Whether indulging your favorite kid with a new graphic novel or starting a home library for a new baby, books make the perfect gift. Here’s a few of our favorites from a fantastic year in books.
Home Library Worthy – books to read again and again
If You Come to Earth by Sophie Blackall
Gorgeous illustrations depict diversity on Earth. You will lose yourself in these pages!
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Bodies are Cool by Tyler Feder
Celebrate bodies of all shapes, sizes, and abilities with playfully rhyming text and colorful pictures. Finally, a body positivity book for young readers.
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Outside, Inside by LeYuen Pham
A compassionate chronicle of the pandemic that honors change, loss, and growth through simple text and beautiful illustrations.
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For Littles – books to spark a life-long love of stories
Yes & No by Elisha Cooper
A charming day in the life of a kitten and a puppy from Caldecott Honor winner Elisha Cooper.
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We All Play by Julie Flett
A joyous book about play time and children's connections to the natural world.
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I Will!: A Book of Promises by Juana Medina
A bright, colorful book of positive affirmations to build self-esteem and kindness.
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Honey for You, Honey for Me: a First Book of Nursery Rhymes compiled by Michael Rosen, Illustrated by Chris Riddell
Freshly illustrated favorites will delight the little one in your life.
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Fantastic Read-alouds – chapter books the whole family will love
Stamped (for Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You adapted by Sonja Cherry-Paul
Adapted from the bestseller "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You," this vital yet entertaining historical narrative will spark meaningful discussion.
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The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Sophie Blackall
A young girl, hunted by the king, is found in a monastery where she is nursed back to health by a monk. So begins an epic medieval tale
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Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake, illustrations by Jon Klassen
Skunk and Badger, and its sequel Egg Marks the Spot, is a timeless tale of unexpected friendship and true companionship.
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The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Eugene Yelchin
At once hilarious and harrowing, Yelchin’s account of growing up in the U.S.S.R. will entertain as much as it intrigues.
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Graphic Novels – to make you the coolest gift giver ever.
Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd, illustrated by Michelle Mee Nutter
Maggie is finally allowed to choose a pet, which is tricky because she is allergic to fur and feathers. For fans of Raina Telgemeier graphic novels
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The Girl from the Sea by Molly Ostertag
From the author of The Witch Boy series comes a compassionate story of first love, secrets, and courage.
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Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulsen
Garlic confronts her fears in this heartwarming and humorous tale. For fantasy lovers…
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Investigators by John Green
Dogman fans will delight in the crime-solving antics of this fresh new detective series.
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For Grown-ups – gorgeously illustrated picture books that adults will love as much as kids
The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas by María García Esperón, illustrated by Amanda Mijangos
Lose yourself in this collection of stories from Indigenous Nations from Argentina to Alaska.
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Fungarium by D.L. Hawksworth, Illustrated by Katie Scott
Explore the remarkable, not to mention gorgeous, world of fungi and vital role they play in medicine, agriculture and the environment.
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The Midnight Fair by Gieon Sterer, illustrated by Mariachiara Di Giorgio
After the carnival closes to human visitors, the animals get their turn. Spend an evening in color-soaked pages of pure fantasy.
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