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Kitten's First Moon
Illustrated by Kevin Henkes
Greenwillow 2004
Ages: 3 to 5
Topic: Books You'll Want to Give as Gifts to Everyone
"What a night! The moon is full. Kitten is hungry and inquisitive and brave and fast and persistent and unlucky... then lucky! What a night!" Thus begins this magical tale of a hungry kitten, who mistakes the moon for a bowl of milk. The shimmering black and white illustrations reminiscent of moon beams with circles and pleasing curves, yet with swiftly changing expressions compliment the rhythmic text as well as the kittens irresistible spirit. MORE...
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The Water Hole
by Graeme Base
Harry N Abrams 2001
Ages: All ages
Topic: Books You'll Want to Give as Gifts to Everyone
You won't want to miss this ingenious combination of a counting book, art book, animal book and first geography book. MORE...
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Look Up! Birdwatching in Your Own Backyard
by Annette Leblanc Cate
Candlewick Press 2013
Ages: 7 to 10
Topic: Books You'll Want to Give as Gifts to Everyone
A fun guide for what you need to watch birds and colorful illustrations to help identify some birds. Introduces the reader to language used in birdwatching and tips and tricks to get started. It shows you which feathers and sounds match which bird. MORE...
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Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales
by Hans Christian Andersen
Illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger
Minedition 2006
Ages: All ages
Topic: Books You'll Want to Give as Gifts to Everyone
Topic: Fairy Tales
Every family should own this exquisite collection of stories by Hans Christian Anderson whose 200th birthday we celebrate this year. Stories such as The Princess and the Pea, The Nightingale, The Little Match Girl, The Emperor's New Clothes, should be familiar to your child as well as some new ones. MORE...
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You Be Mommy
by Karla Clark
Illustrated by Zoe Persico
Feiwel and Friends 2020
Ages: 5 to 7
Topic: Bedtime Reading
Topic: Poems and Rhymes
Topic: Books You'll Want to Give as Gifts to Everyone
A clever rhyming story about a mother pretending to be a little girl and changing roles after a hard day’s work. A perfect story to read together and to actively role play. MORE...
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My Mother Is So Smart
by Tomie dePaola
G. P. Putnam's Sons 2010
Ages: All ages
Topic: Books You'll Want to Give as Gifts to Everyone
In this perfect Mother's Day book, Caldecott-award winning Tomie dePaola acknowledges the gifts that mothers have as he sings praises to their different skills. The child recognizes all his mother's talents, for example, "My mother is so smart...She taught the whole neighborhood how to sing, 'Row, row, row your boat.'" Each phrase recognizes all the little things that make a big difference in a child's life. A tribute to mothers everywhere. MORE...
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Together I Love Spending Time Together
by Emma Dodd
Nosy Crow Ltd. 2016
Ages: Birth to 3
Topic: Books You'll Want to Give as Gifts to Everyone
Board book illustrating the special moments shared with your infant. MORE...
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Love I Love You All the Time!
by Emma Dodd
Nosy Crow Ltd. 2016
Ages: Birth to 3
Topic: Books You'll Want to Give as Gifts to Everyone
Board book with a message that love is everywhere and parental love is for always. MORE...
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Feathers for Lunch
by Lois Ehlert
Voyager Books 1996
Ages: 3 to 5
Topic: Books You'll Want to Give as Gifts to Everyone
One of my favorite read aloud books, this story begins with "Oh, Oh. door's open just a crack?" and Caldecott artist and designer has just drawn a long tale on the first page. Already, the children wonder whose tail is that? What is the lunch that got away? MORE...
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The Magic Hat
by Mem Fox
Illustrated by Tricia Tusa
Harcourt Children's Books 2006
Ages: 3 to 5
Topic: Books You'll Want to Give as Gifts to Everyone
A charming read-aloud with a repetitive verse, this tale of a magic wizard's hat that blows into town and changes people into animals will have your children repeating the verses at top volume. This is a great interactive story that will delight all your children. Why not make or buy a wizard's hat to go with it? MORE...
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Gooney Bird Is So Absurd
by Lois Lowry
Illustrated by Middy Thomas
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children 2009
Ages: 7 to 10
Topic: Books You'll Want to Give as Gifts to Everyone
If you want a good laugh as well as a wonderful story, this book is it. Gooney Bird Greene amuses her second-grade class and Mrs. Pigeon, her teacher, when she wears frilly underpants on her head to warm her brain. Mrs. Pigeon is the kind of teacher everyone should have, who accepts her for her idiosyncrasies and teaches them poetry. It ends with a memorable poem and is my recommended read-aloud for all families. MORE...
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The King's Equal
by Katherine Paterson
Illustrated by Curtis Woodbridge
HarperTrophy 1999
Ages: 7 to 10
Topic: Books You'll Want to Give as Gifts to Everyone
A young prince, Raphael. hears the words of his dying father, "You will not wear my crown until the day you marry a woman who is equal in beauty, intelligence and wealth." He has trouble finding such a young woman, until one day, a maiden, Rosamund, is sent to him by a mysterious talking wolf. She dazzles him with her beauty, her intelligence (she recognizes that he is lonely) and yes, her wealth. (She does not want or need anything.) She tells him that he must earn her love. MORE...
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Winter's Tale : An Original Pop-up Journey
by Robert Sabuda
Little Simon 2005
Ages: All ages
Topic: Books You'll Want to Give as Gifts to Everyone
This is a dream of a book about winter landscaoes with dazzling spare white intricate pop ups set against a background of sparkly, shiny papers. The art work is stunning, but delicate and the story is simple. This elegant book will dazzle you and amaze you as you look at it together. MORE...
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The Treasure
by Uri Shulevitz
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1979
Ages: All ages
Topic: Books You'll Want to Give as Gifts to Everyone
Breathtaking watercolors in earthy colors combine with the story of Isaac, who is told in a dream to find his treasure. He searches the world on a long journey, only to be surprised when he returns home. The greatest "treasures" are often those we forget we have (family, friends, love) and what could be a better reminder than this touching, beautiful story? MORE...
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Dusk
by Uri Shulevitz
Illustrated by Uri Shulevitz
Farrah, Straus and Giroux 2013
Ages: 5 to 7
Topic: Books without Words
Topic: Books You'll Want to Give as Gifts to Everyone
A picture book by Caldecott award winning illustrator, Uri Shulevitz, that incorporates the lights at dusk during the holiday season. It is enjoyed by parents and children alike. See also Dawn by Uri Shulevitz. MORE...
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Owl Babies
by Martin Waddell
Illustrated by Patrick Benson
Candlewick Press 1992
Ages: 3 to 5
Topic: Books You'll Want to Give as Gifts to Everyone
Lap book, good read for mother and toddler together. A story about baby owls waiting for their mother, who is out searching for food, to come home. This reassures the youngest of readers that Mommy will always come home. MORE...
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Animal Gallery
by Brian Wildsmith
Candlewick Studio 2020
Ages: 5 to 7
Topic: Books You'll Want to Give as Gifts to Everyone
Topic: Informational Books
Everyone should have a Brian Wildsmith book in their house. When this renowned artist draws animals so exquisitely, the reader comes to appreciate the beauty of nature. In this book you learn not just about animals, but different ways of naming a group of them. MORE...
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