'Tis the season. Get ready with one of these lovely festive picture books. Click on the image or the title for a link to buy the book from bookshop.org and support local bookshops.
Penguin, £12.99
If ever we needed a magical Christmas treat, it was this year. Enter Shirley Hughes and a festive sequel to the much-loved Dogger, 40 years on. Authentic, unfussy, true. A joy.
Templar, £12.99
A lovely wintery lift-the-flap book of a journey home through the snow to a cosy fire and a Christmas tree. It doesn’t look like a White Christmas is on the cards, but little ones can imagine with this.
Simon & Schuster, £12.99
This isn’t strictly a Christmassy book but it gloriously snowy and Kate Hindley's illustrations are a delight. Gertie, the littlest yak in the herd struggles, to come to terms with her diminutive size. And guess who saves the day? Little yaks will puff up with pride.
Walker, £14.99
When snow angels melt they become guardian angels for the people who made them. Didn't you know? O'Farrell's first children's book is a modern day fairytale about those moments when someone or something seems, almost miraculously, to keep you from harm. Beautifully illustrated, perfect for reading aloud to children of 6+.