Gift Suggestions
... books for kids and families
Books make wonderful gifts! Our Youth Services staff recommends the following titles for birthdays, holidays, stellar report cards, or just for the fun of giving a gift. The Kids' Books We Love database also includes hundreds of staff-recommended books for families and kids of all ages.
- Adèle and Simon by Barbara McClintock
Ages 3 to 7 - Can You See What I See? Once Upon a Time by Walter Wick
Ages 3 to 8 - Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
Ages 8 to family
- A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas
Family - Flotsam by David Wiesner
Ages 6 to 10 - The Gift of Nothing by Patrick McDonnell
Teen and older
- Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Ages birth to 2 - Hanukkah, Shmanukkah! by Esmé Raji Codell
Ages 8 to 10 - His Dark Materials Trilogy (boxed set) by Philip Pullman. Includes The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass.
Ages 11 and older
- I Am a Bunny by Ole Risom
Ages birth to 5 - I Know a Rhino by Charles Fuge
Ages birth to 5 - It's a Wonderful Life for Kids! by Jimmy Hawkins
Ages 6 to 10 - Judy Moody: Around the World in 8½ Days by Megan McDonald
Ages 7 to 9 - The Last Holiday Concert by Andrew Clements
Ages 9 to 11
- Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
Ages 2 to 5 - The Return to Narnia: The Rescue of Prince Caspian by Matthew Armstrong
Family - The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
Ages birth to 2 - Sammy Keyes and the Runaway Elf by Wendelin Van Draanan
Ages 9 to 11
- The Shadow Children (boxed set) by Margaret Peterson Haddix. Includes Among the Hidden, Among the Impostors, Among the Betrayed, and Among the Barons.
Ages 10 and older
- Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid by Megan McDonald
Ages 7 to 9 - Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
Ages 11 and older - Sylvia Long's Mother Goose
Ages birth to 7 - There's an Alligator Under My Bed by Mercer Mayer
Ages 3 to 7 - The Wayside School Series (boxed set) by Louis Sachar. Includes Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger, Wayside School is Falling Down, Sideways Stories from Wayside School.
Ages 8 and older - Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? by John Agee
Ages 6 to 10