Every holiday season, a new craze hits the shelves and parents everywhere are in search of the newest toy or the coolest game to get their children. Instead of giving in to the mass market of over priced, low quality toys I give my family and little cousins books. Sure, when unwrapped, the books I’ve given them don’t usually draw immediate squeals of excitement. However books are still the greatest gifts we can give to children in our lives. When all of the hoopla of the holidays settles down, they are thrilled with the books I have selected for them.
Years later I still see the books on their shelves, they tell me how they wrote to the author, and they ask for another book like the last one. Books last long after the batteries die out and the sneakers are worn and frayed!
Each title selected reflects the gift givers thoughts about the recipient and shows that we view that child as an individual with particular tastes and interests. Books show that you care about that child in ways that extend far beyond the latest fads and heavily advertised big-ticket novelty items. Oh, and books also make great family gifts that encourage reading together.
One of the neat things about children’s literature is that the classics and tried-and-true titles provide a continuing source of ideas with proven appeal year after year.
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