Ah, the holiday season. It’s definitely my favorite time of year! I love the lights and the music, the family time and special events, the Christmas movies by the fire, the birth of Jesus, the baked goods… I could go on and on. But, even though we’re pretty strict on the “No Christmas until after Thanksgiving” rule in our house, our girls have been talking for months about what they hope to get for Christmas this year. They’ve even each already written a few version of letters to Santa! While I love the giving and receiving of gifts that happens this time of year, we do try hard to help our girls focus *almost* as much on what gifts they want to and can give to others as they do on what gifts they want to receive. To that end, when we made our list of Family Focus Traits for 2020 last December (it’s hard to believe it’s been a whole year since we mapped out this project!), we knew we wanted generosity to be the focus during the holidays.

Up today, I’ve got a fantastic list of picture books with a focus on generosity. None of these are holiday-specific, so they’re perfect to read year-round if your bookshelves are already stuffed with holiday books. And, if your bookshelves are already stuffed with holiday books, be sure to check out my Christmas picture booklists (you can find them here, here, and here), as many of those are wonderful holiday-specific titles that also have a focus on giving).