A Book Gift Guide (possibly part 1…)
A little list of book recommendations for those special gifting occasions. These are not just books, these are hardback, beautifully illustrated (sometimes even pop-up!) books.
Gifts for…
A nature loving 7 year old: The Secret World of Spider Webs written by Jan Beccaloni & illustrated by Namasri Niumim or The Incredible Pop-up Frog: And other Wetland Creatures by Ben Hoare & Jasmin Floyd
A curious, smart, STEM loving 8 year old (who thinks they know everything already!) : Things Scientists Don’t Know Yet: The Unsolved Mysteries of Science written by Peter Gallivan & illustrated by Daniela Gamba
A 6 year old that asks a lot of questions: A Poem for Every Question written by Brian Bilston & illustrated by Joe Berger
A 4 year old future astronaut: Universe (Nature Pop-Up) by David Hawcock
A 3 year old who has the unfortunate luck of having their birthday very close to Christmas: Cake!: An Interactive Recipe Book by Lotta Nieminen
The 10 year old that won’t believe their gift this year was about sh*t!: Poo: A (Very) Natural History & A Powerful Future by Ben Hoare & Jennifer N.R. Smith
Your little 7 year old prima ballerina or ballerino: Anything is Possible with Ballet by Steven McRae & Margaux Carpentier
A 3 year old who likes to sing nursery rhymes on repeat: E-I-UFO: Old MacDonald Had a Farm by Zach von Zonk and Benjamin Chaud
A 5 year old sealife loving little mermaid/man: The Sea Below My Toes by Charlotte Guillain & Jo Empson
A dinosaur obsessed 6 year old: Up Close and Incredible: Dinosaurs Volume 2 by Eric Huang & Facundo Aguirre
A sleep-deprived new parent: Sing With Your Baby Every Day: 30 Songs And Nursery Rhymes To Sing Along To by Claire Grace & Chloe Giordano
The 9 year old activist: People Power: Peaceful Protests that Changed the World by Rebecca June & Ximo Abadia
A new-to-words 1½ year old: Look, Baby, Look by Louise Lockhart
The 11 year old gamer: Spin to Survive - Deep Space Danger (A Game in a Book) by Giles Sparrow and R Fresson
A book to share as a family at Christmas time: Listen to the Music at Christmas by Mary Richards & Skylar White
A Christmas Eve family tradition: ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas by Clement Moore and either Roger Duvoisin’s beautifully tall version (one of my favourites!) or all out pop-up showstopper by Robert Sabuda
Do you need any recommendations? If so, drop us an email or a DM on Instagram and we will do our best to find you something you love. We can order in a huge number of titles even if we don’t feature them on our site. We also do “Blind Play-Date” books where you tell us the age range and we pick a mystery book and send it to you!
