Add it to the Stack! with Melody: Bookish Gifts for Everyone on the Nice List!

Top Picks for Readers and Moms Who Wanna Be

The holiday shopping season is here! Like many busy moms, the toughest part of the gift-giving season is trying to figure out the perfect gifts for your family. How many times have you said, “Kid’s, I need your Christmas list!” or “Hon, what should we get your mom?” Buying the perfect gift that brings a smile and will hold value beyond the day is our goal. Allow me to help you choose the perfect book for everyone on your list!

For Grandpa or any historical fiction/nonfiction lover: Those who love nonfiction will love David Grann’s, The Wager. A follow up to Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI. This #1 New York Times bestseller, set in 1742 is a story of the extraordinary shipwreck and the men who survived. All was well until 6 months later when 3 castaways washed up and recount a very different story. Thrilling from beginning to end, this book is the perfect gift for the person who loves nonfiction, true crime, and a fast-paced narrative. 

For Grandma or any historical fiction lover: Set in Maine, 1789, The Frozen River is an impressive historical fiction based on the life of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th century midwife, is part mystery and part thrilling adventure. Martha investigates the “accidental” death of a man found frozen in the ice. It just so happens that months earlier, Martha had chronicled the rape of a local woman and one of the men involved is now frozen in the ice. Martha will accept nothing but the truth, but can the town withstand the scandal? 

For Dad or any baseball lover: Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments is a great gift for a Dad who loves sports and especially baseball. Just as the title implies, this book is a countdown of 50 of the most memorable moments in baseball’s history, to make Dad fall in love with the sport all over again.

For your Teen Daughter or swoony closed door romance lover: Check & Mate is Ali Hazelwood’s young adult debut. This enemies to lovers, swoony romance forces Mallory to play the game in life and on the chess board. Teens will love Mallory and her fiercely attractive competitor, Nolan. 

For your Teen Son or any sports lover: Trust the Grind features interviews with world class athletes and is perfect for anyone who is looking for motivation or anyone seeking to tap into their athletic potential. 

For your little ones: Don’t miss the 7th book in the food group series The Big Cheese. This laugh-out-loud picture book is perfect to read aloud over and over again. Perfect to give to all your young readers: The Big Cheese features a chunk of cheese who is really great at everything and LOVES to brag about it too.  But when the new kid, Wedge Wedgeman, beats the Big Cheese in the Cheese-cathalon, boy does he need to learn some humility and fast!  Readers young and old will laugh with and learn a little from the Big Cheese.