Merry Christmas

by Michelle Knudsen, Kathy Couri (Illustrator)

Filled with Christmas lights and dazzling presents, a sparkling board book celebrates the joys of the holiday season with shimmery fabric and glittery sequins on every spread.

Board Book

First published October 1, 2001

About the author

Michelle Knudsen is a Nebula Award–winning and New York Times best-selling author of more than 50 books for young readers and a writer of speculative short fiction for adults. Her titles include the picture book Library Lion (Time magazine's 100 Best Children's Books of All Time) and the novels The Dragon of Trelian (VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers) and Evil Librarian (YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults; Sid Fleischman Humor Award). Her most recent books are the middle grade novel Into the Wild Magic (2025 Andre Norton Nebula Award) and the YA webcomic novelization Cursed Princess Club: Mirror, Mirror. A lifelong musical theater lover, Michelle is thrilled that two of her books (Library Lion and Evil Librarian) have now been made into musicals! Visit her website for more information and upcoming performance dates. Michelle lives in Brooklyn, New York. Find her on Instagram @michelle.knudsen, on Bluesky @michelleknudsen.bsky.social, or at michelleknudsen.com.

Reviews

[Ash · Rating 2 out of 5]

Storytelling felt more like a how to for Christmas

[Terry]

The story is mundane and plainly describes the things associated with Christmas (wrapping gifts, decorating the tree, drinking hot cocoa). See our review of this book for toddlers.

[Shelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a cute little board book with textures to feel.