So, because I am a librarian, I guess it goes without saying that I will encourage everyone and anyone to purchase BOOKS this year for all your gifting needs. Yeah for books and literacy and all that goes with it! And, because I am so kind, here is a list for all your book-giving needs:
fantasy-lovers:
The Lord of the Rings- THE fantasy trilogy
Eragon Eldest and Brisingr- for dragon-lovers (young adult)
Chronicles of Prydain - a children's (grade school) five book series: The Book of Three The Black Cauldron The Castle of Llyr Taran Wanderer The High King
The Chronicles of Narnia- another children's classic
Fablehaven series: firstthreebooks- a newer children's series
futuristic:
The City of Ember andsequels(children's)
Life As We Knew Itand the dead and the gone(young adult)
Fahrenheit 451a classic!
The Hunger Games(young adult)
laugh-out-loud:
Little Heathens(non-fiction)
A Long Way From Chicago(children's)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid and sequels(children's/jr. high)
The Wednesday Wars(children's/jr. high)
fairy tale:
Princess Academy(children's)
Book of a Thousand Days(young adult)
Wildwood Dancing(young adult)
The Princess and the Hound(young adult)
Fairest(children's/jr. high)
Once Upon a Marigold(children's/jr. high)
The Princess Bride (there's a book?)
picture books:
A Bad Case of Stripes
Pancakes, Pancakes!or anything by Eric Carle
Where the Wild Things Are
The Sneetches and Other Storiesor anything by Dr. Seuss
history buff:
Amazing Grace(non-fiction)
1776(non-fiction)
Uprising(historical fiction)
Longitude(non-fiction)
See also School Library Journal's Holiday Gift Guide.
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
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