1. Safari: A Photicular Book, by Dan Kainen, Carol Kaufmann, Workman
 2. The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg, Houghton Mifflin
 3. Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper
 4. How the Grinch Stole Christmas, by Dr. Seuss, Random House
 5. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site, by Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle
 6. This Moose Belongs to Me, by Oliver Jeffers, Philomel
 7. This Is Not My Hat, by Jon Klassen, Candlewick
 8. Olivia and the Fairy Princesses, by Ian Falconer, Atheneum
 9. I Want My Hat Back, by Jon Klassen, Candlewick
 10. Pete the Cat Saves Christmas, by Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illus.), Harper
 11. How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas?, by Jane Yolen, Mark Teague (Illus.), Blue Sky Press
 12. Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak, Harper
 13. The Elf on the Shelf, by Carol Abersoldt, Coe Steinwart (Illus.), CCA and B
 14. The Christmas Quiet Book, by Deborah Underwood, Renata Liwska (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
 15. Pat the Bunny, by Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden