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Gift Ideas for Christmas 2021: The Ultimate Guide for Book Lovers

by Alexa Villano
December 2, 2021

Books are a great option as gifts for your family and friends who are book lovers!

When it comes to gift ideas, it can be challenging to give family and friends especially when you know they have everything they want. If they are book lovers and are into reading, then giving them a book is a good idea.

Now you may ask why give a book when a lot of people are more engrossed with their phones and tablets? Nothing beats the feel of paper and flipping its pages. The best part about it is that you get to hand down the book to anyone or even donate it to a library if you’ve outgrown the book.

As Christmas approaches, we’ve curated some book ideas you might want to get for your loved ones.

The Ultimate Guide for Book Lovers

For toddlers

Start reading to your kids as young as a baby or a year old. There are so many storybooks, on paper or cloth, that you can check out.

Some recommendations: Visual Cloth Books like Sea and Forest from Raising Little

For young kids

Kids 3 to 12 years old have a lot of options when it comes to books. This is the time where they really develop their imaginations and learn more about the world beyond numbers, colors, and letters.

Some recommendations: 5 Minute Villain Stories, Beauty and the Beast, The Cat in the Hat, and What is God Like?—all available at Fully Booked.

For teenagers

Teen years are the experimental years. They want to know more about themselves, the people around them, and the feelings they experience.

Some recommendations: Harry Potter, Looking Back, Life is Beautiful, and Courage is Calling available at Fully Booked.

For adults

Like teenagers, adults have a lot of options to read. They can go back to their favorite childhood stories or read books related to their hobbies. They can still act like teenagers, browsing books and magazines involving their favorite K-Pop artists.

Some recommendations: BTS Test Your Super Fan Status available at National Bookstore, Dune, Becoming, and The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm available at Fully Booked

For parents

The interests of parents vary. Like adults, they switch in reading different genres like reading for their kids, pleasure reading, or reading light books before going to bed. Sometimes, they also bring a book with them while waiting for friends or family to arrive. Topics vary from biographies, lifestyle, cooking, and more.

Some recommendations: Renegades: Born in the USA and The Montessori Toddler available at Fully Booked; and The Parent’s Guide to Climate Revolution available at National Bookstore.

Gift of Knowledge for Book Lovers

The gift of a book opens a lot of knowledge for book lovers and those who enjoy reading. It gives them realizations in life and teaches them things they don’t get to ask often. For parents who want their kids to read, set an example by picking up a book, magazine, or newspaper. After all, what they see, they follow.