Christian Juvenile Bestsellers, Christmas 2022

Christian Juvenile Bestsellers, Christmas 2022
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List represents titles with a BISAC code of JUV and JNF.
Rank
 Title Author ISBN Publisher Pub
Date		 List
Price		 Award
1 THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS PATRICIA A. PINGRY 9781546002338 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Oct. 2022 $7.99
2 THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS CLEMENT MOORE 9780824918842 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Oct. 2011 $7.99
3 GOD GAVE US CHRISTMAS, Board Book LISA TAWN BERGREN 9780525653493 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Sep. 2019 $6.99
4 SOUNDING JOY ELLIE HOLCOMB 9781087747828 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Sep. 2022 $12.99
5 A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS PRAYER BONNIE RICKNER JENSEN 9780718030537 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2015 $8.99
6 JESUS CALLING: THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS, Board Book SARAH YOUNG 9781400210305 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2018 $12.99
7 GOD GAVE US CHRISTMAS, Hardcover LISA TAWN BERGREN 9781400071753 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Oct. 2006 $10.99
8 THE CHRISTMAS STORY PATRICIA A. PINGRY 9780824919115 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Aug. 2013 $7.99
9 ONE BABY JESUS PATRICIA A. PINGRY 9781546034414 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Oct. 2020 $7.99
10 THE FIRST CHRISTMAS NIGHT KEITH CHRISTOPHER 9780824956530 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Sep. 2013 $16.99
11 THE ADVENT STORYBOOK LAURA RICHIE 9780830776085 DAVID C COOK Oct. 2018 $18.99
12 FROSTY THE SNOWMAN JACK ROLLINS 9780824919108 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Sep. 2013 $13.99
13 THE TALE OF THREE TREES ANGELA ELWELL HUNT 9780745917436 DAVID C COOK Sep. 1989 $17.99
14 THE CRIPPLED LAMB MAX LUCADO 9781400318070 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2011 $15.99
15 COCOA'S CRANKY CHRISTMAS THOMAS NELSON 9781400221943 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2020 $9.99
16 THE GIVING MANGER ALLISON HOTTINGER AND LISA KALBERER 9781546034223 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Oct. 2020 $39.99
17 ON CHRISTMAS DAY MARGARET WISE BROWN 9781546014560 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Oct. 2019 $7.99
18 UNWRAPPING THE NAMES OF JESUS FOR KIDS ASHERITAH CIUCIU 9780802423801 MOODY PUBLISHERS Nov. 2022 $16.99
19 THE LEGEND OF THE CANDY CANE, NEWLY ILLUSTRATED EDITION LORI WALBURG 9780310730125 ZONDERKIDZ Sep. 2012 $15.99
20 JESUS CALLING: THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS, Picture Book SARAH YOUNG 9781400210299 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2018 $17.99
21 JOTHAM'S JOURNEY: A STORYBOOK FOR ADVENT ARNOLD YTREEIDE 9780825441745 KREGEL PUBLICATIONS Aug. 2008 $18.99
22 FROSTY THE SNOWMAN JACK ROLLINS 9780824919351 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Oct. 2014 $7.99
23 THE BERENSTAIN BEARS AND THE JOY OF GIVING FOR LITTLE ONES MIKE BERENSTAIN 9780310139515 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2022 $6.99
24 THE WAY TO THE MANGER JEFF LAND AND ABBEY LAND 9781535901932 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Oct. 2018 $12.99
25 GOOD NEWS! IT'S CHRISTMAS! GLENYS NELLIST 9781627079235 OUR DAILY BREAD PUBLISHING Oct. 2019 $11.99
26 TWAS THE EVENING OF CHRISTMAS GLENYS NELLIST 9780310745532 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2017 $17.99
27 25 DAYS OF THE CHRISTMAS STORY JOSH STRAUB AND CHRISTI STRAUB 9781087730387 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Oct. 2020 $12.99
28 A VERY FIONA CHRISTMAS ZONDERVAN 9780310767732 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2019 $17.99
29 TWAS THE SEASON OF ADVENT GLENYS NELLIST 9780310734154 ZONDERKIDZ Nov. 2021 $19.99
30 THE DONKEY WHO CARRIED A KING R. C. SPROUL 9781567692693 LIGONIER MINISTRIES Feb. 2012 $19.00
31 THE PROMISE AND THE LIGHT KATY MORGAN 9781784986612 GOOD BOOK COMPANY Oct. 2021 $12.99
32 THE GOOD NEWS OF CHRISTMAS ROUSSEAUX BRASSEUR 9780736986090 HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS Oct. 2022 $19.99
33 THE NIGHT BEFORE JESUS HERBERT BROKERING 9780758660299 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Jun. 2018 $15.99
34 SAINT NICHOLAS JULIE STIEGEMEYER 9780758613417 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Jul. 2007 $9.99
35 THE CHRISTMAS PROMISE ALISON MITCHELL 9781784984397 GOOD BOOK COMPANY Oct. 2019 $9.99
36 HUMPHREY'S FIRST CHRISTMAS, Board Book CAROL HEYER 9780824916817 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Oct. 2018 $7.99
37 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHRISTMAS CHILD! LAURA SASSI 9781640607996 PARACLETE PRESS Oct. 2022 $8.99
38 HUMPHREYS FIRST CHRISTMAS, Paperback CAROL HEYER 9780824956165 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Sep. 2013 $7.99
39 THE SILENT NOISY NIGHT JILL ROMAN LORD 9781535923736 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Oct. 2018 $12.99
40 MY ADVENT NATIVITY PRESS-OUT-AND-PLAY BOOK TAMA FORTNER 9781400231850 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2022 $16.99
41 ISHTAR'S ODYSSEY: A FAMILY STORY FOR ADVENT ARNOLD YTREEIDE 9780825443930 KREGEL PUBLICATIONS Sep. 2015 $18.99
42 THE ACTION BIBLE CHRISTMAS SERGIO CARIELLO 9780830784646 DAVID C COOK Oct. 2022 $19.99
43 THE JESUS STORYBOOK BIBLE A CHRISTMAS COLLECTION SALLY LLOYD-JONES 9780310769903 ZONDERKIDZ Nov. 2020 $24.99
44 WRECK THE HALLS MELINDA LEE RATHJEN 9781546002260 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Oct. 2022 $7.99
45 TABITHA'S TRAVELS: A FAMILY STORY FOR ADVENT ARNOLD YTREEIDE 9780825441721 KREGEL PUBLICATIONS Jul. 2010 $18.99
46 THE LEGEND OF THE CANDY CANE LORI WALBURG 9780310746720 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2014 $9.99
47 M IS FOR MANGER, Board Book CRYSTAL BOWMAN AND TERI MCKINLEY 9781496420046 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Oct. 2016 $6.99
48 THE CHRISTMAS STORY FOR CHILDREN MAX LUCADO 9780310735984 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2014 $6.99
49 ONE WINTRY NIGHT RUTH BELL GRAHAM 9781400321162 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2012 $14.99
50 M IS FOR MANGER, Hardcover CRYSTAL BOWMAN AND TERI MCKINLEY 9781496401953 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Oct. 2015 $7.99
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