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If you are looking for a special Christmas book, I recommend the children's picture book edition of the classic Christmas story by O. Henry, with illustrations by P.J. Lynch. This Christmas picture book edition of the classic Christmas story The Gift of the Magi would make a good Christmas gift for the entire family.

Learn about Pura Belpré, who became the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library by reading The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos, historical fiction in picture book format about Pura Belpré. The Pura Belpré Award for Latina / Latino children’s literature is named after Pura Belpré, who was born in Puerto Rico and spent her career preserving and sharing traditional Puerto Rican folktales.