Books for Giving 2008

  • Books for Giving: Board Books for Children

    One of the best gifts you can give to a child is a lifelong love of reading, and it is never too early to start. Plant a reading seed and watch it grow! Here are some fun suggestions for the youngest “readers” on your gift list: Tractor, Tractor by David Bedford Hard-working farm tractors provide… Continue reading

  • Teen Books for Giving

    Are you panicking because you have a teenager (or two) to shop for this holiday season? Never fear – Shelf Talk is here to help.  Hayden, Jennifer and I, three of Seattle Public Library’s Teen Services Librarians, read dozens of teen books all year long, and they’ve selected their favorites from 2008 just for you.… Continue reading

  • Books for Giving: Nonfiction for Children

    Here are a few of our children’s librarians’ choices for great nonfiction books for children: Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteauby Jennifer Berne This dreamy picture book biography tells the story of the young French boy who fell in love with the sea and grew up to become the world’s most famous oceanographer.  L Is… Continue reading

  • Books for Giving: Children’s Picture Books

    Books are the gift that adults most often remember from their childhood (“I am looking for a book I read when I was little. I think that the cover was blue and there was something about a pig… or maybe it was a sheep…”), and are often the only childhood “toy” that people hold onto… Continue reading

  • Books for Giving: Chapter Books for Children

    It’s exciting to see the pride and curiosity children experience when reading chapter books independently. Of course, reading chapter books together with an adult is a memory to be treasured. Here are some chapter books that make excellent choices for wanting to read more, more, more! Baseball Crazy: Ten Short Stories that Cover All the… Continue reading

  • Books for Giving: Multicultural Children’s Books

    Here are 10 books for exploring and celebrating our diverse cultures. Alfredito Flies Home by Jorge Argueta Alfredito and his family look forward to visiting their relatives in El Salvador for the first time since arriving as refugees in the United States several years before. The Umbrella Queen by Shirin Yim Bridges Charming illustrations embellish the… Continue reading

  • Books for Giving: Irresistible Books for Children

    Looking for gift ideas that a young reader will want to read independently? Try one of these books, suggested by our fabulous Children’s Librarians. The Raucous Royals: Test Your Royal Wits: Crack Codes, Solve Mysteries, and Deduce Which Royal Rumors Are True by Carlyn Beccia Become a history detective. Read the facts and decide for… Continue reading

  • Books for Giving: Children’s Classics

    Holidays are a perfect time to connect young readers with books—the right books, that is. Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and others often ask us for suggestions about what to give (as well as what to check out!). Our children’s librarians created seven themed lists to help you find a book that will be enjoyed. Print copies… Continue reading