Children's Book Recommendations

Dolly Parton’s Billy the Kid Comes Home for Christmas

Dolly Parton’s Billy the Kid Comes Home for Christmas book recommendation is by Angela Ferraris, The Retired School Librarian.

(The content below contains Amazon affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Mrs. Ferraris may earn an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you. The Retired School Librarian is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program.)

Billy the Kid and the band are a group of dogs. A wreath surrounds their group portrait with a green background including snowflakes and mistletoe berries.

Dolly Parton’s Billy the Kid Comes Home for Christmas 

by Dolly Parton (Author), Erica S. Perl (Author), MacKenzie Haley (Illustrator)

Brief summary: Billy the Kid and his band were touring and giving concerts all over America. He would send postcards home saying that he would be home for Christmas, until they landed a major gig at Rockefeller Center on December 25th. However, their tour bus broke down. Will they make it to the concert?

Comments: This book was inspired by Dolly Parton’s song “Comin’ Home for Christmas.” The lyrics are included at the back of the book.

Rating: 4/5 📗📗📗📗

Continue reading for more details and buying options on this book’s Amazon page.

There is another children’s book by Dolly Parton with Billy the Kid titled “Dolly Parton’s Billy the Kid Makes It Big.”

Continue reading for more details and buying options on this book’s Amazon page.

(Parton, D. (n.d.). Dolly Parton – Comin’ Home For Christmas (Live Performance). YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdvT9ZvZfr4)

The selected children’s books are chosen by a highly qualified retired elementary school librarian who passionately reads and recommends picture books to teachers, school librarians, parents, grandparents, and other book enthusiasts.

Most of the books Mrs. Ferraris recommends are checked out from the public library. The only exception is the complimentary copies she receives, which are duly noted.

Leave a Reply