We think books make the very best gifts for kids (ages one to 92). So, we asked expert Shelley Lowe, Literacy Connexus board member and owner of Monkey and Dog Books in Fort Worth, how to excite the young readers on our lists.
Here is Shelley’s list of absolute treasures:
Ages 2-3
Hooray for Hat! Brain Won
Press Here Hervehell Tuillet
Bark, George Jules Feiffer
Ages 4-6
Miss Twiggly’s Tree Dorothea Warren Fox
Tops and Bottoms Janet Stevens
I don’t Like Koala! Sean Ferrell
Early Readers
Frog and Toad Series Arnold Lobel
The Big Honey Hunt Stan and Jan Berenstain
Mercy Watson Series Kate diCamillo
James to the Rescue Elise Broach
Middle Reader Series (ages 8-10)
Ivy and Bean Series Annie Barrow & Sophie Blackwell
Little House on the Prairie Series Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Doll People Series Ann Martin
Mrs. Piggle Wiggle Books Betty McDonald
The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate
The Penderwicks Series Jeanne Birdsall
Older Reader (ages 10-12)
The False Prince Jennifer Nielsen
The Island of Dr. Libris Chris Grabenstein
Under the Egg Laura Marx Fitzgerald
The CandyMakers Wendy Mass
Wonder R.J. Palacio
Alabama Moon Watt Key
Monkey and Dog Books
3637 West Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107
Mon. – Fri. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sat. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.