Read This, Do That: How to Have a Holiday Storybook Adventure

We've paired new holiday-themed books by Bay Area authors and illustrators with adventures that you and your family can have to make the stories come to life.

By rtemmasmith October 10, 2015

What’s better than escaping into storyland with your kids on a chilly December morning? How about exploring the the Bay Area’s winter wonderland and making some adventures of your own? Pour a cup of cocoa and snuggle up with these titles from Bay Area authors and illustrators. Then, let their stories inspire you and your family to venture forth and create some yuletide memories. Click through to see all of our recommended book-meets-real-life activities!

Go Tree Hunting!

Read This: The Best Parts of Christmas
Fritz knows the best part of Christmas is the fragrant pine or fir that transforms the living room for the season. Enjoy this sweet story about the joys of choosing and decorating the perfect Christmas tree before heading out to get your own.
Then Do This: The parking lot of the big box store may be more convenient, but trekking to the country and cutting down your own tree creates truly magical memories kids will never forget. Most of the Bay Area u-cut farms, whose charms run from rustic to bounce house, are in the Petaluma area, Peninsula, or South Bay. See here for a comprehensive list.

Photo: Author

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–Emma Bland Smith