Books as Gifts, Part I: The Smartest Gift For Children, The Gift of Reading

Here I kick off my Series of Books as Gifts with Part I: Books for Children. Today's list is based shearly on the most wonderful gift of all, that of encouraging reading. There is simply nothing more valuable than the imagination. Books help children develop and thrive on it.  Finding just the right book to ignite that passion can be tricky, so I've categorized the books by age group and aspects that might just ring a bell with your little one.

Ages 9 mos to 2 yrs:

Bedtime Stories

































Transitions:
















Activity:
































Ages 3- 4

Learning:
















Values:
















Mechanical Fascination:
















Sweet Fairy Tales:



































Large Beautiful Illustrations:

































Easing Fears:


















Siblings:



















Ages 5 - 7

Action Packed:


















Adventure:



















Fantasy:


















Encouraging:
















Science:

















Ages: 8 - 11:

Fantasy:

















Adventure:




































Historical:

















Mystery:
















Problem Solving:


















Empowering Girls:


















Empowering Individuality:


















Middle School Aged to Young Adult:

Action-Packed:

















Horror/Thriller:















Paranormal:














Post-apocalyptic:


































Science Fiction: