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Our top ten books to give as gifts

December 11th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under
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The holidays are almost upon us and Christmas music has been playing in malls across the country for weeks now — that means, shopping season has begun!

For families pinching their pennies, books can be a wonderful gift giving choice. For under $10 or $20 dollars you can give your favorite child an interactive experience that is sure to last for years to come.

Here are our top ten books for gift giving:

  1. Where’s Waldo? The Complete Collection
  2. The Snow Queen
  3. Emily Windsnap: Three Swishy Mermaid Tales: Books 1-3
  4. Spyology (Ologies)
  5. Monsterology: The Complete Book of Monstrous Beasts
  6. Moon Landing: Apollo 11 40th Anniversary Pop-Up
  7. A Present for Santa Claus
  8. The Gift of the Magi
  9. Santasaurus
  10. Baby Elf’s Christmas

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  1. #1 Shelf Talk on December 12, 2008:

    These are great selections. The librarians at Shelf Talk have posted their own suggestions for gift books for the younger readers on your list this year – we think/hope this is going to be a great year for book giving.