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Gift Guide 2026

Beautiful, in-print books from our library, chosen to be given, kept and read again.

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The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

Wojciechowski, Susan

Make Way for Ducklings

Make Way for Ducklings

McCloskey, Robert

Hitty

Hitty

Field, Rachel

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

Grahame, Kenneth

The Peter Rabbit Presentation Box

The Peter Rabbit Presentation Box

Potter, Beatrix

Botanicum

Botanicum

Scott, Katie, Willis, Kathy

Room for a Little One

Room for a Little One

Waddell, Martin

Blueberries for Sal

Blueberries for Sal

McCloskey, Robert

Swallows and Amazons

Swallows and Amazons

Ransome, Arthur

Treasure Island and Kidnapped

Treasure Island and Kidnapped

Stevenson, Robert Louis

Little House: The Complete Series

Little House: The Complete Series

Wilder, Laura Ingalls

Cathedral

Cathedral

Macaulay, David

The Story of Holly and Ivy

The Story of Holly and Ivy

Godden, Rumer

Miss Rumphius

Miss Rumphius

Cooney, Barbara

The Trumpeter of Krakow

The Trumpeter of Krakow

Kelly, Eric P.

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings

Tolkien, J. R. R.

The Chronicles of Narnia

The Chronicles of Narnia

Lewis, C. S.

Knights of Art

Knights of Art

Steedman, Amy

Something for Christmas

Something for Christmas

Brown, Palmer

The Duchess Bakes a Cake

The Duchess Bakes a Cake

Kahl, Virginia

The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon

Grahame, Kenneth

The Velveteen Rabbit

The Velveteen Rabbit

Williams, Margery

Billy and Blaze

Billy and Blaze

Anderson, C. W.

Anno's Journeys

Anno's Journeys

Anno, Mitsumasa

A Child's Christmas in Wales

A Child's Christmas in Wales

Thomas, Dylan

Ox-Cart Man

Ox-Cart Man

Hall, Donald

The Princess and the Goblin

The Princess and the Goblin

MacDonald, George

The Light Princess

The Light Princess

MacDonald, George

The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings

The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings

Tolkien, J. R. R.

This Is London

This Is London

Sasek, M.

Baboushka and the Three Kings

Baboushka and the Three Kings

Robbins, Ruth

Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain

Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain

Ardizzone, Edward

Gabriel and the Hour Book

Gabriel and the Hour Book

Stein, Evaleen

Winnie-the-Pooh

Winnie-the-Pooh

Milne, A. A.

The Chronicles of Prydain

The Chronicles of Prydain

Alexander, Lloyd

Frontier Living

Frontier Living

Tunis, Edwin

My Book of the Church's Year

My Book of the Church's Year

Chadwick, Enid M.

Tales of the Mushroom Folk

Tales of the Mushroom Folk

Aspelin, Signe

Ten Saints

Ten Saints

Farjeon, Eleanor

Grimm's Fairy Tales

Grimm's Fairy Tales

Grimm

G. A. Henty's Historical Adventures

G. A. Henty's Historical Adventures

Henty, G. A.

Snowflake Bentley

Snowflake Bentley

Martin, Jacqueline Briggs

Astrid Lindgren's Tomten Tales

Astrid Lindgren's Tomten Tales

Lindgren, Astrid

Thy Friend, Obadiah

Thy Friend, Obadiah

Turkle, Brinton

Just So Stories

Just So Stories

Kipling, Rudyard

Great Children's Stories

Great Children's Stories

Richardson, Frederick

Winnie-the-Pooh: The Complete Collection

Winnie-the-Pooh: The Complete Collection

Milne, A. A.

The Year at Maple Hill Farm

The Year at Maple Hill Farm

Provensen, Alice, Provensen, Martin

The Christmas Cat

The Christmas Cat

Holmes, Efner Tudor

Miss Suzy

Miss Suzy

Young, Miriam

D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths

D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths

D'Aulaire, Ingri and Edgar

The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

Andersen, Hans Christian

The Anne of Green Gables Treasury

The Anne of Green Gables Treasury

Montgomery, L. M.

The Boy Who Drew Birds

The Boy Who Drew Birds

Davies, Jacqueline

Good King Wenceslas

Good King Wenceslas

Luckhardt, Mildred Corell

Red Mittens

Red Mittens

Bannon, Laura

Otto of the Silver Hand

Otto of the Silver Hand

Pyle, Howard

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

Burnett, Frances Hodgson

The Complete Brambly Hedge

The Complete Brambly Hedge

Barklem, Jill

Leonardo, the Beautiful Dreamer

Leonardo, the Beautiful Dreamer

Byrd, Robert

A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Books

A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Books

Dickens, Charles

The Real Mother Goose

The Real Mother Goose

Wright, Blanche Fisher

Black Fox of Lorne

Black Fox of Lorne

de Angeli, Marguerite

The Happy Prince and Other Stories

The Happy Prince and Other Stories

Wilde, Oscar

The Cranberry Books

The Cranberry Books

Devlin, Wende

Hildegard of Bingen

Hildegard of Bingen

Demi

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

Moore, Clement C.

