Courtesy of the ReadKiddoRead Foundation
Are you giving books to your kids as gifts? Which ones are you picking out for friends and family?
ReadKiddoRead asked authors, athletes and celebrities to finish this sentence: "The Best Gift I Ever Got Was a Book, and That Book Was _____."
Pick up some of these favorites for the kids in your life, or browse through ReadKiddoRead.com for books that are sure to please any young person this holiday season.
Mark Teixeira
The best gift I ever got was a book; it was The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris.
The book is The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, given to me by my friend and high school principal, Barry Fitzpatrick. While I can't single out any book as my favorite, this book stands out because it sparked my interest in biographies and American history. I almost exclusively read nonfiction now, as I am educated with each book!
Rick Riordan
The best gift I ever got was a book; it was The Lord of the Rings box set by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Lois Lowry
The best gift I ever got was a book; it was Humphrey: One Hundred Years Along the Wayside with a Box Turtle by Marjorie Flack.
The best gift I ever got was a book. It was called Humphrey, and it had an unwieldy subtitle: One Hundred Years Along the Wayside with a Box Turtle. I was three and a half. My sister, three years older, was learning to read in first grade, and she came home each day and taught me what she had learned. When I sat down with Humphrey, despite the mystery of the "ph," which, since I had been told the turtle's name, I thought should certainly be an "f", I realized I could read. It was an exhilarating moment, and I have remembered that turtle fondly ever since.
Jamie Lee Curtis
The best gift I ever got was a book; it was Shogun by James Clavell.
Boo the Dog
The best gift I ever got was a book; it was I Am a Pole (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert.
What's the best book you've ever received? Let us know if the comments
- The Mouse and His Child - 1000個文字的故事 (a kid's book on Chinese etymology) - Anne of Green Gables - the Booky trilogy by Bernice Thurman Hunter
-"The Great Gatsby" (Different nuances every time I read it.) -Anything by Mark Twain -- Well worth re-reading. Beautifully written. very witty. . . . and remember: "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. INSIDE if a dog, it's too dark to read." Groucho Marx. -"The Milagro Beanfield War" -- John Nichols. A hoot!