Ever wondered what Christmas books your favourite literary stars are particularly obsessed with? We have! We're thrilled to present these favourite festive books from a slew of literary people, from award-winning authors and illustrators to publishers, librarians, bookstore owners and website editors. Enjoy!
Susanne Gervay
Author, Regional Advisor SCBWI Australia East and New Zealand
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and Quentin Blake
Dimity Powell
Author
PS: Who Stole Santa's Mail by Dimity Powell
Rebecca Newman
Editor of Alphabet Soup's Blog
The Sugar-Plum Christmas Book by Jean Chapman and Deborah Niland
Michael Wagner
Author
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Author and Children's Laureate
The ABC Book of Christmas retold by Mark MacLeod, with a variety of Australian illustrators including Stephen Michael King, Anna Walker, Sally Rippin, Greg Roberts.
Ursula Dubosarsky
Author
The Story of Holly and Ivy by Rumer Godden
Christina Booth
Author/Illustrator
Horrible Christmas (Horrible Histories Series) by Terry Deary and Martin Brown
Nicky Johnston
Author/Illustrator
Christmas as Grandad's Farm by Claire Saxby and Janine Dawson
Illustrator
Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs
Stephanie Owen Reeder
Author, Illustrator, Editor and Reviewer
The Night Before Christmas: A Magical Cut-Paper Edition by Clement C Moore and Niroot Puttapipat
Paul Collins
Author, Publisher
The Down-under 12 Days of Christmas by Michael Salmon
Sharon McGuinness
Author
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathon Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski and P J Lynch
Emma Perry
My Book Corner
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Author/Illustrator
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
(and Fleech highly recommends this version for kids)
Sue Whiting
Publishing Manager, Walker Books Australia, Author
How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr Suess
Meredith Costain
Author
The Gift of the Magi by O Henry
David Murphy
Author/Illustrator
The Night Before Christmas by Clement C Moore and Matt Tavares
Jackie Hosking
Children's Author, Editor www.passitonmagazine.com.au
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas by Dr Seuss
Author
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas by Dr Seuss
Jackie Small
Teacher, Mum and Editor of My Little Bookcase
Applesauce and the Christmas Miracle by Glenda Millard and Stephen Michael King
Sandy Fussell
Mum, Author, Computer Programmer (in that order!)
Great Joy by Kate DiCamillo and Bagram Ibatoulline
Megan Daley
Teacher Librarian, Blogger @ www.childrensbooksdaily.com
The First Christmas by Jan Pienkowski
Jasmine Berry
Read to My Child
Wombat Divine by Mem Fox and Kerry Argent
The Children's Bookshop
Wombat Divine by Mem Fox and Kerry Argent but also Father Christmas Needs a Wee by Nicholas Allan
Andrew Joyner
Author/Illustrator
Honey’s Dream by Ursula Dubosarsky and Ron Brooks
Vicki Stanton
Editor www.buzzwordsmagazine.com
Applesauce and the Christmas Miracle by Glenda Millard and Stephen Michael King
Chelsea Hall (5 years)
Book Lover and Daughter of Angela Hall
Bug in A Book
Where’s Santa? Around the World by Louis Shea
