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DECEMBER 4, 2008
The Gift of Reading...

OK people, December is here. It's the month of winter holidays, and hopefully the time of year to get a break, spend some time with friends and family, and celebrate whichever holiday you observe.

But for many of us its also a time of shopping, traffic, long lines, and probably some extra stress trying to get ready for the holidays AND trying to buy gifts for everyone on your list.

Here's a hint: give books!

Books are wonderful gifts for the readers in your life, I know I'm always excited to get one! Over the past few years I know I've given a few cookbooks, a few art books, and of course some of my favorite novels. So here are my suggestions for the 2008 holiday season:

Picture Books:

Any Todd Parr book! Great messages, silly colorful pictures!

One of my new favorites, very creative!

Any Piggie and Elephant easy readers, a hilarious must have for Mo Willems fans!

Another very cute new book.

Middle Readers (for ages 8-12):


 

Diary of a Wimpy Kid or any sequels...


 

Fablehaven or any sequels....


 

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Teen Readers (12 ):


 

Persepolis- a graphic novel.
 

John Green's newest, Paper Towns, or any of his others.


 

Of course you can't go wrong with the Twilight series...

Adult: (Just in my humble opinion, you can't go wrong with any of the following...)

                    

 

Subscriptions to Magazines are always a good gift – my favorites are Rolling Stone and Newsweek. Preview a wide selection of magazines by stopping by the library!
 

Any favorite books you like to give as gifts?? Tell us!

Add a comment  (1 comment) posted by Megan Q.

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Mercedes said, on Dec. 9 at 11:29AM
Oh yes! Give me a book anytime and I definitely give them away too. The Bear series by Karma Wilson is our favorite for picture books. We've done a lot of Lord of the Rings books in the last few years. For myself, receiving art books is the best because they're usually too expensive for me to just go out and buy for myself. And magazines are the perfect gift. We've given several subscriptions and have received a few ourselves and they're usually cooking magazines. Gotta love fresh ideas every month for the table!

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