In Part 1 of Shan's Great Gift Ideas for 2011 we featured Holiday themed picture books. Today in Part 2 you will find a wonderful list of books that include two classics plus great new books for young and old.
Light up the Nightby Jean Reidy
Illustrated by Margaret Chodos-Irvine
**STARRED REVIEW** Kirkus
Reidy takes the pattern of “The House that Jack Built” and takes an entire universe from the hugeness of space to the small and personal home and bedroom of one child. A beautiful offering .
- 40 pages
- Accelerated Reading Level: 4.4 (0.5 points)
-- see sample pages
I Want My Hat Back
by Jon Klassen
NY Times 10 Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2011
This sly little book is likely to be a favorite with slightly older listeners and readers who will catch on to what happens in this book.
- 40 pages
-- see sample pages
Naamah and the Ark at Nightby Susan Campbell Bartoletti
**STARRED REVIEW** Kirkus
**STARRED REVIEW** Horn Book
**STARRED REVIEW** Booklist
A simply spun poetic lullaby of Noah’s wife on the Ark, singing through the night and soothing all the people and animals. A great bedtime book for little ones, with lovely and evocative artwork.
Hardcover: 32 pages
-- amazon
More Bears! By Ken Nesbitt
By far one of my son’s favorites this year. This humorous book breaks down the fourth wall and introduces the author who insists that his story should have absolutely . . . “more Bears!” A great book for audience participation.
- 32 pages
- Accelerated Reading Level: 3.5 (0.5 points)
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The Boy from the Dragon Palace by Margaret Read MacDonald
This Chinese folk-tale is retold by one of literature’s folklore mavens—in all it’s snot-nosed glory! Fun and funny with lively illustrations, this one is sure to tickle the funny bone of youngsters!
- 32 pages
- Accelerated Reading Level: 2.7 (0.5 points)
-- amazon
Older Readers are tough to buy for, that’s a given, but there is always a range of fiction and nonfiction to consider!
Can We Save the Tiger? By Martin Jenkins
This absolutely gorgeous book is a huge picture book style nonfiction with realistic portraits of animals, and information about how they have become endangered or were endangered in the past. This is a coffee-table style book that might be a hit with any child interested in animals and wildlife.
- Hardcover: 56 pages
- Accelerated Reading Level: 5.9 (0.5 points)
-- see sample pages
Never Forgotten by Patricia C. McKissack
Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
**STARRED REVIEW** Publishers Weekly
Anything illustrated by the Dillons is worth a look, if only to appreciate the artistic quality of what they do. In this case, art and text weave together to create a stunning tale of a father who loses his son, but finds a way to reach out to him, and remind him that he is never forgotten.
- 48 pages
- Accelerated Reading Level: 4.1 (0.5 points)
-- see sample pages
The Giverby Lois Lowry (illustrated Gift Edition)
A Newbery Medal Book
An ALA Notable Children's Book
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
Got a dystopian reader at home who has polished off the Hunger Games trilogy? If they haven’t tried this classic of dystopian fiction yet, here’s a great opportunity to introduce it, in an elegant package!
- Hardcover: 208 pages
- Accelerated Reading Level: 5.7 ( 7 points)
- ISBN-10: 0547424779
-- see sample pages
The Worlds of Lois Lowry 3 Copy Boxed Set (The Giver, Gathering Blue, The Messenger)
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
Illustrated by Lauren Child
This newly illustrated version of Pippi’s story brings to life the adventures of this irrepressible girl for a new generation of readers. One of those classics that never goes out of style!
- 208 pages
- Accelerated Reading Level: 5.3 ( 4 points)
-- amazon
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
by Catherynne M. Valente
Illustrated by Ana Juan.
**STARRED REVIEW** Kirkus
**STARRED REVIEW** Booklist
Part Wizard of Oz, part Phantom tollbooth, all magical whimsy and delightful storytelling! Despite it’s incredibly wordy title, this book may be just the thing for the budding fantasy reader who’d liked to be whisked away by the wind herself!
- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Accelerated Reading Level: 5.8 ( 11 points)
-- see sample pages
Happy Reading! ^_^ Shanshad
You might also be interested in The New York Times 10 Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2011.
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