Books your kids will love as holiday gifts

These are great picks for books!
i only wish books werent almost 20 bucks each....that makes it difficult for parents who cannot afford books even harder for thier kids to get read, and not everyone has access to a library.

For the tweens, Erin Hunter's "Warriors" series books. There are three complete series and one that is still having books come out. For any boys or girls that love cats, or animals of any sort really, these books are wonderful. My 11-year-old received "Into the Wild" for Christmas last year and was immediately hooked. Since then she has read 14 of the 15 books she owns and is asking for more for Christmas this year. The illustrator, Wayne McLoughlin is a wonderful artist. I contacted him asking if he had for sale any prints from the cover art, and I got an immediate reply asking not only what my budget was, but also which of the covers and which cats are my daughter's favorites. They will have a nice 8 x 10 plaque available in several of the prints in time for the holidays, it seems. She will LOVE that!

what other books would you recommend for ages 5-7. my son is 5, in kindergarten loves junie B jones, but i would still like to introduce him to other books. ideas pls.

My son's favorite is "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle (boardbook). I heard on the radio that is was the best selling fictional book of all time (adult novels inclueded)! We have it memorized! It includes counting, days of the week, food items, and the life cycle of caterpillars.

I love giving books to my grandchildren, I look for books at yard sales, friends, and the Library has a book sale once a month. I love to read to my grandchildren and they get to pick out the books that they want me to read to them. When we are done with the books we send them to our friends that have small children and they read them to their children. This is great then we all exchange the books.

If you're looking to buy Skippyjon Jones, look elsewhere. A difficult to read tongue twister with a storyline all over the place. I've read many, many books with my kids and this is by far my least favorite.

My daughter LOVES the Junie B Jones books. She's 6 years old and is reading them like a pro.

My kids love Good Night, Gorilla. I also use flash cards from Galloping Minds for my daughter to teach her ABCs before going to bed. She loves the large beautiful images and loves to look at them. The thick cards have really pretty pictures. Availble on Amazon.com (Alphabet and Phonics Flash Cards from Galloping Minds)

My oldest son, now 14, also loved Junie B. Jones books when he was younger. What is the latest faves for age 7-8? My youngest son is having a birthday soon and Id like to get him a good book.

My friend, James Lee White, just wrote a good one called "It's Christmas and It Don't Stop". It's all about giving after the season.

For preschoolers (whose parents can read the book to them) through about third or fourth grade, I would recommend the new picture book A Pirate's Night Before Christmas by Philip Yates. It is a fun pirate take on a familiar classic, with good kid-friendly illustrations. I saw the author read the book to kids at the Texas Book Festival in early November, and it was a hit.

I'd recommend "Far Away Rainy Day Land" by Lyndie Chiou. Written by a friend and available on Amazon.com. Truly a great book for kids ages 1-6. My kid loves it!

I like to give pop-up books as gifts, too. I haven't met a kid, yet, who hasn't been fascinated by them,no matter what the subject!

..SkippyJohnJones is one of my favorites, too!

I also love giving and getting books as gifts.
My son loves to read and some of his favorite gifts have been books.
He loved the Time Warp Trio series when he was 8 or 9 and Mercer Mayer's Little Critter books when he was little. Right now he's into the Atermis Fowl books. All of Roald Dahl's kids books, especially Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the Witches were favorites of both me and my son.

I actually had Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things that Go as a child and remember it being a favorite. My son recently read To Kill a Mockingbird for school and brought it home so I could read it. It is one of the best books I've read in years. Great list!!