Christmas gifting: we suggest ordering hardcovers by December 8 and paperbacks by December 15 for delivery before Christmas Eve.
Cover of 25 Christmas Stories for Kids, retold by April Salasen
A bedtime Advent journey around the world

25 Christmas Stories for Kids

One real Christmas tale for every night from December 1 to 25. Twenty-five nights, twenty-five countries, one little journey around the world before bed.

Kindle $4.99, free with Kindle+ · Hardcover coming soon

A new family tradition

A real Christmas story for every night of Advent

  • A true Christmas tale from a different country every night, December 1 to 25
  • About five minutes to read aloud: just right for bedtime
  • Warm watercolor illustrations in every story
  • Where each tale comes from, explained for curious minds
A grandmother reads a Christmas storybook to two children in a red armchair by the tree
The Advent calendar

Twenty-five doors. Twenty-five countries.

Behind every door, the story your family will read that night. Open them one by one, or all at once if nobody is watching.

Tap a door to see which story waits behind it. One tale for every night from December 1 to 25.

Ten watercolor story openings from the book, from Ireland and Iceland to Mexico and Japan
Travel the world from your sofa

Kindness, courage and Christmas wonder in 25 accents

Meet a little camel who could not keep up, a polar bear the trolls mistook for a giant cat, a fir tree who told stories to the mice, and a family who finally opened their door to the Befana. Old folk tales, stories first written down long ago, and customs families still keep today, all retold in new words for today’s children.

Take a peek inside

An opening, the story, and a scene to explore

Every night follows the same cozy rhythm: an illustrated opening page, the story itself, and a double-page picture to look at together before the lights go out. At the back, a short note on where each tale comes from.

Inside the book: a watercolor opening, the story text and a double-page scene
Choose your edition

The perfect Advent gift

Christmas gifting: we suggest ordering hardcovers by December 8 and paperbacks by December 15 for delivery before Christmas Eve.

Paperback · $14.99

Full color

Every watercolor in full color on bright white paper. The one to keep by the bed all December.

Buy the paperback
Hardcover · $19.99

Classic black & white

A sturdy gift edition with black and white illustrations on cream paper, made to come out again every year.

Hardcover · coming soon
Kindle · $4.99

Free with Kindle+

The full-color pages, best read together on a tablet. Included with a Kindle+ subscription.

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