2013 Holiday Gift Guide!

Books are always among my favorite gifts to give and receive, for a whole variety of reasons.  If you're looking for gift ideas for your little one this holiday season, here are a few of our favorites:

New favorite finds of 2013:

The Day the Crayons Quit, by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

Journey, by Aaron Becker

Extra Yarn, by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen

On a Beam of Light, by Jennifer Berne, illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky

Sleep Like a Tiger, by Mary Logue, illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski

  I'm a Frog! by Mo Willems 

What we're putting under the tree for our kids this year (I can't wait!):

Andrew Henry's Meadow by Doris Burn (I am SO excited to add this to our home library!)

The Animal Book by Steve Jenkins (Daddy's pick -- our little guy will LOVE this!!)




Other classic favorites:

Silly fun!

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems

We Are in a Book! by Mo Willems

The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler


King Arthur's Very Great Grandson by Kenneth Kraegel


For your animal lover:

Over in the Jungle by Maryann Berkes

Over in the Ocean by Maryann Berkes

National Geographic's Animal Encyclopedia

Dinosaurs!

Flip-O-Saurus by Sara Ball

For your truck lover:

Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld

Little Blue Truck, by Alice Schertle, illustrated by Jill McElmurry



For your little inventor:

If I Built a House, by Chris Van Dusen

If I Built a Car, by Chris Van Dusen


Our favorite chapter books:

Henry and Mudge series by Cynthia Rylant

The Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope Osborne