Christmas Gifts for the Children in Your Family and a Chance to Win a Book
This Christmas, give the gift of books to all the children in your family. Here are our suggestions for the young people on your list—a selection of our children’s books, guaranteed to be much-appreciated presents under the tree. We also have a GIVEAWAY, and one lucky winner will receive one (1) copy of Good Morning, Mother Nature by Lucas Alberg with playful artwork by Megan Marie Myers. Good Morning, Mother Nature is also available in board book format for little hands.
Another book by the Alberg-and-Myers team is Goodnight Great Outdoors, a gentle, calming story celebrating the wonders of the great outdoors by saying goodnight to nature. This book is also available in board book format for little tykes.
Make kids laugh when you read them this book from naturalist and nature photographer Stan Tekiela: Whose Baby Butt? This hilarious book is the perfect companion to Whose Butt?, an acclaimed picture book by the same award-winning author. Stan’s Whose Feather Is That? and his Whose Butt? Memory Game will be released this spring. Pre-order yours HERE.
Up Where the Stars Are is an uplifting story by award-winning author Ryan Jacobson with award-winning illustrator Michelle Hazelwood Hyde. It showcases the positive power of imagination and celebrates the unique gifts that every child possesses. It also introduces children to nine constellations, complete with instructions for finding them in the night sky. The picture book was created with the assistance and support of the Angelman Syndrome Foundation. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Up Where the Stars Are benefits the Angelman Syndrome Foundation.
Christy Gove thrills readers with true stories of rescue and rehabilitation with her best-selling Maggie the One-Eyed Peregrine Falcon, Esther the Eaglet, and Greta the Great Horned Owl, plus her latest Bailey the Bear Needs Help!, a tale of an injured bear’s recovery and return to nature.
Tweens and teens will love Rock Collecting for Kids, Earth Book for Kids, and Fossils for Kids by
Dan R. Lynch.
Catch all the buzz about bugs with Jaret C. Daniels’ Insects & Bugs for Kids. Jaret’s book Pollinators & Native Plants for Kids will be released on April 8th, 2025.
Erika Zambello’s Backyard Birding for Kids is the best way to introduce your child to bird-watching and ornithology. With Seashells & Beachcombing for Kids, Erika joins Stephanie Panlasigui for an introduction to beaches and coastal life.
Dinosaurs are always popular, and James Kuether’s Dinosaurs for Kids is sure to be a hit. Ariel Bonkoski’s book Mushroom & Fungi for Kids starts beginners with an introduction to mushrooms and the kingdom of fungi. The book will be released May 6th, 2025. You can pre-order your copy here.
For the littlest readers on your gift list, consider these fun board books: Paws & Claws, Peepers & Peekers, Floppers & Loppers, Snouts & Sniffers, Nature Baby Rocks, Nature Baby Solar System, Nature Baby Bugs, and Nature Baby Birds. New in our board book series are Forest Mamas & Babies, Prairie Mamas & Babies, Moutain Mamas & Babies, and Lake Mamas & Babies.
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