2017’s Books to Buy as Gifts

Who needs the NY Times or Barnes and Noble? Find a list of recommended books for readers of all ages to give as gifts this holiday season. From the brilliant minds of Radnor Library's Children's Librarians. PICTURE BOOKS After the Fall by Dan Santat An adorable book by the Caldecott-winning author-illustrator that tells the story of Humpty Dumpty in a new way. Surprisingly, it has a great message about overcoming fears and perseverance...you'll think differently about the nursery rhyme after…

Lovely by Jess Hong Big, small, curly, straight, loud, quiet, smooth, wrinkly. Lovely explores a world of differences that all add up to the same thing: we are all lovely! Skin Again by Bell Hooks The skin I'm in is just a covering. It cannot tell my story. The skin I'm in is just a covering. If you want to know who I am, you have got to come inside and open your heart way wide. Celebrating all that makes…

El Deafo by Cece Bell The author recounts in graphic novel format her experiences with hearing loss at a young age, including using a bulky hearing aid, learning how to lip read, and determining her "superpower." Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper Considered by many to be mentally retarded, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time. Counting By Sevens by Holly Sloan Twelve-year-old genius and…