Oh dear, did you see the word Christmas in this headline and freak out? I can’t even think about the fact that it’s nine weeks away without breaking into hives. There just seems to be such an awful lot of STUFF TO DO between now and 25 December…
Because I am a Person Who Buys Books For Christmas, I decided that I’d make life easier for all of us by asking the fabulous Your Kid’s Next Read Facebook group to nominate the ONE BOOK they’re definitely buying for a girl this year (there’s a boys’ list too!).
You can also check out last year’s One Book I’m Buying A Kid This Christmas list for even more great suggestions.
Clicking on the book title will take you to Booktopia for more information about the book and the opportunity to buy.*
Easy peasy.
Girls aged 3-5
Rapunzel by Bethan Woollvin
Can You Catch a Mermaid? by Jane Ray
Zog and the Flying Doctors by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
When I Grow Up by Tim Minchin and Steve Antony
Girls aged 6-8
Clementine Rose (series) by Jacqueline Harvey
EJ: Girl Hero (series) by Susannah McFarlane
EJ: Spy School (series) by Susannah McFarlane
Violet Mackerel (series) by Anna Branford
Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke
Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty
How to Draw Cute Stuff by Angela Nguyen
Little People, Big Dreams (series)
Deltora Quest (Graphic Novel) by Emily Rodda and Niwano Makoto
Thelma The Unicorn by Aaron Blabey
Ivy and Bean (series) by Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall
Henry and Beezus by Beverly Cleary
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls #2 (coming 30 November)
Dr Boogaloo and the Girl Who Lost Her Laughter by Lisa Nicol
Girls aged 9-12
PIppa’s Island (series) by Belinda Murrell
The Wonderling by Mira Bartok
The Locket of Dreams by Belinda Murrell
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (illustrated) by J.K. Rowling and Jim Kay
Women Who Dared by Linda Skeers and Livi Gosling
How to Bee by Bren MacDibble
Enid Blyton Jolly Good Food Cookbook by Enid Blyton and Allegra McEvedy
Nevermoor: The Trials Of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
Women in Sports: 50 fearless athletes who played to win by Rachel Ignotofsky
Women in Science: 50 fearless pioneers who changed the world by Rachel Ignotofsky
Tensy Farlow and the Home For Mislaid Children by Jen Storer,
A Most Magical Girl by Karen Foxlee
The Book Of Secrets (Ateban Cipher #1) by A.L. Tait
Blubber by Judy Blume
Where the Mountains Meet The Moon by Grace Lin
David Astle’s Gargantuan Book Of Words by David Astle
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (series) by Lynne Jonell
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World by Kate Pankhurst
Girls Who Rocked The World by Michelle Roehm McCann and Amelie Welden
Vasilisa the Wise and Other Tales of Brave Young Women retold by Kate Forsyth (coming 13 December)
Girls 12+
The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams
A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Best Loved Poems (anthology), edited by Neil Phillip
The Science of Doctor Who by Paul Parsons
The Ingo Chronicles (series) by Helen Dunmore
Which book are you definitely buying for a girl this Christmas? Let us know in the comments. And check out the boys’ list here.
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Definitely waiting for ‘Rebel Girls 2’ for one neice, for another I’ve got the ‘Big Life Jornal’ which helps promote a growth mindset, and another will be getting ‘A Patch from Scratch’ because they are doing an urban veggie patch.
One daughter will be getting the Rosie Revere workbook, and a son the Iggy Peck workbook.
Sounds like a great list Cherie!