Better Reading’s 12 Days of Christmas: Your 2023 Kids’ Gift Guide

Looking for the perfect gift for a young bookworm in your life? We’ve got you sorted with these twelve picks for Christmas! From picture books to encyclopedias, you’ll find something for every kind of reader…

Bluey Advent Calendar Book Collection

Count down to Christmas with 24 special mini Bluey books! From story books to colouring in, this Advent calendar will keep kids entertained all the way through December and finishes with a very special edition of Verandah Santa for Christmas Eve.

Ages 3+.

Buy the collection here.

Always Never Always by Meg McKinlay, Illustrated by Leila Rudge

A poetic and quirky one-of-a kind classic-in-the-making, that encourages readers to explore their world, from two award winning creators.

Ages 2+.

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Pink Santa by Tanya Hennessy

A jolly and inclusive celebration of the Christmas season, from bestselling children’s author Tanya Hennessy! Sparkling with all the magic of the season, this warm-hearted tale is a celebration of embracing change and being yourself.

Ages 3+.

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Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell

There’s a place where all the wildest stories began… From Katherine Rundell, winner of the Costa Children’s Book Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize comes the first novel in a landmark trilogy for fans of His Dark Materials.

Ages 9+.

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Britannica’s Encyclopedia Infographica by Andrew Pettie, Conrad Quilty-Harper, Infographics by Valentina D’Efilippo

An awe-inspiring encyclopedia with more than 200 original infographic illustrations – the perfect book for visual learners. This authoritative visual encyclopedia reveals astonishing information about space, Earth, animals, humans and technology through illustrations and graphics (and not too many words!).

Ages 10+.

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Fluff #1: Bullies Beware by Matt Stanton

The hilarious and unmissable new series about Gilbert, a boy whose best friend is an imaginary giant fluffy bunny called Fluff, from the creator who brought us The Odds, Funny Kid and Bored.

Ages 8+.

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Bluey: Treasury

Join Bluey and Bingo in six special stories with their family and friends. Go swimming in Uncle Stripe’s pool, explore the creek, play a game of Charades and more in this treasured collection. A gorgeous hardback for kids of all ages.

Ages 3+.

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How the Grinch Lost Christmas! by Alastair Heim, Aristides Ruiz & Dr Seuss

Celebrate the season alongside all your favourite characters with this sequel to the timeless classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Grinch’s newfound Christmas spirit is in jeopardy with the arrival of the Whoville’s Christmas tree competition, but can one special Who remind him of what’s really important?

Ages 5+.

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Keeper of the Lost Cities The Graphic Novel Part 1 by Shannon Messenger, Adapted by Celina Frenn, Illustrated by Gabriella Chianello

The first book in the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series is being reimagined as a graphic novel with the first half of the epic novel adapted to this new format with beautiful artwork!

Ages 8+.

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Murtagh by Christopher Paolini

In this gripping novel starring one of the most popular characters from Christopher Paolini’s blockbuster Inheritance Cycle, a Dragon Rider must discover what he stands for in a world that has abandoned him. The perfect book to enter the World of Eragon for the first time… or to joyfully return.

Ages 12+.

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid #18: No Brainer by Jeff Kinney

Book #18 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney. Up until now, middle school hasn’t exactly been a joyride for Greg Heffley. But now the town is threatening to close the crumbling building. Can Greg and his classmates save their school before it’s shuttered for good?

Ages 7+.

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The Harry Potter Wizarding Almanac by J.K. Rowling

Whisk yourself away to Harry Potter’s wizarding world with this Whiz-bang of an illustrated companion. The only official companion to the Harry Potter stories – the ultimate compendium of wizarding lists, charts, maps and all things magical!

Ages 8+.

Buy a copy here.