Need a Gift for a Really Cool Kid?

If you are still struggling with figuring out the perfect gift for someone on your list, may I suggest a book? Or, better yet, a stack of books? Here is a quick round-up of some last minute books that would make great gifts. You can click on the covers for more information and ways to order. As always, support your local indie bookstore whenever possible.

Young children who love silly stories:

For kids beginning their reading adventures:

Side note-the Acorn and Branches series from Scholastic are really great for beginning readers. They have loads of pictures for text support and are very bright and colorful. The Ready-to-Read books are my favorites for leveled readers because they seem to be the truest to their reading level description. That was really wordy, but basically, the Pre-Reading and Level 1 are generally good for Kindergarten, Level 2 for 1st and 2nd grade, and so forth.

Kids who are more confident in their reading:

Kids who LOVE Harry Potter by J.K. is a trash baby so let’s explore more authors:

Kids who watched Enola Holmes and fell in love with mysteries:

Need something more specific? Drop it in the comments and I’ll see what I can dig up for you!

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