Gift Guide: Books for the Whole Family
Bonnie Schiedel
Holiday shopping got you down? Just hit your favorite book store and pick up an armful of these great reads. List: all done. You: drinking cocoa on the couch. Now that's a happy holiday.
Toddlers
Little Reindeer: Finger Puppet Book
Little Reindeer is a book and an adorable toy! Little kids will have a great time with this sturdy book and fuzzy reindeer finger puppet. More >>
Dig Dig Digging
Small kids are fascinated by huge machines. Dig, Dig, Digging is a board book filled with fun rhymes about a bulldozer, helicopter, truck and more. More >>
Little Einsteins Music of the Meadow
This beautifully written and illustrated Little Einstein book will help a toddler learn how everything in nature - from bugs to trees - is connected. More >>
Baby, Boo!
Your toddler will be mesmerized by Baby, Boo!, a board book with pictures of babies, bright colors, striking patterns and simple rhyming dialogue. More >>
Preschool
The Red Lemon
Bold colorful illustrations make The Red Lemon, a tale about a farmer who discovers an extra-sweet red lemon in his orchard, a hit with preschoolers. More >>
Alphabet Under Construction
Join a cute and creative little mouse as he builds the alphabet! Kids will love both the story and illustrations in Alphabet Under Construction. More >>
Looking for a Moose
Looking for a Moose is a kids' book full of fun, sing-songy text and appealing illustrations by an award-winning author and illustrator. More >>
Christmas Pop-Up
Kids love pop-ups! This fun little book is filled with pop-ups that spell out "Christmas." Pick it up a couple weeks before the big day to fuel the excitement in a positive way. More >>
School aged
Akimbo and the Snakes
Fourth in the popular series, this is the story of 10-year-old Akimbo visiting his Uncle Peter's snake farm in Africa on his school holiday. More >>
The Story of the Nutcracker Ballet
The beloved holiday ballet is retold in simple language and lavish illustrations. A must for girls who dream of being ballerinas! More >>
Vroom! Motoring into the Wild World of Racing
Buckle up! This non-fiction book by a motorsport journalist covers practically every aspect of racing, complete with action photos, trivia and profiles of people involved in the sport, including young racers. More >>
Pirateology: The Pirate Hunter's Companion
Ahoy, mateys: this fun and creative book, created in a scrapbook format complete with maps and other illustrations of knots, flags and navigational charts, tells the story of a pirate chase around the world. More >>
Pre-teen
A Series of Unfortunate Events #13: The End by Lemony Snicket
Yes, it's the last (and thirteenth, of course) book in the wildly popular Series of Unfortunate Events series. The orphans are done! More >>
Eldest
Eldest is a fantasy novel with magic, drama, good and evil-and at 700-plus pages, it will keep 'em entertained throughout the whole school break! More >>
Prince of Tennis, Volume 17
Manga (Japanese cartoons) are hot! In this graphic novel, Ryoma, a junior tennis star, is determined to take his team to the very top. More >>
Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly
Perfect for budding writers, Writing Magic offers suggestions on developing story ideas, overcoming writer's block and other great tips. More >>
Moms
Digging to America
Digging to America takes a poignant and often comic look at the lives of two families who adopt infants from Korea on the same day. More >>
Momfidence! An Oreo Never Killed Anybody and Other Secrets of Happier Parenting
That title says it all! Momfidence is a cheeky and straightforward guide to how common sense is the most important part of being a parent. More >>
Special Topics in Calamity Physics
One of the "buzz books" of the fall season, this story is told through the eyes of Blue Van Meer, who has constantly been on the move with her professor father. When she finally gets to spend a whole year in one place in her final year of high school, disaster strikes and the book morphs into a complex murder mystery. More >>
The View from Castle Rock
This latest collection of short stories from the brilliant and acclaimed Alice Munro draws on her own family history for inspiration, from eighteenth century Scotland to pioneer times to today. More >>
Baking: From My House to Yours
Filled with over 230 delicious recipes that are both easy to do and look fantastic, this new cookbook is drawing rave reviews from experts and home bakers alike. Don't miss the author's funny anecdotes either! More >>
Home Spa: Relax
Easy how-to recipes, tips and ideas make this the ideal chill-out book. Learn how to make your own home a relaxing getaway. More >>
Dads
The Jungle Law
Loved Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book as a kid? In this work of fiction, the author imagines Kipling's life in America and the inspiration behind his most famous work. More >>
The Ruins
A Mexican vacation, a missing tourist, a fateful trip into the jungle: it all adds up to psychological suspense and a can't-miss horror-thriller. More >>
Piece of My Heart
Two unexplained murders-a hippy concert-goer in 1960s England and a modern-day music journalist-converge in this latest in the Inspector Banks mystery series. More >>
Dog Heroes of September 11th: A Tribute to America's Search and Rescue Dogs
This book tells the touching, heroic and incredible stories of 77 search-and-rescue dogs and their handlers who worked tirelessly at Ground Zero and the Pentagon. More >>
Simple Italian Sandwiches: Recipes from America's Favorite Panini Bar
Sandwiches may just be the perfect food, and this cookbook takes them to new heights. Plus, it includes recipes for condiments, salads and other fixings. More >>
Baseball: A History of America's Favorite Game
Written by a New York Times sportswriter, this non-fiction book takes an affectionate and engaging look at baseball through history, starting with its pre-Civil War roots and moving right into modern day scandals. More >>
