Holiday stories for all ages

The Real Santa

By: Nancy Redd
Narrated by: Torian Brackett
Length: 6 minutes

Join one Black family on their journey to discover what the real Santa looks like in this joyous tale celebrating identity, family and holiday cheer, from the New York Times bestselling author of Bedtime Bonnet.

It’s not Christmas without Santa! But what does Santa truly look like? Does he match the figurines on the mantel, or the faces on our... Read more

Santa's Husband

By: Daniel Kibblesmith & A P. Quach
Narrated by: Daniel Kibblesmith
Length: 5 minutes

Offering a fresh twist on Kris Kringle, a clever yet heartfelt audiobook that tells the story of a black Santa, his white husband, and their life in the North Pole.Everyone knows that Santa Claus is jolly, but in Santa’s Husband, this cherished symbol of the holiday season is also black and gay, and married to an equally cheery man.In this witty... Read more

The Christmasaurus

By: Tom Fletcher
Narrated by: Paul Shelley
Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Why settle for a pony or a puppy for Christmas when you could have a dinosaur? A rollicking adventure from singer-songwriter and YouTuber Tom Fletcher!

Once upon a time--long, long ago, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth--an egg rolled away from its mother and landed in the ocean, where it froze solid and stayed peacefully for thousands of years.... Read more

Santa in the City

By: Tiffany D. Jackson
Narrated by: Keylor Leigh
Length: 9 minutes

A little girl's belief in Santa is restored in this ode to the magic of Christmas. This is a holiday gift readers will treasure for years to come!

It's two weeks before Christmas, and Deja is worried that Santa might not be able to visit her--after all, as a city kid, she doesn't have a chimney for him to come down and none of the parking spots... Read more

The Snowy Day

By: Ezra Jack Keats
Narrated by: Jane Harvey
Length: 5 minutes

A small boy's enchantment with a city's snowfall has him making snow angels and snowballs, sliding down snow mountains - and looking forward to going outside again. Read more

A Mouse Called Miika

Boy Called Christmas

By: Matt Haig
Narrated by: Natascha McElhone
Length: 1 hour 46 minutes

Ratatouille meets Roald Dahl in the funny and fantastical story of a determined mouse on a mission to procure the world's tastiest cheese. From the author of A Boy Called Christmas–now a Netflix movie starring Kristen Wiig, Maggie Smith and Henry Lawfull!

When Nikolas left the only home he had ever known, it was a mouse named Miika who kept him... Read more

The Girl Who Saved Christmas

By: Matt Haig
Narrated by: Carey Mulligan
Length: 5 hours 21 minutes

"If somewhere in the afterlife Roald Dahl met Charles Dickens and they cooked up a new Christmas tale, it couldn’t have much on this fleet, verbally rambunctious, heart-stealing follow-up to A Boy Called Christmas."—The New York Times
 
Amelia Wishart was the first child ever to receive a Christmas present. It was her Christmas spirit that gave... Read more

A Boy Called Christmas Movie Tie-In Edition

Boy Called Christmas

By: Matt Haig
Narrated by: Stephen Fry
Length: 4 hours 24 minutes

2018 Odyssey Honor
2018 ALSC Notable Children’s Recording

Roald Dahl meets Elf in this warmhearted Christmas caper about the boy who would one day be Santa Claus, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library.

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Kristen Wiig, Maggie Smith and Henry Lawfull!
 
Eleven-year-old... Read more