Our Gift-Giving with Book Boxes

Karina and Matthew share gift ideas in the form of book boxes packed with choice reads and thoughtful add-ons perfect for the reader or readers in your life. This episode is sponsored by TBR, by Owlkids Books, publisher of A Likkle Miss Lou and other children’s books, and by Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter!

BUILD A BOOK BOX:

For a Teacher, Librarian, of Fellow Bibliophile

Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany by Jane Mount Migrations: Open Hearts, Open Borders: The Power of Human Migration and the Way That Walls and Bans Are No Match for Bravery and Hope by ICPBS Mrs. Wright’s Classroom: Read It, Love It, Return It (rubber stamp) Mrs. Allen Has Read This Book! Ask Her About It! (rubber stamp) Library Card: Yellow Tote Bag (from Out of Print)

For a Baby (and their adult)

Mr. Boddington’s Studio: NYC ABCs (also have Chicago, San Francisco – out on November 26) Llamaphones by Janik Coat Library Card Baby Socks Bookworm in Training Onesie by BoyGirlParty

For a Huggable Picture Book Reader

One Hug by Katrina Moore; illustrated by Julia Woolf Hug Machine by Scott C Hug Me by Simona Ciraolo Tie dye hug tee (compression shirt) Sky nook Sloth hug stickers

For a Budding Birder and Nonfiction Reader

The Backyard Birdsong Book by Donald Kroodsma and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology The Big Book of Birds by Yuval Zommer Migration: Incredible Animal Journeys by Mike Unwin, illustrated by Jenni Desmond Pop Chart’s Birds of North America Droll Yankees Onyx Clever Clean and Fill Mixed Seed Bird Feeder

For a Maker and Graphic Novel Reader

The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell Cuttable Cardboard Creations (Maker Fun Factory) by Mikal Keefer and Elisa Hansen ALL of the cardboard boxes from our book mail Printed duct tape from Duck Tape (specifically Galaxy or kittens with bowties design) Cardboard Tool Kit from UncommonGoods

For a Star-Gazing Audio Book Reader (and for Matthew from Karina)

See You in the Cosmos audiobook by Jack Cheng 50 Things to See in the Sky by Sarah Barker Star wheel Red Rover: Curiosity on Mars by Richard Ho; illustrated by Katherine Roy Astronaut Ice Cream Sandwich Side note: Tiera Fletcher, age 24,  is one of the lead engineers building the rocket that will take us to Mars.

For a Fiction Reader Interested In Life Through a Different Lens (and for Karina from Matthew)

Dough Boys by Paula Chase Trouble Funk “Drop the Bomb” on vinyl Set of drum sticks UA HOVR™ SLK EVO x Pride sneakers (or the UA Curry 7) Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner).