(Part 3) Top products from r/SantasLittleHelpers

So, given the recent kerfluffle about people entering contests too much, feel free to disregard this one but my books are my prized possessions and I had to write this.

I love love LOVE this!

I was a rare and antique book dealer, many moons ago, and am happily wrapped in a sever case of bibliophilia so I can't agree more that books are something to be treasured.

When I was a child, back when dirt was the latest and greatest thing, I made a promise to myself that I would read at least an hour a day. For pleasure! Not just the newspaper or the like. I'm still proud to say that since the age of 12 I have done just that. I will go without sleep for an hour just so that I can read.

Good on you for this one. Good on you tea.

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The books that I want EVERY child to read are a bit. . . different.

I recently fell in love with Pat Rothfuss and have devoured his books as soon as they come out. His latest release is something of a departure. A small novela called The Slow Regard of Silent Things in which a minor character from his main series is spotlit in a unique way.

This book, in my opinion, can (and does) help children to understand that different isn't always bad. That feelings are both important and personal. That sometimes having things be just right is the right thing to do. The language isn't difficult, it's a BLAST to read out loud with someone, and can be enjoyed by just about every genre reader of any age!

My next choice is a more traditional choice for children. But not for the traditional reasons!

Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland!

This is one that I think is so overlooked by people of every age. And that's so sad for me. Carroll may, well. . . let's be honest here he DID, have some issues but something that I think he got spot on was his ability to make both the absurd and silly MEANINGFUL though his words and stories!

Through all the adventures and the creatures and the characters something that is telling throughout the whole of the story. . . Being a child is fun! It should be fun! Because if you're not having fun, you're doing it wrong!

I have personally read these stories dozens of times. For myself, for my nieces and nephews, and more again for me!

Last choice is one that I may have to defend here.

The greatest introduction to space, sci-fi, fantasy, and. . . towels!

The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Gude to the Galaxy by the amazing Douglas Adams!

In my opinion the story alone is broad enough to engage children, as well as young adults, as well as teens, due to the simplicity of characters and the variety of situations.

But!

The more often you read these books the better they get! The more you learn about the world at large the funnier the books get!

When I first read Hitchhiker's I was a mere lad of 10 and thought it was a cute book. When I read it again at age 16 I thought it was hysterical! At 21 it was a thought provoking comedy in the vein of Shakespeare! At 25 I thought 21 year old me was a tool, but thought the books were great!

The more you read them, or have them read to you, the better they get!

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I also wanted to point out this article on the front page of /r/books from the NYT that talk about one of the best things you can do for a child is to own books. Shelves full of books!

So thank you for doing this. Thank you very much.

I've never entered things like this, but it caught my eye and we could use the help! My 6 year old son is in first grade. I'm worried his learning has declined because he's behind with words and lacks true interest in reading! I think these books would help and be fun for him! I'm a single mama on a fixed disability income. Your gift will make a kid very happy! Thank you for doing this!

https://www.amazon.com/Big-Purple-Book-Beginner-Books/dp/0307975878/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1543125165&sr=8-6&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=Boys+reading+beginning+reader&dpPl=1&dpID=51AtAI9c0iL&ref=plSrch

I'm trying to find healthy ways to destress. Coloring and lettering are where I'm drifting to now... Both can take up only as much time as I feel like giving, whether 10 minutes or hours. I would love this coloring book for a chance to relax.

Creative Haven Celtic Alphabet Designs Coloring Book (Creative Haven Coloring Books) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0486833054/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_GFl1Db9GT0ZM8

We have 4 children, and I'd like to nominate my 9 year old daughter for this prize. She is so helpful and compassionate. When she has money, she hardly ever spends it on herself. She will almost always buy one of her siblings something instead. She goes out of her way to help others, even strangers. The one thing she really wants from her wish list is one of the Warrior Cat books listed on it. Thank you for this contest. Here is her wishlist: http://a.co/5gKhsS7 and here is one of the books: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062366971/?coliid=I3UA7JLVUZEQ8A&colid=T6QITKI13PDR&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it. Merry Christmas!

Books for Young Children

• Good Night, Sam
  
• Skippyjon Jones
  
• Skippyjon Jones in the Doghouse
  
• Those Darn Squirrels
  
• Oh the Thinks You Can Think!
  
• Bad Kitty Does Not Like Dogs
  
• The Itsy Bitsy Snowman
  
• The Littlest Elf
  
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  
• The Good Dinosaur
  
  I Can Read - Books
  
  
• A Kiss for Little Bear
  
• Little Bears Friend
  
• Amelia Bedelia
  
• Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia
  
• Eloise Visits the Zoo
  
• Eloise Throws a Party
  
• May I Please Have a Cookie?
  
• Pete the Cat: At the Beach
  
• Mac and Cheese
  
• Splat the Cat
  
  Books for Older Kids
  
  
• Disney Fairies, The Never Girls Collection
  
• Ivy + Bean’s Secret Treasure Box
  
• The Ramona Collection
  
• Pippi Longstocking
  
• Mr Popper’s Penguins
  
• The Chocolate Touch
  
• Magic Tree House Boxed Set
  
• Girls Think of Everything
  
• Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids
  
• Owl Diaries
  
• 5,000 Awesome Facts
  

My 3 year old loves me to read to him and tries to read to me as well, we have TONS of LGBs on his list! I'm slowly trying to expand his small library, I'm getting really, really tired of The Hungry Caterpillar.


We have wishlisted:

Go To Sleep Little Dragons
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0307929574/ref=aw_wl_ov_dp_1_1?colid=38QNUV09XHD6D&coliid=I346SMDHRF4FLF

I'm a T-rex!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0375858067/ref=aw_wl_ov_dp_1_2?colid=38QNUV09XHD6D&coliid=I3T1U2K0CVYIZU

Robots, Robots, Everywhere
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0449810798/ref=aw_wl_ov_dp_1_3?colid=38QNUV09XHD6D&coliid=I3GFAWHZ6C0IKU

A Roaring Adventure (Toy Story)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0736429077/ref=aw_wl_ov_dp_1_4?colid=38QNUV09XHD6D&coliid=ID3O7LM2R16LJ


Can you tell he loves dinosaurs? ;)

Yes! Its This one right it seems everyone loved little bear!

I'd like to take more time for myself and figure out who I am. More often than not I'm someone's mom, grandma, or wife. It would be nice to get in touch with myself. I'd like this book.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0399175210/?coliid=I14P7RVE0I3NOZ&colid=QWZ9N8NY8PQV&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

This would be amazing, I've been wanting this Study Bible for a while but haven't been able to buy anything extra for myself.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0310434092/?coliid=I2R8552XYX9FRT&colid=3MUU8OVGANT2I&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

I'd like to enter my husband for this please https://www.amazon.com/KFiAQ-2019-Scraper-Windshield-Cone-Shaped/dp/B07ZPC9TMW/ref=mp_s_a_1_14?keywords=magic+ice+scraper&qid=1574198053&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011&rnid=2470954011&rps=1&sprefix=magic+i&sr=8-14 it would make his mornings before work so much easier as we dont have a ice scraper so he usually ends up using a old card and tying to drive with only a patch scraped off.