Best book advent calendars for 2025 to get you in the Christmas mood
From beloved children's characters like the Gruffalo to classic literature, there's a book advent calendar for everyone.
Eggnog, mistletoe, decorating the tree... when it comes to Christmas, there's no shortage of traditions. One of our favourites has got to be advent calendars.
There's nothing that helps to build up the excitement leading up to Christmas quite like an advent calendar. Opening a little gift every day is just a reminder of the excitement that's to come once the big day itself arrives.
Now, you can get an advent calendar perfectly tailored to any type of interest. And bookworms will be glad to know that the options when it comes to book advent calendars are endless.
Whether you're trying to find the perfect kids book advent calendar for your little one, or you're looking for an excuse to add to your own personal library, we've rounded up the best book advent calendars to buy in the run-up to Christmas 2025.
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We've also got our list of gaming advent calendars if you're looking for something a bit different this year.
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Christmas book advent calendars at a glance
- The Gruffalo and Friends Advent Calendar Book Collection |
£25£5 (save £20 or 80%) - Bluey Awesome Advent Book Bundle |
£25£5 (save £20 or 80%) - Stitch Advent Calendar 5-Minute Stories |
£15.99£8.99 (save £7 or 44%) - Little People, BIG DREAMS: Advent Calendar Book Collection: 2025 Edition |
£21.99£11.99 (save £10 or 45%) - A Heart for Christmas: An Advent Novel |
£20£11.44 (save £8.56 or 43%) - Books Are Magic Advent Calendar |
£24.99£21.99 (save £3 or 12%) - Book Lovers Advent Calendar | £55
- Seven Days Of Reading Birthday Advent Calendar | £59.99
- Baby And Toddler Book Advent Calendar |
£84.99£72.24 (save £12.75 or 15%) - 24 Days Of Books Advent Calendar | £149.99
Book advent calendars for adults
Book Lovers Advent Calendar
Rare Birds is a book shop based in Edinburgh that offer a truly unique book advent calendar experience.
In each of the 24 days leading up to Christmas, you'll open a door to an intriguing blurb. At the end of the season, you'll choose your four favourites and the books will be shipped to you. This years books are the Rare Birds team's favourite 2025 publications that weren't included in their book subscription.
Buy Book Lovers Advent Calendar for £55 at Not On the High Street
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Books Are Magic Advent Calendar
Book lovers will instantly fall in love with the Books Are Magic Advent Calendar. Each of the 25 pockets has a literary-themed surprise, from stickers and bookmarks to book-themed cards, to really up your Bookstagram or BookTok game.
Buy Books Are Magic Advent Calendar for £24.99 £21.99 (save £3 or 12%) at Very
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A Heart for Christmas: An Advent Novel
If you're looking for something a little bit different to treat yourself to this advent season, then A Heart for Christmas is ideal. This is an advent novel, meaning that you have a chapter to open each day of this swoony festive romance.
Prepare yourself for some slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers taking place in 24 instalments, each one sealed in a perforated envelope.
Buy A Heart for Christmas: An Advent Novel for £20 £11.44 (save £8.56 or 43%) at Amazon
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24 Days Of Books Advent Calendar
If you want to go all-out in the run up to Christmas, then this is the advent calendar for you. Across the 24 days before 25th December, you'll receive a book or a book-themed gift every day.
The books span different genres, from essential classics to must-read modern literature. Plus, the 24 Days of Books Advent Calendar comes in a luxury white magnetic close box, adding a touch of elegance to any room.
Buy 24 Days Of Books Advent Calendar for £149.99 at Not On The High Street
Seven Days Of Reading Birthday Advent Calendar
Who said advent calendars are just for Christmas? If, like us, you enjoy dragging out your birthday celebrations as long as possible, then this is the ideal way to celebrate.
The calendar covers seven days and includes three books and four bookish-themed gifts.
Buy Seven Days Of Reading Birthday Advent Calendar for £59.99 at Not On The High Street
Kids book advent calendar
The Gruffalo and Friends Advent Calendar Book Collection
The Gruffalo is a special tale all year round, but it feels extra special at Christmas. This advent calendar contains 24 mini activity, song and rhyme books, all based on characters created by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
Expect to encounter some familiar faces from beloved stories such as Room on the Broom and The Snail and The Whale. Plus, you can match up the back of your puzzle books to create four special puzzle scenes.
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Baby and Toddler Book Advent Calendar
It's never too early to introduce your little one to the advent tradition. You can choose between a 12-day calendar and a 24-day calendar, which will come in a luxury white magnetic close box.
This gift extends way beyond Christmas and is ideal for any little bookworm.
Stitch Advent Calendar 5-Minute Stories
With the release of the 2025 live-action Lilo and Stitch film, Stitch is so bad – not that he ever went anywhere.
Celebrate Stitch with this book advent calendar for kids, which features a daily 5-minute story book for each of the 24 days leading up to Christmas.
Buy Stitch Advent Calendar 5-Minute Stories for £15.99 £8.99 (save £7 or 44%) at Very
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Little People, Big Dreams: Advent Calendar Book Collection: 2025 Edition
One of the best parts about books is how they can inspire us, and our little ones. The Little People: BIG DREAMS collection does just that by retelling the stories of heroes from history and the present day.
This advent collection features dreamers from Simone Biles and David Attenborough to Harry Styles, Rosa Parks and Charles Darwin.
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Bluey Awesome Advent Book Bundle
We're big Bluey fans here at RadioTimes.com, and we're sure your kids are too. The charming blue Australian pup has taken the world by storm, enchanting kids and parents alike.
So what better way to count down to Christmas than with Bluey's help? This advent calendar contains 24 mini-books, made up of 12 story books and 12 colouring books. Plus, it's currently 80% off!
Buy Bluey Awesome Advent Book Bundle for £25 £5 (save £20 or 80%) at The Works
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