For the small and tall bookworms in your lives — some fantastic gift ideas from Out of Print.
All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah
It’s 1912 in the Lower East Side of New York City and we join the quintet of “all of a kind” sisters as dubbed by their parents—Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte and Gertie—as they prepare for the first night of Hanukkah. Latkes and applesauce are on their mind as they peel, grate and chop. Then come sprinkling, shaking and stirring. Gertie, the littlest, wants to help with all of it, but unfortunately she’s just too young. Frustration and stomping boots ensue. But Papa cleverly thinks of something very, very important that Gertie is old enough to help with, for the first time ever. A special story that celebrates the beauty of family and meaningful traditions. “The latkes taste of history and freedom, of love and crispy potato.”
All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah is based on Sydney Taylor’s books and was written by Emily Jenkins, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinksky and published by Schwartz & Wade. A glossary, sources and notes from the author and illustrator are included in the back matter.
Last Stop on the Reindeer Express
While at the Christmas market, Mia makes a discovery — a wonderfully peculiar door on a mailbox that beckons to be opened. She can’t resist and steps through to another world where a reindeer awaits to take her on a journey. They fly through the deep, thick snow to Mia’s grandpa’s faraway home to make a special delivery that she’ll never forget. With a wintry magical palette, intriguing die-cut pages to look through and curious doors for the reader to open, Last Stop on the Reindeer Express feels unbelievably cozy and enchanting all at once.
Last Stop on the Reindeer Express was written by Maudie Powell-Tuck, illustrated by Karl James Mountford and published by Doubleday Books for Young Readers.
Silent Night
I’ve been ensconced at home with a horrible foggy cold the past couple of days—and they’ve been slow, grainy rainy days to boot—but I just wanted to pop on here and share this glorious new illustrated edition of a beloved Christmas carol. Lara Hawthorne’s art is dramatic and bright and brings a new modern beauty to the celebratory and hopeful words of Silent Night.
Wishing everyone a beautiful December weekend!
Silent Night was illustrated by Lara Hawthorne and published by Lincoln Children’s Books.
Little Lit Book Series: Favorite Books of 2018
We’ve seen so many wonderful books published this year and today for #littlelitbookseries we’re sharing some of our favorites of 2018.
Releasing today is a most unusual alphabet book by Sara O’Leary and Jacob Grant. It teaches little ones the letters of the alphabet in a surprising way. You might learn that “A” is for alligators who “think you’d like them if you got to know them.” And that “D” is for dragons who “cry at happy endings.” Which animal is “always the first to arrive for a party”?
Sara’s writing has just the right amount of clever humor, charm and heart to appeal to readers and their grown-ups. This book is another reminder of why she’s one of our favorite authors of all time. And whenever we hear that Jacob has just illustrated a new book, we’re always clamoring for it. So this creature-centered collaboration has definitely made our day, nay, our week. If you’ve got a few gifts to check off your list this month, we think little ones would love to unwrap this one for the holidays.
Owls Are Good at Keeping Secrets: An Unusual Alphabet was written by Sara O’Leary, illustrated by Jacob Grant and published by Random House Books for Young Readers.
Be sure to stop by @littlelitbookseries throughout the month for more favorite books of 2018 and check out the others being shared today with the hashtag #littlelitbookseries on Instagram.