Wee Gillis

Wee Gillis

Leaf, Munro

My Naughty Little Sister

My Naughty Little Sister

Edwards, Dorothy

The Railway Children

The Railway Children

Nesbit, E.

Opal Wheeler's Great Musicians

Opal Wheeler's Great Musicians

Deucher, Sybil, Wheeler, Opal

Locomotive

Locomotive

Floca, Brian

Shoemaker Martin

Shoemaker Martin

Tolstoy, Leo

Song of the Swallows

Song of the Swallows

Politi, Leo

Gesta Romanorum

Gesta Romanorum

Swan, Charles

King Arthur

King Arthur

Lanier, Sidney, Malory, Thomas

Holling C. Holling's Books

Holling C. Holling's Books

Holling, Holling C.

Night Watch: An Adventure with Rembrandt

Night Watch: An Adventure with Rembrandt

Lawrence, Isabelle

The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree

The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree

Houston, Gloria

The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge

The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge

Swift, Hildegarde H.

Cautionary Tales for Children

Cautionary Tales for Children

Belloc, Hilaire

Heidi

Heidi

Spyri, Johanna

Andrew Lang's Fairy Books

Andrew Lang's Fairy Books

Lang, Andrew

Immortals of Science

Immortals of Science

Marcus, Rebecca B.

Christmas Day in the Morning

Christmas Day in the Morning

Buck, Pearl S.

Owl Moon

Owl Moon

Yolen, Jane

The Betrothed

The Betrothed

Manzoni, Alessandro

Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories

Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories

Perrault, Charles

Genevieve Foster's World Books

Genevieve Foster's World Books

Foster, Genevieve

A Butterfly Is Patient

A Butterfly Is Patient

Aston, Dianna Hutts

Saint Nicholas and the Nine Gold Coins

Saint Nicholas and the Nine Gold Coins

Forest, Jim

Pelle's New Suit

Pelle's New Suit

Beskow, Elsa

Paddington Classic Adventures

Paddington Classic Adventures

Bond, Michael

D'Aulaires' Book of Animals

D'Aulaires' Book of Animals

D'Aulaire, Ingri and Edgar

An Orange for Frankie

An Orange for Frankie

Polacco, Patricia

Jenny and the Cat Club

Jenny and the Cat Club

Averill, Esther

Edward Eager's Tales of Magic

Edward Eager's Tales of Magic

Eager, Edward

Handbook of Nature Study

Handbook of Nature Study

Comstock, Anna Botsford

The Birds' Christmas Carol

The Birds' Christmas Carol

Wiggin, Kate Douglas

Donkey-Donkey

Donkey-Donkey

Duvoisin, Roger

Cowboy Sam

Cowboy Sam

Chandler, Edna Walker

A History of Everyday Things in England

A History of Everyday Things in England

Quennell, C. H. B., Quennell, Marjorie

Turkey for Christmas

Turkey for Christmas

de Angeli, Marguerite

The Little House

The Little House

Burton, Virginia Lee

Vision Books

Vision Books

Homan, Helen Walker

The Christmas Rocket

The Christmas Rocket

Molloy, Anne

The ABC Bunny

The ABC Bunny

Gag, Wanda

Mary Fabyan Windeatt's Saints

Mary Fabyan Windeatt's Saints

Windeatt, Mary Fabyan

Alta Halverson Seymour's Christmas Stories

Alta Halverson Seymour's Christmas Stories

Seymour, Alta Halverson

A Child's Garden of Verses

A Child's Garden of Verses

Stevenson, Robert Louis

Discovery Biographies

Discovery Biographies

Graves, Charles P.

Cranberry Christmas

Cranberry Christmas

Devlin, Wende

The d'Aulaire Biographies

The d'Aulaire Biographies

D'Aulaire, Ingri and Edgar

Apple Tree Christmas

Apple Tree Christmas

Noble, Trinka Hakes

Jane Austen: The Complete Works

Jane Austen: The Complete Works

Austen, Jane

The Story of Saint Nicholas

The Story of Saint Nicholas

Luckhardt, Mildred Corell

The Brontë Sisters

The Brontë Sisters

Bronte, Charlotte

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