Homeschoolers: Liturgical Book List for Advent & Christmas!

Now is the time to get your Advent (and Christmas!) books! FUN FACT: The first 5 books are especially popular with homeschool families!

#1. Very Young Catholics in Kenya

What does Christmas look like for Catholic families in Kenya? 

In Very Young Catholics in Kenya, dive into how Catholic families celebrate the liturgical year! PLUS: celebrate a 1st Communion over Christmas (something that doesn’t often happen in the United States)!

“We love these books!! We have every book from the series and use them as part of our homeschool curriculum. They are my kids favorite part of their history/geography lesson. The Catholic identity is woven throughout! We travel as a family and these inspire us to be grateful for the universal church.”

#2. Very Young Catholics in India

In a book full of adventures, Very Young Catholics in India includes the family’s Advent preparations leading up to Christmas!

In this 90+ page volume, see how the liturgical year is celebrated in India (you may recognize some of the ways YOUR family celebrates)!

“I purchased this book to complement my 4th grader’s study of India in Catholic Heritage Curricula. I plan to purchase more for use with other country studies. The photography is very engaging for adults and children alike!”

#3. Very Young Catholics in Mexico

Discover the amazing traditions surrounding Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Feast Day (December 12), along with other Advent traditions in Very Young Catholics in Mexico!

A perfect companion to our bilingual Juan Diego coloring book, add this volume to your family’s collection!

“Our family loves this series! Wonderful for independent reading or reading aloud, and perfect for homeschooling. And this book about Mexico is so perfect for the Advent and Christmas seasons.”

#4. Very Young Catholics in Austria

Our #1 best-seller in this series, Very Young Catholics in Austria begins in Advent and follows a young family through Christmas and Epiphany. We see the children creating tiny cookie houses, attending the traditional Advent Mass at dawn, enjoying news from friends in the snow-covered Alps, and reading the Christmas story from St. Luke’s Gospel.

“All of my kids love how the photography (compared to illustrations in so many picture books) leaves a lasting impression. Each time we read another book, it imprints on our minds and hearts that we are part of a universal church.”

#5. Very Young Catholics in Australia

Discover more Epiphany fun in Very Young Catholics in Australia.

Follow this growing family of 7 on their beautiful farm full of sheep as they prepare to celebrate the Australian summertime Christmas. With a special focus on the shepherds and the Bethlehem star, this is a unique Christmas book for children in the United States!

Now, even MORE Advent & Christmas picture books:

#6. All about Advent & Christmas

Highlighting treasured customs from throughout Church history, All about Advent & Christmas features the stories of saints we celebrate throughout December and explains numerous other aspects of Catholic liturgy and teaching.

With detailed illustrations to make the liturgical seasons come alive, All about Advent & Christmas will guide readers of all ages closer to the Savior whose birth we look to with joy.

#7. An Advent Hope: A Children’s Book about Family Advent Traditions

Join the kids as their family celebrates Advent as a time of prayerful waiting and expectation, full of fun traditions and treats!

Joan, Joe, Emmanuel, and Gianna are surprised when their parents suddenly begin bringing things into their home at the beginning of December. Evergreen branches, candles, and new foods keep appearing throughout the house. They are quickly told that this is part of “Advent” and that the family is preparing for the Christmas season.

#8. Christmas in Heaven

This stunningly illustrated book gives children an unforgettable vision of Heaven while introducing them to how each saint will assist in the celebrations!

The most beloved saints and angels make appearances in Christmas in Heaven, all doing the things they’re best known for:

• St. Honoré, patron saint of bakers, is making Jesus’ birthday cake
• St. Lucy, patron saint of the blind, is lighting the Christmas tree 
• St. Nicholas is leaving presents under the tree
• St. Francis is surrounded by little animals
• and so much more!
  

#9. The Light of Christmas Morning

Another picture book centering around a family celebrating Catholic traditions (similar to An Advent Hope)!

The Light of Christmas Morning shares a heartwarming family tradition that honors the divine gift of the Savior — before the other gifts around the Christmas tree are opened. Filled with beautiful original artwork, this book celebrates family faith and holiday traditions while always keeping Christ Jesus at the center and capturing the tenderness and warmth of the home we long for at Christmas.