Green Holiday Gift Guide: Great Books for Kids
December 10, 2007 by Jennifer
My favorite gifts as a kid were books. I know not all kids like getting books but the following books are good choices if you do go this route. All of these are eco-savvy, fun, and well written.
The World Came to My Place Today by Jo Readman
A Kid’s Winter EcoJournal: With Nature Activities for Exploring the Season by Toni Albert (there are also other season activity books available).
A Hot Planet Needs Cool Kids by Julie Hall
Blue Potatoes, Orange Tomatoes (how to grow a rainbow garden) by Rosalind Creasy
Below is what I gave Cedar, my son, last year. He’s big into rocks and the earth and he’s loved these books.
Let’s Go Rock Collecting by Roma Gans
Smithsonian Handbooks: Rocks & Minerals by Chris Pellant
BOOKS!
My favorite gift.
I briefly considered getting my nephews kid books about recycling, but I thought it might come off as strange since the parents don’t recycle.
Don’t you think? I feel that is a bit of pushing my values on others, but maybe I’m being too paranoid!
You know Peggy; I don’t think that’s value pushing. Recycling isn’t so much a value as it is a basic life task. Sort of like a health issue than religion. Well, it is a value but it’s not like pushing little Noah Arc kid books on people who don’t celebrate the corresponding religions. You know. Plus maybe the parents just don’t know — maybe you should get them a book
Thanks Jennifer. I keep picturing the little two-year-old looking up at his Mommy and asking, “We recycle?”
Then, the Mommy hating me. Well, maybe not.: )
I received a book for my 9 month olds I love called “Eco Babies Wear Green”
@April I love that book! I always recommend it to parents of babies. I think though, that I saw it after I wrote the above post.