house this Christmas Eve. She was ready for something other than old favorites like The Polar Express and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. These are the titles (in no particular order) that MISD elementary librarians recommended.

The Gift of the Christmas Cookie: Sharing the True Meaning of Jesus Birth by Dandi Daley Mackall

That’s Good! That’s Bad! on Santa’s Journey by Margery Cuyler

A Cup of Christmas Tea by Tom Hegg

Welcome Comfort by Patricia Polacco

Santa Claustrophobia by Mike Reiss

Mortimer’s Christmas Manger by Karma Wilson

Bear’s First Christmas by Robert Kinerk

The Little Drummer Mouse by Mercer Mayer

Snowmen at Christmas by Caralyn Buehner

What are your new Christmas favorites?