I'm an ocean away from friends & family so I have to do a lot of my Christmas shopping online. Here are a few good books and bookish gifts I've found:
9 Books & Bookish Gifts to Complete your entire Christmas Shopping
Grandparents:
Book stand pillow
Give wrists a rest while reading in bed.
Moms and Aunts:
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl by Ree Drummond
Over 8000 5-star ratings on Goodreads, over 1300 on Amazon, must be good.
Amazon; Barnes & Noble; ChristianBook
Over 8000 5-star ratings on Goodreads, over 1300 on Amazon, must be good.
Amazon; Barnes & Noble; ChristianBook
Dads and Uncles:
The Auschwitz Escape by Joel C. Rosenberg
Over 1,100 5-star reviews on Amazon and over 1,400 5-stars ratings on Goodreads
Adult nieces, cousins, sisters:
Golden Daughter by Anne Elisabeth Stengl
Newest book in my favorite series. You know I had to put it somewhere in the list.
Amazon; Barnes & Noble
Adult nephews, cousins, brothers
Newest book in my favorite series. You know I had to put it somewhere in the list.
Amazon; Barnes & Noble
Adult nephews, cousins, brothers
or 
The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Amazon (a deal on Monday!) or Barnes & Noble
Teen nieces, cousins, sisters:
Live Original by Sadie Robertson
I've enjoyed watching her on Dancing with the Stars this season; I'm sure her book is as warm, friendly, and genuine as she appears.
Teen nephews, cousins, brothers:
The Keeper: The Unguarded Story of Tim Howard by Tim Howard with Ali Benjamin
The goalie for Team USA during the World Cup in 2014 tells his story. Releases Dec 9th.
Amazon; Barnes & Noble; ChristianBook
Amazon; Barnes & Noble; ChristianBook
Under 10 niece, nephew, cousin, sibling, best friend's kids:
The Jesus Storybook Bible
Over 1440 people gave it a 5-star rating on Amazon
Friends:
Any of the above (or below)
White Elephant gift:
Book Pillows
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The book pillows look kinda cute, you could list them as a baby gift--perfectly safe to gnaw on!
ReplyDeleteAnd do you like the Jesus Storybook Bible? Have you looked at it in hand or just on-line? It seems to be really popular, we know several people who like it. (We have, by now, received 3 different copies.) The final jury is still out, but so far, we can't say we see why it is so popular.
Oh, but I saw a set of really cute books for girls! :D I would have Loved them, I'm sure! Saw them at Costco, they are a set of books about a little ballarina who is transported into the stories of Swan Lake, the Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty...and Cindarella, I think? via their music. Their cute!
I have flipped through the Jesus Storybook Bible and thought it was pretty good. A number of families I know really enjoy it and that's actually what our director is using during elementary chapel I believe.
DeleteOh, those do sound like cute books! You should have gotten them and tucked them away for a few years. :-)
It is the gift that our Church gives families when the dedicate their baby, too. Like I said, really popular. I think there are others out there that would be better for an elementary chapel.
DeleteI just saw a link on "Redeemed Reader" for a book called "A Light for my Path: an ABC Book Based on Psalm 119." That one looks really cute.