Even the smallest child will delight in Little, Brown and Company’s board book Christmas offerings.

Parents and grandparents need to look no further for clever, festive entertainment that toddlers will giggle at and love to handle.

“A House-Mouse Christmas,” written and illustrated by Ellen Jareckie ($6.99) is a cozy, sweet-but-not-saccharine account of how a family of mice spends the all important Eve.

From the cover, which shows three of them munching on various-colored candy canes, to the last page showing one fellow ringing a bell and waving a “Joyous Noel” banner, the book is a heart-warmer. These are undoubtedly the most lovable mice a child is ever likely to encounter.

And they do lovable things, like “stand under the mistletoe and wait to be kissed,” and stuff themselves into stockings, up to their heads. Their faces are so happy that it would take a Scrooge or an enormously tired child to resist them.

Filled with color but never garish, “A House-Mouse Christmas” is as delectable as the gingerbread house they carefully decorate.

The publisher’s other board book venture, which includes three volumes boxed with a CD, is aptly titled “Merry Christmas: Let’s All Sing.” Featuring “Jingle Bells,” “Deck the Halls” and “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” illustrated in lively fashion by Grace Lin, the package ($12.99) is perked up by the music of Peggo and Paul and the Peggosus Band.

Like “House-Mouse,” these books focus on lively animal characters celebrating the holidays. Lin’s critters certainly look felicitous; the horse pulling the sleigh in “Jingle Bells” is enjoying himself as much as the riders, and nothing could be funnier than seeing an alligator and a hippo singing carols together.

Musically, kids will have a ball trying to sing along with the CD, which is melodious and easily understood. The singers’ personalities are cheery, a big plus when it comes to creating an atmosphere for caroling. And the accompanying instrumentals are just right, neither heavy-handed or thin.

Pick up either or both books and the kids will party hearty.