Best Children’s Books for Primary School Children: Christmas 2025 Gift Guide
Books make a superb choice of Christmas gifts for children. From timeless bedtime stories and curious information books to festive favourites and glorious gift books, we’ve selected our top recommendations for book gifts for children in their primary years.
Head to our Book Gift Guide for Ages 3-5 to find bookish Christmas presents for EYFS children. There, you’ll find Christmas nativity stories like Leah’s Star or laugh-out-loud escapades like Clive Penguin Learns to Fly, Sort of, and beautiful bedtime story compendiums to treasure, such as Poppy and Sam’s Complete Book of Farmyard Tales.
In this year’s Book Gift Guide for Ages 5-7, we ho-ho-hope you’ll love the selection of recommended books for KS1 children. Whether you are looking for fun, festive read-alouds like Have Yourself a Cheesy Little Christmas or laugh-out-loud Christmas adventures like Peanut Butter & Crackers Christmas Surprise, we’re sure this guide will fill your little ones with festive cheer.
Browse our Book Gift Guide for Ages 7-9 to find presents for children in Years 3 and 4. We’ve included popular favourites like The Wood Where Magic Grows and super fun choose-your-own-adventure style books like Traitor Island, as well as beautiful poetry compendiums to treasure, such as A Poem for Every Question.
In our Book Gift Guide for Ages 9-11, you’ll find a range of reading styles and interests covered for years 5 and 6. Whether you are looking for jolly, festive stories like Lydia Marmalade and the Christmas Wish, relatable Christmas dramas like The Completely Chaotic Christmas of Lottie Brooks, or information books for curious minds like Wish Upon a Star, we hope the books in this selection find their way into plenty of Christmas stockings this year.
Each of the guides includes purchasing links and a printable PDF version to share with your school community.
