Books as gifts!

The holiday season is upon us, so that means we are out shopping for the perfect gifts.  Consider giving a book or a book related gift this year.  

Here are some of my favorite books and book related items.

Princess Mix & Match (Disney Princess) [Spiral-Bound]

Carol Monica

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Disney Princess

The Disney Princesses mix it up in a whole new way. Little ones will delight in flipping panels of each page to mix and match their favorite Princesses. Perhaps Ariel's tail, Jasmine's scarf, and Snow White's bow are the perfect combo? Or maybe the top of Cinderella's ball gown should go with Aurora's pink dress? Fabric swatches embedded in the pages add to the fun, enabling readers to touch everything from shimmering gowns to soft shawls.

Toy Story 3 Mix & Match [Hardcover]

David Roe (Author), Federico Mancuso (Illustrator), Scott Tilley (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Series: Toy Story 3

Kids will love reading about Buzz and Woody's latest adventure and then mixing it up by flipping the die-cut pages to interchange elements of their favorite characters--and new toys from Toy Story 3! This sturdy board book is perfect for younger fans of the soon-to-be-hit film.

 

Your Very Own Robot (Choose Your Own Adventure - Dragonlark) [Paperback]

R. A. Montgomery

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Choose Your Own Adventure: Dragonlarks

Have you ever read a book that's about you? This book is!

Your parents are scientists and inventors. One day, they throw some pieces of a robot into the trash. If you can figure out how to put the pieces together, you'll have a robot of your very own! But do you know enough to control it? Are you ready for the adventures your very own robot will bring?

Do you dare dive into a vat of ice cream to save your robot?

Do you take your robot with you to school?

Should you try to fight off the pirates who want your robot?

YOU choose what happens next! Good luck...

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up | Series: Big Little Golden Book

Many, many adults name this book as their favorite Little Golden Book. Generations of kids have interacted with lovable, furry old Grover as he begs the reader not to turn the page—for fear of a monster at the end of the book. “Oh, I am so embarrassed,” he says on the last page . . . for, of course, the monster is Grover himself! This all-time favorite is now available as a Big Little Golden Book—perfect for lap-time reading.

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

A vividly illustrated bedtime story that shows how the unconditional love of a mother can be tested through the relentless questions of her little boy.

"But Mama, but Mama, what if I were a super smelly skunk, and I smelled so bad that my name was Stinky Face?"


Mothers love their children and this unconditional love is truly tested in I LOVE YOU, STINKY FACE. Lisa McCourt and Cyd Moore beautifully weave a reassuring tale of the love and affection of a parent. The imaginative son turns himself into a meat-eating dinosaur, a swamp creature and much, much more before being satisfied with the fact that no matter how stinky he is or how slimy of a creature he could possibly be, he is loved and nothing will change that.

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up | Series: Boynton on Board

A great big hug in book form, Snuggle Puppy is a year-round valentine from parent to child. It is bright, chunky, a pleasure to hold, and has a die-cut cover that reveals a glimpse of the joy inside before it's even opened. Best of all, it's packed, of course, with pure Boynton: her inimitable language, her inimitable illustrations, her inimitable sense of fun.

OOO, Snuggle Puppy of mine! Everything about you is especially fine. I love what you are. I love what you do. Fuzzy little Snuggle Puppy, I love you. Featuring a sweet and cuddly doggie cast and rhyming verse, Snuggle Puppy is the perfect bedtime book to read last, because of an ending that kids will want again and again: I started with OOO. . . . Now we'll end like this: [BIG SMOOCH!]

Book Description

Publication Date: March 31, 1997

A collection of words of wisdom, wry witticisms, provocative opinions, and inspiring reflections-from Benjamin Franklin to Colin Powell, Abraham Lincoln to Mother Teresa, Margaret Mead to Garrison Keillor. From one of the most popular features of Reader's Digest magazine.

Book Description

Publication Date: September 23, 2003

Plot Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him, as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It's a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie's five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his "meaningless" life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: "Why was I here?"

Book Description

Age Level: 11 and up | Grade Level: 6 and up | Series: Dover Thrift Editions

Popular, well-known poetry: "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love," "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" "Death, be not proud," "The Raven," "The Road Not Taken," plus works by Blake, Wordsworth, Byron, Coleridge, Shelley, Emerson, Browning, Keats, Kipling, Sandburg, Pound, Auden, Thomas, and many others.

There are endless other options for books...be creative and try to find a perfect book or book related gift for that special someone.

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