Today we have our two favorite vintage holiday books! The Mole Family’s Christmas by Russell & Lillian Hoban and Cranberry Christmas by Wende & Harry Devlin

Looks like only Cranberry Christmas is available on Bookshop.org but I think you could probably find a used copy of The Mole Family’s Christmas in your local used bookstore! We also buy from Abe Books when our local store doesn’t have a copy.

Our family really enjoys all the books in the Cranberry series. Mr. Whiskers is a bristly old chap with a soft spot for the people in his community. He solves a problem that is keeping the neighborhood kids off the skating pond and endears the reader to him in the process.

The Mole Family’s Christmas is darling and sweet and the illustrations bring me back to my childhood. My kids like the book because the moles are hard workers who want to make little mole’s Christmas wish of a telescope so he can see the stars. The owl cooperates and helps make the Mole families wish come true, and the story ends in a lovely way.

* I am not being paid or compensated in any way for these reviews. I’m not an affiliate with Bookshop.org, I just firmly believe that we need to support local business right now more than ever!