We may be biased, but books make the perfect holiday gift. Provide a reader with wonderful opportunities to see themself, learn something new, and find the joy in reading. We rounded up just a few of our many wonderful titles that will make the perfect holiday gift for readers of all ages!
Books for Babies
Baby Born
This twentieth-anniversary edition paperback in a sweet story in verse of a baby's first year and a celebration of diversity for readers of all ages.
I’ll Build You a Bookcase
In this charming picture book, children and their caregivers work together to build home libraries and discover the magic and wonder of reading books.
Also available in Spanish, Arabic, Vietnamese, and Chinese bilingual editions.
Jazz Baby
A celebration of music and movement, this story in verse is inspired by the riffs, rhythms, and freedom of jazz.
Toddler Two
A book with fold-out flaps just right for very young children beginning to explore their world.
Books for Families
Fresh Juice
⭐ "This essential story conveys the warmth of community in just one serving." —School Library Journal, starred review
Also available in Spanish.
Juna and Appa
From the creators of the award-winning picture book Juna’s Jar, comes a new magical tale where Juna embarks on a journey to help her biggest hero—her Appa!
Magic Like That
⭐ "A fine addition to an expanding body of hair-affirming books that exude Black girl self-love and confidence." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Pedro’s Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys
⭐ "Bright smiles on the faces in Angel's illustrations add even more warmth to Peñas' insightful and stirring account. A glowing addition to the stories of immigrants who have made good in this, their new country." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Wat Takes His Shot
⭐ "A multilayered picture book that, like the hero at its center, offers so much strength, personality, and invaluable life lessons in a very dense package. . . Readers of all ages, especially those who love basketball, will rejoice over 'Wat's' triumphs." —School Library Journal, starred review
Books for Kids in Grades PreK–5
Behind My Doors: The Story of the World’s Oldest Library
Come learn about the oldest operating library in existence, which was originally founded by a Muslim woman in 859!
Flap Your Hands: A Celebration of Stimming
This fascinating, groundbreaking picture book by an autistic creator celebrates stims—the repetitive movements that provide focused stimulation to people on the autistic spectrum.
Miles of Style: Eunice W. Johnson and the EBONY Fashion Fair
A chic biography about Eunice W. Johnson who brought elegant and contemporary fashion to Black America through the annual EBONY Fashion Fair!
Tenacious: Fifteen Adventures Alongside Disabled Athletes
⭐ This upbeat offering promises profiles of 15 disabled athletes but delivers even more. . . . Readers will come away with an enhanced understanding of the scope of adaptive sports (BMX, surfing, CrossFit) and great respect for these dedicated, tenacious athletes." —Booklist, starred review
The Wild Ones
From the creators of Zombies Don't Eat Veggies! comes a heartwarming and epic tale of four best friends who turn to the mythical monsters from their respective cultures to help them save the only home they've ever known.
Also available in Spanish.
Books for Preteens and Teens
The Longest Night in Egypt
The Shadow Prince saga continues as Ash and his heroic friends rush to save Ra from the belly of Apep and bring light back to an Egypt that has been plunged into darkness.
Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key
It's 2008, and ten-year-old Montgomery "Monty" Carver is out to find the origin of a golden key found in his Southside Chicago community—which may or may not host the next Olympic games, or supply the next President of the United States, or. . . have a potential ghost hanging around.
Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame
In 1857 India, 13-year-old Meera escapes a life she has no say in—and certain death on her husband's funeral pyre—only to end up a servant to a British general in the East India Company. When a rebellion against British colonizers spreads, she must choose between relative safety in a British household or standing up for herself and her people.
Twin Flames
On estranged twins Leila and Bianca’s eighteenth birthday, Leila suddenly gains a djinn’s superpowers, and the twins realize that their town can only survive the djinn’s secret plans if they learn to work together as sisters. An action-packed YA fantasy!
A Two-Placed Heart
⭐ "This highly readable verse memoir beautifully portrays the internal anguish of growing up and adapting to life in a new country." —School Library Journal, starred review
Books for Adults
Beauty is a Verb
⭐ "This powerful anthology attempts to—and succeeds at—intimately showing. . . disability through the lenses of poetry. . . . What emerges from the book as a whole is a stunningly diverse array of conceptions of self and other." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
Elegies in Blue
Saenz speaks from inside the skin of himself—Chicano, political being, spiritual seeker, family man and lover.
House of Purple Cedar
⭐ "Tingle's storytelling is both deeply poetic—the inclusion of Choctaw hymnal lyrics is affecting even for those who can't read them—and gently spiced with dialect, making this a feast for gourmets of good storytelling." —Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review
Nobody's Pilgrims
No Country for Old Men meets Contagion in this story of three teenagers on the run, carrying a great menace, and chased by a greater evil.
When a Woman Rises
⭐ This is a wonderfully written coming-of-age novel with a great balance of anecdotes about the Chiapas culture and a central driving narrative about tragedy and the lives of women bound by culture and expectations." —School Library Journal, starred review
Also available in Spanish.
