Children's Books I'd Like to Receive For Christmas
.... because I'm a child and an adult simultaneously.
This post could also be titled: "Children's Books You Might Want to Give Someone You Know for Christmas"... or Hanukkah or just for kicks. What have you.
This list is extensive. I love books.... what can I say? More ("adult") book gift ideas soon.
Stuck (written & illustrated by Oliver Jeffers)
Spoon (written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Scott Magoon)
When I Was Born (written by Isabel Minhos Martin, illustrated by Madalena Matoso), Cars Galore (written by Peter Stein, illustrated by Bob Staake), Dogs (written & illustrated by Emily Gravett), Speckle the Spider (written & illustrated by Emma Dodson), For Just One Day (written by Laura Leuck, illustrated by Marc Boutavant), Moon Rabbit (written & illustrated by Natalie Russell)
The Sea of Bath (written & illustrated by Bob Logan)
Spork (written by Kyo Maclear, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault)
basically anything from the New York Book Review Children's collection... but in particular: The Rescuers (written by Margery Sharp, illustrated by Garth Williams), Terrible Horrible Edie (by E.C. Spykman), The Little Bookroom (written by Eleanor Farjeon, illustrated by Edward Ardizzone), The School for Cats (written & illustrated by Esther Averill), The Sorely Trying Day (written by Russell Hoban, illustrated by Lillian Hoban), Three Ladies Beside the Sea (written by Rhoda Levine , illustrated by Edward Gorey)
Dillweed's Revenge: A Deadly Dose of Magic (written by Florence Parry Heide, illustrated by Carson Ellis)
basically any book featuring Carson Ellis' illustrations that I don't already own.... Stagecoach Sal (written by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Carson Ellis)
Lines That Wiggle (written by Candace Whitman, illustrated by Steve Wilson), Different Like Coco (written & illustrated by Elizabeth Matthews), Dog Loves Books (written & illustrated by Louise Yates), My First Nursery Book (illustrated by Franciszka Themerson)
Lulu and the Brontosaurus (written by Judith Viorst, illustrated by Lane Smith)
Sugar Would Not Eat It (written by Emily Jenkins, illustrated by Giselle Potter)
Spot It!: Find the Hidden Creatures (written and illustrated by Delphine Chedru), The Three Little Pigs: An Architectural Tale (written and illustrated by Steven Guarnaccia), The Police Cloud (written and illustrated by Christoph Niemann), Follow the Line (written and illustrated by Laura Ljungkvist)
Over and Under the Snow (written by Kate Messner, illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal)
Little Owl Lost (written & illustrated by Chris Haughton)
I Had a Favorite Dress (written by Boni Ashburn, illustrated by Julia Denos)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Penguin Classics Deluxe edition with cover art by Ivan Brunetti), A Monster Calls: Inspired by an Idea from Siobhan Dowd (written by Patrick Ness, illustrated by Jim Kay), Nicholas (written by Rene Goscinny, illustrated by Jean-Jacques Sempe), Wildwood (written by Colin Meloy, illustrated by Carson Ellis), The Apothecary (written by Maile Meloy, illustrated by Ian Schoenherr)
I Want My Hat Back (written & illustrated by Jon Klassen)
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On: Things About Me (by Jenny Slate & Dean Fleisher-Camp)
Snow White in New York (written & illustrated by Fiona French), Migrant (written by Maxine Trottier, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault), Zombie in Love (written by Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by Scott Campbell), Everything Goes: On Land (written & illustrated by Brian Biggs)
Hansel and Gretel (written by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Jen Corace)
Little Owl's Night (written & illustrated by Divya Srinivasan)
The Composer is Dead (written by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Carson Ellis)
Monday, December 12, 2011 at 2:55PM
Reader Comments (14)
Little lost owl is one of my favorites in a long time. the illustrations are so great. And the colors are fabulous!!
Sorry "LITTLE OWL LOST" not "LITTLE LOST OWL" :p
Snap - I wrote about books I want for Christmas too!! Books really do make the best presents. I'm really looking forward to reading your book list for grown ups.
I adore EVERYTHING on this list! You have lovely book taste my friend!
So funny: either I got most of these books already or they're on my wishlist.
Banana Meet-Cute - Hannah, I loved your picks! I've already read (& loved many of the "funny lady" books).
Daughter Earth - I've looked through it dozens of times at stores.... I need to finally get a copy!
Thanks, Melissa!
Marloes - Jealous (of the ones you already own!)
what a list! iwould def consider getting some of them! awesome illustrations!
Thanks for all the book recommendations. I'm about to have twins and want to fill their library with cool and quirky books...my dream gift would be a box full of your picks! :)
I want ALL of them! Thank you for sharing, as always x
Love this list!
I read I want my hat back THREE times in a shop (actually, one of those times was reading it to a group of people). It's the most wonderful book. The rest look lovely indeed.
This is such a great list of books!! A nice change from the usual pinkalicious kids usually go for (not that there's anything wrong with that...)
What a fantastic list! I added over half of these to my wish list - my daughter thanks you!
I'm glad everyone is enjoying this post. I LOVE CHILDREN'S BOOKS. Forever.