Giving the Gift of Reading

It’s that most wonderful time of the year. I’m fresh off a weekend of hosting a holiday party and attending a choir concert, so it’s definitely Christmas here!

Having trouble thinking of gifts to give? Of course, I recommend something literary! I love picking out titles to give to my two little cousins and it was fun acquainting myself with Harper’s adult titles as I picked out books for other family members. My younger sister, soon to be graduating with a degree in the early childhood education, is getting a slew of picture books to get her career started the right way. Don’t want to give a book? How about one of these wonderful literary-themed items?

Happy gifting and happy reading!

Celebrate Easter!

Easter is just around the corner, and what better for the Easter Bunny to fill baskets with than books? Here are some of my favorite holiday or bunny-themed pictures books for the youngest readers.

 

The Easter Egg by Jan Brett

Here Comes T. Rex Cottontail by Lois G. Grambling and Jack E. Davis

Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes

Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt

Bunny’s Easter Egg by Anne Mortimer

Fancy Nancy’s Elegant Easter by Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss-Glasser

Rechenka’s Eggs by Patricia Polacco

Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown

The Story of the Easter Bunny by Katherine Tegen and Sally Anne Lambert

   

I hope some of these treats are hopped over to your house this Sunday!

Literary Gift Ideas

Need a last minute present?  There’s plenty of literary options, other than books- although those should obviously be high on your list!

For Hunger Games fans, check out this slideshow from EW highlighting the best themed gifts: http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20317203_20449625_20888216,00.html

Or, for the more paranormal romance interested teen, get a bite out of this: http://www.squidoo.com/twilight-themed-gifts-for-teenage-girls and http://www.highschoolbites.com/creator

And, if you want to get into the Christmas spirit by being charitable and spreading the joy of reading, Room to Read has a great program. http://www.roomtoread.org/Page.aspx?pid=780

Hope this ideas were inspiring- or if you were good and got your shopping down in August- at least interesting.  I know I have my eye on some Hunger Games paraphernalia for a future purchase!