Christian Juvenile Bestsellers, Christmas 2025

Christian Juvenile Bestsellers, Christmas 2025
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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 BERENSTAIN BEARS AND THE JOY OF GIVING JAN BERENSTAIN AND MIKE BERENSTAIN 9780310712558 ZONDERKIDZ Sep. 2010 $5.99
2 A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS PRAYER BONNIE RICKNER JENSEN 9780718030537 TOMMY NELSON Sep. 2015 $8.99
3 THE BEGINNER'S BIBLE: THE VERY FIRST CHRISTMAS THE BEGINNER'S BIBLE 9780310762935 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2017 $3.99
4 SOUNDING JOY ELLIE HOLCOMB 9781087747828 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Sep. 2022 $14.99
5 NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS CLEMENT MOORE 9780824918842 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Oct. 2011 $7.99
6 THE BIGGEST STORY ADVENT KEVIN DEYOUNG 9781433599545 CROSSWAY Oct. 2025 $27.99
7 GOD GAVE US CHRISTMAS, Board Book LISA TAWN BERGREN 9780525653493 WaterBrook, an imprint of Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group Sep. 2019 $6.99
8 THE CHRISTMAS PROMISE STORYBOOK ALISON MITCHELL 9781910307113 THE GOOD BOOK COMPANY Oct. 2014 $16.99
9 THE CHRISTMAS STORY PATRICIA A. PINGRY 9780824919115 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Aug. 2013 $7.99
10 JESUS LISTENS FOR CHRISTMAS SARAH YOUNG 9781400253401 TOMMY NELSON Sep. 2025 $19.99
11 JESUS CALLING: THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS SARAH YOUNG 9781400210305 TOMMY NELSON Oct. 2018 $12.99
12 JESUS CALLING ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS PRAYERS SARAH YOUNG 9781400244027 TOMMY NELSON Aug. 2023 $9.99
13 GOD GAVE US CHRISTMAS, Hardcover LISA TAWN BERGREN 9781400071753 WaterBrook, an imprint of Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group Oct. 2006 $11.99
14 THE ADVENT STORYBOOK LAURA RICHIE 9780830776085 DAVID C COOK Oct. 2018 $18.99
15 THE LEGEND OF THE CANDY CANE, NEWLY ILLUSTRATED EDITION LORI WALBURG 9780310730125 ZONDERKIDZ Sep. 2012 $19.99
16 BABY JESUS IS BORN GLORIA A. TRUITT 9780758606358 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Jan. 2004 $4.25
17 THE BERENSTAIN BEARS, THE VERY FIRST CHRISTMAS JAN BERENSTAIN AND MIKE BERENSTAIN 9780310751021 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2015 $5.99
18 MERRY CHRISTMAS, MY DARLING DEAR AMY KAVELARIS 9781400249817 TOMMY NELSON Sep. 2025 $18.99
19 THE CRIPPLED LAMB MAX LUCADO 9781400318070 TOMMY NELSON Aug. 2011 $17.99
20 THE FIRST CHRISTMAS NIGHT KEITH CHRISTOPHER 9780824956530 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Sep. 2013 $18.99
21 THE BERENSTAIN BEARS AND THE CHRISTMAS ANGEL MIKE BERENSTAIN 9780310749240 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2016 $5.99
22 THE FIRST CHRISTMAS N. T. WRIGHT 9781400253234 TOMMY NELSON Sep. 2025 $17.99
23 25 DAYS OF THE CHRISTMAS STORY JOSH STRAUB AND CHRISTI STRAUB 9781087730387 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Oct. 2020 $12.99
24 THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS PATRICIA A. PINGRY 9781546002338 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Oct. 2022 $7.99
25 SEEK AND FIND: THE FIRST CHRISTMAS SARAH PARKER 9781784987732 THE GOOD BOOK COMPANY Oct. 2022 $16.99
26 THE WAY TO THE MANGER JEFF LAND AND ABBEY LAND 9781535901932 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Oct. 2018 $12.99
27 THE BEGINNER'S BIBLE JESUS IS BORN THE BEGINNER'S BIBLE 9780310760504 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2019 $5.99
28 TWAS THE NIGHT WILLIAM DEAN 9781496476074 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Sep. 2023 $15.99
29 HUMPHREY'S FIRST CHRISTMAS CAROL HEYER 9780824956165 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Sep. 2013 $9.99
30 A VERY NOISY CHRISTMAS TIM THORNBOROUGH 9781784982904 THE GOOD BOOK COMPANY Sep. 2018 $4.99
31 THE BERENSTAIN BEARS AND THE JOY OF GIVING FOR LITTLE ONES MIKE BERENSTAIN 9780310139515 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2022 $6.99
32 JOTHAM'S JOURNEY: A STORYBOOK FOR ADVENT ARNOLD YTREEIDE 9780825441745 KREGEL PUBLICATIONS Aug. 2008 $19.99
33 SAINT NICHOLAS JULIE STIEGEMEYER 9780758613417 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Jan. 2007 $10.99
34 THE CHRISTMAS PROMISE BOARD BOOK ALISON MITCHELL 9781784984397 THE GOOD BOOK COMPANY Oct. 2019 $9.99
35 THE GIFT OF ALL GIFTS MELISSA B. KRUGER 9780736991957 HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS Oct. 2025 $18.99
36 THE GIVING MANGER ALLISON HOTTINGER AND LISA KALBERER 9781546034223 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Oct. 2020 $39.99
37 DISCOVERING CHRISTMAS: A 25-DAY ADVENT DEVOTIONAL WITH ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS AMANDA JASS 9781400249015 TOMMY NELSON Sep. 2024 $14.99
38 CHRISTMAS IS COMING! TAMA FORTNER 9781087713786 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Oct. 2020 $9.99
39 THE CHRISTMAS STORY BRICK BY BRICK RACHAEL HOOD 9781802541052 THE GOOD BOOK COMPANY Oct. 2024 $5.99
40 SHH... BABY JESUS IS SLEEPING LISA TAWN BERGREN 9780593232927 WaterBrook, an imprint of Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group Sep. 2021 $7.99
41 THE PROMISE AND THE LIGHT KATY MORGAN 9781784986612 THE GOOD BOOK COMPANY Oct. 2021 $14.99
42 JESUS CALLING: THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS SARAH YOUNG 9781400210299 TOMMY NELSON Oct. 2018 $17.99
43 THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL SHEILA WALSH 9781540902948 BAKER BOOKS (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Nov. 2025 $18.99
44 TWAS THE EVENING OF CHRISTMAS GLENYS NELLIST 9780310745532 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2017 $19.99
45 GOD'S BIG PROMISES: THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS CARL LAFERTON 9781802543209 THE GOOD BOOK COMPANY Oct. 2025 $4.01
46 ONE WINTRY NIGHT RUTH BELL GRAHAM 9781400321162 TOMMY NELSON Oct. 2012 $19.99
47 THE ONE WE'RE WAITING FOR: AN ILLUSTRATED ADVENT DEVOTIONAL FOR FAMILIES TAYLOR COMBS 9798384514886 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Sep. 2025 $22.99
48 THE LEGEND OF ST. NICHOLAS DANDI DALEY MACKALL 9780310731153 ZONDERKIDZ Sep. 2014 $19.99
49 THE WONDERS OF THE FIRST CHRISTMAS ANDY MCGUIRE 9780310170211 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2025 $18.99
50 SAINT NICHOLAS THE GIFTGIVER NED BUSTARD 9781514001806 INTERVARSITY PRESS Oct. 2021 $18.99
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