Books are one of my favorite gifts to give children. Candlewick Press has released a “hottest books as gifts” guide for the holidays and it has some really wonderful and fun books on it. I was lucky enough to get review copies 0f several of them including Where’s Waldo? the Complete Collection, Let’s Play in the Snow, The Snow Queen and A Present for Santa Claus.
If you like the classic Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney and illustrated by Anita Jeram then you’ll also enjoy Let’s Play in the Snow by the same author and artist. It’s an adorable book for babies and toddlers. It’s the perfect size for little hands and has thick cardboard pages for durability. It’s a simple story about a parent (or any adult) showing their love to a child while playing a game of I spy.
Where’s Waldo? The Complete Collection is a really cool set of soft cover books housed in a sturdy box. It includes all 6 of the Where’s Waldo books. The recommended age group for these is 5-12 but I think this collection would make a great gift for a family with kids of all ages! I know I love the challenge of finding Waldo in all of the crazy places he hangs out and I’m MUCH older than 12!
A Present For Santa Claus is a book with the message and spirit of giving and thinking of others. The illustrations make the book really interesting and fun. At the end there is a special 3-D pop-up surprise!
The Snow Queen is an enchanting fairy tale about a little girl’s journey to find and save the boy she loves. It’s an adaptation of the classic Hans Christian Anderson tale and it is beautifully illustrated. It’s a hardback with a pretty partially see-thru plastic protective sleeve. The storybook is written in chapters and suitable for children (especially little girls) ages 6 and up. It has some potentially scary parts so an adult might need to preview it first.
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“The Tale of Despereaux” by Kate DiCamillos a really great book to read-aloud, especially with the movie coming up. (Also a Candlewick book I might add!)
The Story of Ferdinand the Bull
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My favourite book is Peter Rabbit tales, my son loves it at the moment.
Our favorite books we’ve been reading lately are If you’re happy and you know it, Is your mama a llama, and llama llama red pajamas.
bs.webster@sbcglobal.net
Where the sidewalk ends by Shell Siverstein
babblebabe0@yahoo.com
I love Goodnight Moon.
tabsie08@gmail.com
I love The Belly Button Book by Sandra Boynton.
chrissoolee@yahoo.com
The Five Little Pumpkins is a fun book to read with my son.
msrica03@aol.com
I blogged ya!
http://guerrasandoval.blogspot.com/2008/12/snow-queen-book-giveaway.html
Thanks!
msrica03@aol.com
Any of the Winnie the Pooh books by A.A. Milne or Dr. Seuss books as well.
Kia
I love the classics – but I remember The Gingerbread Man the most from my childhood. Thanks for the chance! alicedemske at hotmail.com
I love “Goodnight Moon!”
Hands down…The Tale of Despereaux. It is coming out in theatres but I highly recommend reading it first!
Debbie
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The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes
It’s actually more like an Easter time story, but it’s just lovely!
Carole
duckbooks@peoplepc.com
Hard question! My favorite children’s book would have to be any of the Sandra Boynton books. Our favorite right now is “Pajama Time.”
thegood3 at gmail dot com
“If You Give a Pig a Pancake”
Love this book!
Thanks.
I really love the Shoe on the Wall book by Dr. Seuss. I used to read it to my sister all the time.
ladyufshalott at yahoo.com
Our favorite is “I Love You Stinkyface”
dansan826 at yahoo.com
One of my favorite books from when I was When You Give a Mouse a Cookie, among many others.
rachees@hotmail.com
THE GIVING TREE by Shel Silverstein truly has my heart! : )))
Thanks so much for this fabulous give~away! : )))
leahita[at]gmail[dot]com
Roger Podger’s Upside Down Day!
I am drawing a blank on all time favorite, but I do love You Are My Miracle (sweet Christmas book!) and You Are My I Love You by MaryAnn Cusimano Love. I would love to add The Snow Queen to my kids winter/Christmas book collection ;o)
Bren
We really like the book Skippyjon Jones here, it is a cute book!
mandee220(at)aol(dot)com
I really loved Velveteen Rabbit
I’ve always loved The Monster at the End of This Book, with Elmo!
jjg022002@yahoo.com
My favorite is Little House on the Prairie.
Blueberrie for Sal
kujoko {at} att {dot} net
My all time favorite book is Pokey Puppy!
Thanks for the awesome givaway! i have to say that right now me and my 2 little girls are in love with the Fancy Nancy Books by Jane O’Connor.
bansheert at hotmail dot com
I have always loved The Giving Tree!
Thanks!
xpsundell(at)gmail(dot)com
I love the ollie, Goosie, and Peedie books.
My favorite book growing up was the Three Little Kittens… I especially loved the illustrations.
My favorite book when I was little was The Man Who wouldn’t wash his dishes, there was also another one I really liked about milk and cookies, can’t remember the name of that one though
thelittlethingsblog[at]yahoo.com
I love snow as my grand kids do. I would love to have this book,
My favoite book is The Chirstmas story book