The Book Nook

BOOK NOOK CHALLENGE

Christmas Collectibles

Written by Katie Albers

Let the traditional trinkets of Christmas decor inspire your family to read this holiday season.

Take a family trip to the Daviess County Public Library and challenge yourselves to find books that feature these major symbols of the holiday season: Santa Claus, snowmen, nutcrackers, the nativity, Christmas trees, reindeer, and trains. Once you’ve enjoyed the stories together, cut out and paste the ornaments to the tree. See if your family can have your book tree filled before the New Year!

Make these Christmas classics an annual tradition:

A Visit from St. Nicholas

by Clement Clarke Moore

The Polar Express

by Chris Van Allsburg

The Gift of the Magi

by O. Henry

Song of the Stars

by Sally Lloyd-Jones

KATIE ALBERS grew up in Owensboro and loved words so much that she became a school librarian and even alphabetized her family: Josh, Katie, Lance, Mallory, Noelle, Oaken, and Polly (the cat).