December Read Alouds
It’s time for another month’s read alouds to celebrate wacky, silly, important, and historical holidays! This list combines not only great fictional read alouds, but some nonfiction and biographies as well to teach kids about fun and interesting facts and people.
I’m not taking all the credit, as the blog Growing Book by Book has a post just like this! I tried hard to either choose different holidays to highlight when I found something that could work or at the very least, provide some additional titles for you instead!
- January Read Alouds
- February Read Alouds
- March Read Alouds
- April Read Alouds
- May Read Alouds
- June Read Alouds
- July Read Alouds
- August Read Alouds
- September Read Alouds
- October Read Alouds
- November Read Alouds
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December Read Alouds
- December 1 – Rosa Parks Day – I Am Rosa Parks by Brad Meltzer
- December 2 – World Pollution Prevention Day – Ducks Overboard!: A True Story of Plastic in Our Oceans by Markus Motum
- December 3 – Let’s Hug Day – I Need a Hug by Aaron Blabey
- December 4 – National Sock Day – A Pig, a Fox, and Stinky Socks by Jonathan Fenske
- December 5 – Bathtub Party Day – The Pigeon Needs a Bath by Mo Willems
- December 6 – Mitten Tree Day – The Mitten by Jan Brett
- December 7 – Hanukkah – Eight Sweet Nights, A Festival of Lights: A Hanukkah Story by Charlotte Offsay
- December 8 – Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day – T. Rex Time Machine by Jared Chapman
- December 9 – National Llama Day – Llama Destroys the World by Jonathan Stutzman
- December 10 – Dewey Decimal System Day – The Library Gingerbread Man by Dotti Enderle
- December 11 – International Mountain Day – I Am Made of Mountains by Alexandra S.D. Hinrichs
- December 12 – Gingerbread Decorating Day – The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School by Laura Murray
- December 13 – National Cocoa Day – The Sweet Story of Hot Chocolate! by Stephen Krensky
- December 14 – Monkey Day – Grumpy Monkey by Suzanne Lang
- December 15 – National Cupcake Day – Monsters Love Cupcakes by Mike Austin
- December 16 – Las Posadas – Nine Days to Christmas: A Story of Mexico by Marie Hall Ets and Aurora Labastida
- December 17 – National Maple Syrup Day – From Maple Tree to Syrup by Melanie Mitchell
- December 18 – Bake Cookies Day – The Smart Cookie by Jory John
- December 19 – National Heroes and Heroines Day – Ten Rules of Being a Superhero by Deb Pilutti
- December 20 – Games Day – The Ultimate Book of Family Card Games by Oliver Ho
- December 21 – December Solstice – The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper
- December 22 – Mathematics Day – One Is a Snail, Ten is a Crab: A Counting by Feet Book by April Pulley Sayre
- December 23 – National Roots Day – The Dress and the Girl by Camille Andros
- December 24 – Christmas Eve – ‘Twas Nochebuena by Roseanne Greenfield Thong
- December 25 – Christmas – A City Full of Santas by Joanna Ho
- December 26 – Kwanzaa – Li’l Rabbit’s Kwanzaa by Donna L. Washington
- December 27 – Visit the Zoo Day – What Do You Do If You Work at the Zoo? By Steve Jenkins
- December 28 – National Chocolate Candy Day – No Monkeys, No Chocolate by Melissa Stewart
- December 29 – Tick Tock Day – Five Minutes: (That’s a Lot of Time) (No, It’s Not) (Yes, It Is) by Audrey Vernick
- December 30 – National Bacon Day – Everyone Loves Bacon by Kelly DiPucchio
- December 31 – New Year’s Eve – The Lucky Grapes: A New Year’s Eve Story by Tracey Kyle