Here's a selection of books to get you in the mood for Christmas! For adults and children, fiction and non-fiction - there's something for everyone.
All the books in the images are available through Slough Libraries.
All four of our libraries – The Curve, Britwell, Cippenham and Langley – are partially open for our Click and Collect service and book returns and will be open from 10th December for limited browsing and limited computer access.You just need your Library card and PIN number to use Click and Collect. Here's the link
Adult Non fiction Books
MaryBerry makes cooking for gatherings of family and friends easier with over 160 recipes that work well for both small and large numbers of guests. Discover how she cooks for her family and friends during the Christmas party season, and for other occasions and celebrations throughout the year. Her timeless guidance and expert tips will help you cater smoothly and successfully on a small scale for dinners and lunches around a table, or on a larger scale for drinks parties, buffets and teatime.
Kim-Joy's baked creations have charmed fans since she was in the final of the Great British Bake Off 2018. Following on from her debut book, 'Baking with Kim-Joy', she's turning to everyone's favourite time of year - Christmas! Sharing her simple decorating techniques and her delicious flavour combinations, Kim-Joy will delight novice and seasoned bakers with - amongst many others - her melted snowman cake pops, white chocolate igloos with marshmallow seals, penguin bao buns, and incredible inspiration for designing your own magical gingerbread village.
Over 60 delightful recipes for festive cookies, from traditional favourites to creative new ideas, all of which make perfect gifts. There is nothing as cosy as a day spent baking in the festive season - filling the house with the scent of warm, sweet dough and producing delicious treats that raise a smile even before a single bite is taken out of them!
Christmas is a wonderful time of year for crafting! From imaginative handmade gifts to reusable decorations, this book contains 100 quickandeasy makes for the festive season. All the projects have been carefully selected from Search Press's best-selling '20 to Make' series and are simple enough for beginners as well as seasoned crafters.
'The LittleLibrary Christmas' is a collection of 50 festive recipes from Kate Young, the LittleLibrary cook. From edible gifts and cocktail party catering, to the big day itself and ideas for your leftovers, this book will guide you through the Christmas period with meals, treats, tipples and - of course - plenty of reading recommendations.
A unique collection of crochet patterns for the 12 birds of Christmas. Taking inspiration from the famous Christmas carol.Christmas Books for Children
Learn how to draw cute Christmas creations in Lulu Mayo's unique and quirky kawaii style, using simple shapes and easy-to-follow steps. From a jolly Santa and a leaping reindeer to a stylish snowman and an ice-skating robin, there's tons of festive fun to be had sketching Lulu's adorable characters. With 30 step-by-step projects in total, plus additional drawing activities and creative prompts, this book is guaranteed to capture readers' imaginations and get them ready for the holiday season. Ages 7+
When Alex and Ruby fall through the mirror in their aunt's house, they find themselves in a different historical period, each time with a different task to perform before they can return to the present. From Edwardian crime capers to Victorian Christmasses, their time-slip stories are always exciting and beautifully told. A Victorian Christmas is lovely - all the food and candles and games and singing - unless you're poor, motherless Edith who is condemned to be sent to a cruel boarding school on Boxing Day. Can Alex and Ruby persuade her strict father that home is where the heart is instead?
Ages 9+
There's trouble on the planet of Yule-1, the real home of Father Christmas, and the Trubshaw family are flown back from Earth to help out! Once again Jake and Sadie are transported to a place where elves and reindeer are their friends and everything is about getting ready for Christmas, the best holiday of the year. Hysterically funny, wonderfully bonkers, it's Christmas like you've never seen it before.
Ages 7+
Join these 12 mischievous moggies as they get ready for Christmas Day! It's Christmas and the cheeky cats are counting down the days. There's so much festive fun to have,in so many different ways! Whether they're climbing up the Christmas tree, singing carols or waiting up for Santa's sleigh, the 12 cats of Christmas are as naughty as they are adorable. Children will love reading this joyful rhyme aloud and counting all the cute cats on each page.
Ages 4+
Gus the dog doesn't like Christmas. He doesn't like carols, or cake, or Christmas jumpers. And he certainly doesn't like mistletoe. To Gus, a tree is only good for one thing, and it's not for hanging baubles on. But can everyone's favourite grump learn to love the season of goodwill?
Ages 3+Christmas Fiction for Adults
Christmas is approaching but the mood on PeppercornStreet is anything but jolly. Claire is convinced her stalker ex will catch up with her and her young daughter, and Luke is finding that living with his estranged teenage daughter brings its own problems. When a road accident brings them together, Luke impulsively offers them shelter in his home. Will this Christmas give them the best present of all: a new family? Or will Claire's ex again cause trouble?
Christmas is fast approaching at the new Hope Farm and Bev has convinced a reluctant Molly to organise an open day to raise some much-needed funds ahead of the New Year. Their nativity tableau has everything they need: anti-social sheep, alpacas munching the Baby Jesus doll and a hairdresser dressed up as Santa Claus. But on Hope Farm it's going to take more than mulled wine and Christmas lights to get everyone in the festive spirit.
It's always the same - Mum and Dad hosting, carols playing, Mum pretending she made the Christmas pudding, and the next-door neighbours coming round for sherry in their terrible festive jumpers. And now it's even easier with online bargain-shopping sites - if you spend enough you even get free delivery. Sorted! But this year looks set to be different. Unable to resist the draw of craft beer and smashed avocado, Becky's parents are moving to ultra-trendy Shoreditch and have asked Becky if she'll host Christmas this year. What could possibly go wrong? With sister Jess demanding a vegan turkey, husband Luke determined that he just wants aftershave again, and little Minnie insisting on a very specific picnic hamper - surely Becky can manage all this, as well as the surprise appearance of an old boyfriend and his pushy new girlfriend, whose motives are far from clear.