holiday gift guide: for your toddler that gets in to everything, asks a million questions, and lives on goldfish crackers

It's Christmas eve eve!  And you forgot to get that gift for that neice/nephew/friend's kid who is coming to the Christmas party this year!  Don't panic.  Run to the bookstore around the corner and get one of these.

This one has a totally adorable story and teaches a great message of kindness to others.  Plus farm animals and vehicles - things toddlers love! 

The illustrations in this won me over as a fan of the author, blogger and artist Sanae Ishida.  Her watercolor images of ninjas and the map of their ninja town are my favorites.   

Toby has been a favorite around here for a while.  I think my toddler loves him so much because Toby is a toddler too, and toddlers really relate to him.  It's a sweet series that is fun to read while covering beginning literacy topics like numbers, letters, and colors.  

Toby!
By Cyndy Szekeres
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Wolfie has become our favorite book this year, hands down.  This one will make any toddler happy! 

For the train obsessed kid in your life!  A real train for every letter in the alphabet. 

Alphabet Trains
By Samantha R. Vamos
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Vampires that will drain your jelly doughnuts!  The most wildly imaginative story I've read in a while. 

Jampires
By Sarah McIntyre, David O'Connell
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an age-appropriate take on friendship and bullying.  

Every story about everyone's favorite little red-headed Parisian in one collection.  Sure to be a treasured addition to your book shelf.