Books for everyone on your list
By Bonnie SchiedelHoliday shopping got you down? Just hit your favorite book store and pick up an armful of these great reads. List: all done. You: drinking cocoa on the couch. Now that's a happy holiday.
Toddlers
Top 2006 Picks:
Little Reindeer: Finger Puppet Book by Chronicle Books (Chronicle Books, $7)
It's a book and an adorable toy! Little ones will have a great time with this sturdy book and fuzzy reindeer finger puppet.
Dig Dig Digging by Margaret Mayo (Henry Holt & Company, $16)
Small kids are fascinated by great big machines. This board book is filled with simple colorful illustrations and fun rhymes about 11 vehicles, including a bulldozer, rescue helicopter and construction truck.
**Like this one? Try My Truck is Stuck! By Kevin Lewis (Hyperion, $15) too.
Little Einsteins Music of the Meadow by Susan Ring and Katie Nix (Disney Press, $7)
This beautifully written and illustrated book will help a toddler learn about her place in this world and how everything in nature-from the yuckiest bug to the tallest tree- is connected.
**Like this one? Try the rest of the Little Einsteins series, including books, discovery cards and DVDs
Baby, Boo! by Beth Harwood (Silver Dolphin Books, $6)
Your favorite toddler will be mesmerized by this board book that features pictures of babies, bright colors, striking patterns and simple rhyming dialogue. Bonus: giggle and make faces in the kid-safe mirror!
Can't-Go-Wrong Classics:
- Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (Hamish Hamilton, $12)
- Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (HarperFestival, $8)
- The Touch and Feel series (DK Publishing, $7)
