These past three weeks of December I’ve spent a lot of time getting into the holiday spirit. From decorating my Christmas tree, to baking holiday cookies, to seeing the New York City Rockettes perform at the Radio City Christmas Spectacular—the one thing I have yet to do is buy gifts for my family members. This week I’m hoping to head down to my local independent bookstore to pick up some of the titles below that I know my younger cousins will absolutely love!
I Love You Through and Through: Board Book and Plush
By Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak, Illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church (Ages 3 and under)
This bestselling classic written by Bernadette Rosetti-Shustak and illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church celebrates the unconditional love a parent has for their child. Together with a soft, snuggly bear for readers to hug and hold, this sweet set is the perfect gift to show little ones how much they are adored.
Mini Pom-Pom Pets: Make your own fuzzy friends
By April Chorba (Ages 8 and up)
Could anything top the sheer lovability of Pom-Pom Puppies? We didn't think so, until we made these tiny, totally adorable Mini Pom-Pom Pets.
How do kids get critters this small? By making the pom-poms on the prongs of an everyday dinner fork. With our step-by-step Klutz-clear instructions, even a yarn newbie will wind up a pom-pom professional. Kids follow the color-coded charts as they wrap, tie, and snip the colorful yarn into petite pom-poms. Adding eyes, a nose, ears, a tail, and rosy cheeks (with our special blush marker) gives each tiny pet an outsized personality. Voilà - a zoo of mini critters from froggies, duckies, and piggies to monkeys, lions, and turtles.
Minecraft: The Complete Handbook Collection
By Scholastic (Ages 8-12)
Minecraft's four bestselling handbooks are available in this stunning gold foil diagrammed boxed set! Includes the Essential Handbook, Redstone Handbook, Combat Handbook, and Construction Handbook.
Minecraft—the indie sandbox video game that took the world by storm--has been hailed as one of the greatest phenomena amongst gamers and educators for both its simplicity and its brilliance. Allowing players to build, explore, create, collaborate, and even survive, Minecraft has created a brave new world of gameplay. Each handbook contains helpful tips and information from the creators themselves, all of which will prove vital to your survival and creativity as you learn to mine, craft, and build in a world that you control.
The Hunger Games Boxed Set: Foil Edition
By Suzanne Collins (Ages 12 and up)
The final book in the New York Times bestselling Hunger Games trilogy is now in a new deluxe foil edition. This box set will have hearts racing, pages turning, and everyone talking about one of the biggest and most talked-about books and authors in recent publishing history!
