Christian Juvenile Bestsellers, Christmas 2021

Christian Juvenile Bestsellers, Christmas 2021
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List represents titles with a BISAC code of JUV and JNF.
Rank
 Title Author ISBN Publisher Pub
Date		 List
Price		 Award
1 THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS PATRICIA A. PINGRY 9780824918453 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Aug. 2010 $7.99
2 FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, Hardcover JACK ROLLINS 9780824919351 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Oct. 2014 $7.99
3 THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS CLEMENT MOORE 9780824918842 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Oct. 2011 $7.99
4 THE CHRISTMAS STORY PATRICIA A. PINGRY 9780824919115 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Aug. 2013 $7.99
5 GOD GAVE US CHRISTMAS, Boardbook LISA TAWN BERGREN 9780525653493 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Sep. 2019 $6.99
6 FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, Boardbook JACK ROLLINS 9780824919108 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Sep. 2013 $13.99
7 JESUS CALLING: THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS, Boardbook SARAH YOUNG 9781400210305 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2018 $12.99
8 ONE BABY JESUS PATRICIA A. PINGRY 9781546034414 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Oct. 2020 $7.99
9 A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS PRAYER BONNIE RICKNER JENSEN 9780718030537 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2015 $8.99
10 THE ADVENT STORYBOOK LAURA RICHIE 9780830776085 DAVID C COOK Oct. 2018 $16.99
11 GOD GAVE US CHRISTMAS, Hardcover LISA TAWN BERGREN 9781400071753 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Oct. 2006 $10.99
12 THE FIRST CHRISTMAS NIGHT KEITH CHRISTOPHER 9780824956530 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Sep. 2013 $16.99
13 VEGGIETALES AWAY IN A MANGER TRADITIONAL 9780824919894 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Oct. 2016 $13.99
14 COCOA'S CRANKY CHRISTMAS THOMAS NELSON 9781400221943 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2020 $9.99
15 A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS PRAYER BONNIE RICKNER JENSEN 9781400219476 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2020 $12.99
16 THE TALE OF THREE TREES ANGELA ELWELL HUNT 9780745917436 DAVID C COOK Sep. 1989 $14.99
17 THE GIVING MANGER ALLISON HOTTINGER AND LISA KALBERER 9781546034223 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Oct. 2020 $39.99
18 25 DAYS OF THE CHRISTMAS STORY JOSH STRAUB AND CHRISTI STRAUB 9781087730387 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Oct. 2020 $12.99
19 TWAS THE EVENING OF CHRISTMAS GLENYS NELLIST 9780310745532 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2017 $17.99
20 JESUS CALLING: THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS, Hardcover SARAH YOUNG 9781400210299 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2018 $17.99
21 THE CHRISTMAS PROMISE STORYBOOK ALISON MITCHELL 9781910307113 GOOD BOOK CO Oct. 2014 $14.99
22 THE LEGEND OF THE CANDY CANE, NEWLY ILLUSTRATED EDITION LORI WALBURG 9780310730125 ZONDERKIDZ Sep. 2012 $15.99
23 THE DONKEY WHO CARRIED A KING R. C. SPROUL 9781567692693 LIGONIER MINISTRIES Feb. 2012 $16.00
24 THE WAY TO THE MANGER ABBEY LAND AND JEFF LAND 9781535901932 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Oct. 2018 $12.99
25 TWAS THE SEASON OF ADVENT GLENYS NELLIST 9780310734154 ZONDERKIDZ Nov. 2021 $19.99
26 A VERY FIONA CHRISTMAS ZONDERVAN 9780310767732 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2019 $17.99
27 SHH... BABY JESUS IS SLEEPING LISA TAWN BERGREN 9780593232927 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Sep. 2021 $7.99
28 HUMPHREYS FIRST CHRISTMAS CAROL HEYER 9780824956165 WORTHYKIDS Sep. 2013 $7.99
29 CHRISTMAS COOKIE DAY! TARA KNUDSON 9780310762898 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2018 $9.99
30 GOOD NEWS! IT'S CHRISTMAS! GLENYS NELLIST 9781627079235 OUR DAILY BREAD PUBLISHING Oct. 2019 $6.99
31 OVER IN A STABLE SUZANNE NELSON 9780310761129 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2020 $17.99
32 THE NIGHT BEFORE JESUS HERBERT BROKERING 9780758660299 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Jun. 2018 $12.99
33 SONG OF THE STARS: A CHRISTMAS STORY SALLY LLOYD-JONES 9780310722915 ZONDERKIDZ Aug. 2011 $17.99
34 M IS FOR MANGER CRYSTAL BOWMAN AND TERI MCKINLEY 9781496401953 TYNDALE KIDS Oct. 2015 $7.99
35 SAINT NICHOLAS THE GIFTGIVER NED BUSTARD 9781514001806 INTERVARSITY PRESS Oct. 2021 $18.00
36 THE LEGEND OF THE CANDY CANE LORI WALBURG 9780310746720 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2014 $9.99
37 CHRISTMAS IS COMING! TAMA FORTNER 9781087713786 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Oct. 2020 $9.99
38 M IS FOR MANGER CRYSTAL BOWMAN AND TERI MCKINLEY 9781496420046 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Oct. 2016 $6.99
39 SLOTHY CLAUS: A CHRISTMAS STORY JODIE SHEPHERD 9781400223589 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2021 $12.99
40 THE STORY OF THE WISE MEN PATRICIA A. PINGRY 9781546013860 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Oct. 2021 $7.99
41 WHERE'S MY CHRISTMAS TREE? BOB HOLT 9781546013877 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Oct. 2021 $7.99
42 THE SILENT NOISY NIGHT JILL ROMAN LORD 9781535923736 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Oct. 2018 $12.99
43 THE TALE OF THREE TREES ANGELA ELWELL HUNT 9780745945934 LION PUBLISHING CORPORATION Jan. 2001 $8.99
44 I CAN COUNT TO CHRISTMAS! B&H KIDS EDITORIAL 9781087752808 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Oct. 2021 $7.99
45 THE CHRISTMAS STORY FOR CHILDREN MAX LUCADO 9780310735984 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2014 $6.99
46 MY CHRISTMAS PRAYER AMY PARKER 9780718099527 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2017 $8.99
47 SAINT NICHOLAS: THE REAL STORY OF THE CHRISTMAS LEGEND JULIE STIEGEMEYER 9780758613417 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Jul. 2007 $7.99
48 THE CHRISTMAS PROMISE BOARD BOOK ALISON MITCHELL 9781784984397 GOOD BOOK CO Oct. 2019 $9.99
49 ISHTAR'S ODYSSEY: A FAMILY STORY FOR ADVENT ARNOLD YTREEIDE 9780825443930 KREGEL PUBLICATIONS Sep. 2015 $17.99
50 THE BEGINNER'S BIBLE LITTLE LAMB'S CHRISTMAS THE BEGINNER'S BIBLE 9780310770589 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2020 $6.99
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