Books are great gifts to give for every occasion. We always encourage our children to read and one way we do this is to give them new books throughout the year. Birthdays, Christmas, Easter or just because, they get at least 1 book each. If you took a look at our bookshelf, you will see a wide range of books for every age group.
Books are a great way to expand children’s minds, and so much better than the typical candy and chocolate you would give them at Easter. We have a list of books that we love below, for just about every age group.
Scholastic Early Learners: Touch and Feel Trucks
Scholastic Early Learners: Interactive board books for hands-on learning!
A new touch-and-feel board book that introduces children to trucks of all shapes and sizes! Touch and Feel Trucks is an exciting board book for very young children. Children will love discovering lots of different rough and tough trucks and feeling the amazing touches that appear on every page. The mini padded format is perfect for small hands to hold, while the vivid photography and fun illustrations will engage young minds, helping to promote observation skills, language skills, and develop of love of reading.
Scholastic Early Learners: Touch, Slide, and Lift Busy Farm
Scholastic Early Learners: Interactive board books for hands-on learning!
Lift the Flap Busy Farm invites young children to explore life on the farm in a fun and interactive way. With over 50 sturdy flaps to lift, and clear, simple text and bright photography, Lift the Flap Busy Farm introduces children to the animals, vehicles, and people who live and work on a farm. A busy scene on each spread encourages children to find pictures and learn first words — perfect for curious little ones! The fun design and simple words will develop observation skills, increase vocabulary, and encourage language skills, while the flaps will help develop hand-eye coordination.
The Fabulous Friend Machine
Popcorn the chicken has found a Fabulous Friend Machine — and now she’s going to have more friends than ever! What could go wrong?
When Popcorn, the friendliest chicken at Fiddlesticks Farm, finds a forgotten smartphone in the barn, she sets about making some brand new friends. Soon she is so busy sending messages to them that she begins to forget her old friends. When a meet-up with her new friends is about to end in disaster, the quick-thinking animals of Fiddlesticks Farm save the day . . . and one relieved chicken learns a lesson.
A cautionary tale from the bestselling creator of The Very Cranky Bear series.
Have You Seen Birds?
Like many of nature’s wonders, birds are often taken for granted. But these birds won’t go unnoticed! Spring, summer, autumn and winter birds, woodland, meadow, sea and marsh birds — all are brought to life in lively, lyrical prose and rich plasticine relief illustration. Colour and movement about in every word and every detail, making each bird memorable.
Enchanted Pony Academy #1: All That Glitters
An all-new chapter-book series for fans of sparkle, ponies, and adventure!
Welcome to the Enchanted Pony Academy!
Daisy is thrilled to be attending the Enchanted Pony Academy, where glitter ponies learn to use their magic. But she’s nervous, too. Daisy’s hooves are sparkly, just like every other magical pony’s, but they don’t give off glitter. And worse, she has no idea what her magical power might be! Will the Academy help Daisy discover her magic and make all her dreams come true . . . or will she learn that there’s been a huge mistake?
Third Grade Mermaid
A new, illustrated chapter book series about a fiery third grade mermaid!
Cora is a small mermaid with a BIG personality. But like so many mermaids in the third grade, she is struggling to truly be herself. She wants to be like the Singing Sirens, the most glamorous swim team in the sea. Unfortunately, an annoying road — er, seablock — keep getting in her way. When Cora fails her spelling test, her coach says she can’t be on the team unless she gets an A on the next one! Can Cora conquer her spelling test, make the swim team, AND stay true to herself at the same time?
Available March 28, 2017
When a plane goes down in the arctic, eight young survivors step from the wreckage expecting to see nothing but ice and snow. Instead, they find themselves lost in a strange jungle with no way to get home and little hope of rescue.
Food is running out. Water is scarce. And the jungle is full of threats unlike anything the survivors have ever seen before—from razor-beaked shredder birds to carnivorous vines to the mysterious predator stalking the wilderness in the dead of night, whose chilling cries seem to be getting closer . . .
In Horizon, bestselling author Scott Westerfeld brings his visionary talents to a harrowing tale of mystery and menace—a supernatural survival story in which the smallest decision can be a matter of life and death, and the greatest threat of all just might be the kid standing next to you.
Dog Man Unleashed
Dog Man, the newest hero from the creator of Captain Underpants, is still learning a few tricks of the trade. Petey the cat is out of the bag, and his criminal curiosity is taking the city by storm. Something fishy is going on! Can Dog Man unleash justice on this ruffian in time to save the city, or will Petey get away with the purr-fect crime?
My 12 rear old wanted to do a quick “review” of Dog Man Unleashed for you all – be sure to check it out and leave him a comment.
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Another item we love to gift, are arts and crafts items. Did you know Klutz is a subsidiary of Scholastic?
Klutz Jr.: My Hand Art
Klutz Jr. My Hand Art teaches kids how to draw 20 hand art designs. Pom-poms, goggly eyes, glue, and crayons are all included to promote fine motor skills and make this the handiest book and craft kit around!
Klutz: Sew Mini Animals
Stitch and stuff an assortment of fuzzy animals from felt! These mini plushies deliver full-sized fun, and everything you need to make up to 14 animals is included.
My niece came over, over march break, and it was too cold to play outside, so my daughter and niece wanted to do some crafts. I pulled out the Sew Mini Animals for them to work on, and they sat quietly and worked on the bat together. They had some trouble with a few things and asked for a little help to cut the smaller parts, the bat they made together may not be perfect, but they definitely had fun!
We love these Klutz activities. My children get excited when they finish one of the crafts with little to no help from us.
These Klutz books make a perfect gift, perfect for rainy or cold days, or those days where the kids keep saying they’re bored!
Have you thought about giving books for Easter instead of chocolate and candy? Let us know in the comments below what you put in the little’s Easter baskets.
I think that these books.. especially the touch and feel ones, make a book even more exciting to read. I am a baby boomer (lol) and we just had the “read” type. Thank You for your review. 🙂
I have always been a reader, starting early in life! I can remember hiding under the sheets with a flashlight. My love of books did not transfer to my children and its sad. Every child should be read to and have books at an early age so the love can grow.
Thanks for the wonderful review,we love books and enjoy reading them with the grandkids.Books can open up a whole world of adventure!