December Book Recommendations

GiftLit has the perfect gift for everyone on your holiday list this season, with gifts for children, for teens, for women, for men, for couples, and even for families. Choose from our collections selected by literary experts or use our customization features to build your own unique collection. Each subscription comes with personalized bookplates to make your gift extra special and best of all 10% of GiftLit’s profits go to organizations that promote literacy.

Read on to see our December recommendations and stay tuned for our picks for Best Books of the Year that are coming soon.

Happy Reading!

December Book Recommendations

Children’s Book Recommendations

For Ages 2 to 5
Snowflakes Fall by Patricia MacLachlan

Part of our Great New Picture Books Age 2-5 collection.
See more recommendations for ages 2-5.


For Ages 5 to 8
How to Hide a Lion by Helen Stephens

Part of our Great New Picture Books Age 5-8 collection.
See more recommendations for ages 5-8.


For Ages 8 to 10
Will in Scarlet by Matthew Cody

Part of our Favorites for Boys Age 8-10 collection.
See more recommendations for ages 8-10.


For Ages 10 to 12
The Twistrose Key by Tone Almhjell

Part of our Fantasy & Magic Age 10-12 collection.
See more recommendations for ages 10-12.


For Ages 12 to 14
Winger by Andrew Smith

Part of our Favorites for Boys Age 12-14 collection.
See more recommendations for ages 12-14.


Teen Book Recommendations

For Teen Girls
All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry

Part of our Fiction for Teen Girls collection.
See more recommendations for teens.


For Teen Boys
The Great American Dust Bowl by Don Brown

Part of our Graphic Novels for Teens collection.
See more recommendations for teens.



Adult Book Recommendations

For Women
The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan

Part of our Favorites for Women collection.
See more recommendations for women.


For Men
The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son by Pat Conroy

Part of our Nonfiction for Men collection.
See more recommendations for men.


For Fiction Fans
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

Part of our Great New Hardcover Fiction collection.
See more fiction recommendations.


For Nonfiction Fans
Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal by Nick Bilton

Part of our Great New Hardcover Nonfiction collection.
See more nonfiction recommendations.


For Couples
The Art of Simple Food II by Alice Waters

Part of our Cooking & Entertaining collection.
See more recommendations for couples.


For Mystery Fans
Tatiana ( Arkady Renko Novels ) by Martin Cruz Smith

Part of our Mysteries & Thrillers collection.
See more mystery and thriller recommendations.


Family Book Recommendations

Family Activities
My Mother Goose: A Collection of Favorite Rhymes, Songs, and Concepts by David McPhail

Part of our New Baby collection.
See more recommendations for family activities.


Family Reads
Poems to Learn by Heart by Caroline Kennedy

Part of our Read Aloud Ages 8-12 collection.
See more recommendations for family reads.



We hope you share our love of literature and passion to inspire people of all ages to read and will consider GiftLit for your next gift purchase.

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