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Wondrous Winter Holiday Books Under $5

Celebrate the season with budget-friendly books to make spirits bright! 

By Scholastic Editors
December 2, 2024

Get your students into the holiday spirit with this festive collection of books all priced under $5! People all over the world celebrate winter holidays, and this diverse collection of books is a great way to teach students about different cultures and traditions.  

Plus, check out holiday editions of our most popular book series.

Young readers can learn about Hanukkah with Clifford, celebrate a Kwanzaa miracle, or get inspired to give back to others this season with The Gingerbread Man Loose at Christmas.

Shop all holiday books at The Teacher Store.

Board Book

This Little Reindeer

Grades Pre-K
$4.49$5.99
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This fun twist on the classic nursery rhyme "This Little Piggy" follows Santa's reindeer as they make their preparations for Christmas. One goes to the market, one loads Santa's sleigh, one stretches, one cooks some treats, and one plays in the snow.

Paperback Book

Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas Wish

Grades Pre-K - K
$3.74$4.99
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Snuggle up with Peppa Pig in this 2-in-1 wintertime storybook! It's Christmas Eve, and Peppa is hoping for a very special gift from Santa Claus. Will her wish come true? Then, Peppa and George decide to build a great, big snowman. 

Paperback Book

Kindergarten Kids: Hooray for the Holidays

Grades Pre-K - K
$3.71$4.95
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It's winter, and Gavin and his friends are celebrating! Learn about holiday traditions from around the world!

Paperback Book

Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas

Grades Pre-K - 1
$4.46$5.95
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Goldy is only supposed to be dropping off turnip cakes at the Chans' house. Soon, though, she's eating the littlest panda's rice porridge, breaking his rocking chair, and rumpling all the blankets on his futon. When Goldy takes responsibility for her actions, she makes a new friend (and a whole plate of turnip cakes!) just in time for Chinese New Year.

Paperback Book

The Littlest Reindeer

Grades Pre-K - 1
$4.49$5.99
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Dot may be the littlest reindeer in the North Pole, but she has a big desire to help Santa pull his sleigh!

Paperback Book

The Gingerbread Man Loose at Christmas

Grades K - 2
$4.88$6.50
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Murray's adorable Gingerbread Man returns for the holiday season. This time, he works with his classmates to create gifts for the community workers. Not only is this a sweet book about the value of creating gifts with one's own hands, but also doing kind deeds for others. The inclusion of many different community helpers also makes it valuable book about jobs.

Paperback Book

I Got the Christmas Spirit

Grades K - 2
$4.46$5.95
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As she and her mother enjoy the sights and sounds of the holiday season, a young girl feels the Christmas spirit in every jingle, yum, and ho ho ho.

Presents some of the ways people celebrate Christmas, including giving gifts, making gingerbread houses, and singing Christmas carols.

$4.49$5.99
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Christmas is all around Poppleton! He buys gifts for his friends. He decorates his house with snow. And he makes a special Christmas wish!

Paperback Book

Celebrate the World: Lunar New Year

Grades K - 3
$4.46$5.95
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This festive book teaches that Lunar New Year is about spending time with family and friends, lighting lanterns, setting off fireworks, dancing with dragons, and living in the new year in harmony and happiness.

Paperback Book

Eight Wild Nights

Grades 1 - 2
$4.46$5.95
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A large family celebrates Hanukkah by cleaning the house, entertaining guests, and preparing delicious food.

$3.74$4.99
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Clifford and Emily Elizabeth love hearing the story of Hanukkah, eating "latkes" and "sufganiyot", and playing dreidel.

Paperback Book

PoPo's Lucky Chinese New Year

Grades 1 - 3
$4.46$5.95
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PoPo introduces her granddaughter to the age-old joys of welcoming the Chinese New Year in this intergenerational picture book that's as warm as a grandma's hug.

Paperback Book

The Eight Nights of Hanukkah

Grades 2
$3.71$4.95
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Readers will learn the story of Hanukkah; its traditions and songs; and how to make a menorah, a dreidel, a picture frame, potato latkes, and more!

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Santa Claus is not his usual, jolly self. In fact, he's in a terrible mood. He doesn't believe that children appreciate Christmas anymore. This year, he has decided that he is not going to deliver any Christmas presents!
Luckily, his daughter, Sarah Claus, knows who to call for help: the Lambchop family! But can they convince Santa that there are still good children in the world? Just leave it up to Stanley.

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