Books are a great gift for kids, for a special occasion like a birthday or a holiday or merely to encourage the habit of reading. For every child, for every age, there’s a book out there that will engage an interested reader.
Amazon, of course, started out as a book retailer. It has expanded from that beginning and now sells literally everything under the sun, but still books are a mainstay, be they hardcover or digital. Stress the importance and fun of reading with these ten choices:
10 Books for Young Children
Make Way for Ducklings: Follow the adventures of Mrs. Mallard and her ducklings, Jack, Kack, Lack, Mack, Nack, Ouack, Pack and Quack, as they navigate Boston to get to their new home. A Robert McCloskey classic. — $6.19.
The Gruffalo: A mouse avoids being eaten through his own creativity in this witty best-seller from Julia Donaldson. — $6.40
Coat of Many Colors: Reading advocate Dolly Parton published this book in 1996; it’s based on her song about the winter coat hand-made by her mother and the memories it brought back. — $18.61
Writing for Minecrafters, Grade 2: Let Steve and an assortment of creepers, villagers and zombies help introduce your second grader to the basics of putting thoughts into words through writing. — $9.99
The Little Prince: First published in 1943, the classic novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry exploring themes of love, loss and friendship (among many others) lives on. — $8.09
Baby Young, Gifted, and Black: A baby board book, young readers can learn from the past and encourage the future. — $7.52
Around the Farm: From the World of Eric Carle, here’s an engaging book that has a sound button grid to engage young readers beyond the words and pictures. — $10.61
How Rocket Learned to Read: Using phonetics and the alphabet, Rocket the Dog helps young readers develop their skills. You can also follow up this book with Rocket Writes a Story! — $11.17
They All Saw a Cat: “The single best children’s book of the past 20 years” according to The Wall Street Journal, this best-selling book for preschool/kindergarten level readers by Brendan Wenzel explores what people see and how they see it. — $10.48
Happy Birthday to You!: The Great Birthday Bird of Katro arrives to celebrate in another Dr. Seuss classic, of which there are many. — $9.42
