Great books for gifts.

TeeCee · 2006-11-30T20:20:25+00:00

I just bought: my sister Earth From the Air my brother - Round Ireland with a Fridge my SIL-to-be a book on shoes my Step-father the Encyclopedia of London my FIL (who recently told us he has lymphatic leukemia) 1001 Places to See Before You Die !!! I bought DP lots of books inc one on Graffiti from around the World, one on Banksy's work and the Private Eye journal and Spike Milligan one. What are your top books to give, or receive as gifts?

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TeeCee · 01/12/2006 19:44

okayyyyyyy, great, wicked, thanks!!!!!!

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WHEELYbahhumBUG · 01/12/2006 19:47

Round Ireland with a fridge is a great book ! And I assume your FIL will take his gift well ?!

I love giving books too - so far this year I have bought:

DH - a novel and Coast2
Mum - Allotment vegetables
Dad - A breadmaker one
DD - Charlie and Lola
A friend - 1001 books to read before you die
Another friend - a book on cult children's tv shows
Books for various children - Monkey do, dear zoo, Alice in Wonderland gift set...

Think thats it so far....

Crystaltips · 01/12/2006 19:48

did you get thm from an online store then ...??

What can you recommend for a 74 year old dad ...

Really stuck !!

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TeeCee · 01/12/2006 20:39

I got mine from amazon and play.com and my Charlie and lola books in abag from Red house (I think)
Tell us more about your dad.

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chestnuttyroastingbythefire · 01/12/2006 20:45

got SIL( into yoga and pilates) Bush Yoga
BIL ( just returned from back packing in South America) Sans Samerbero - a spoof travel guide.
Both from play.com.
BIL2 Book of inventions - free with my book blub

theposterformerlyknownasMammyM · 01/12/2006 20:48

the Charlie and Lola books are from thebookpeople.co.uk, I got mine today and they're fab! I also got the Winnie the Witch set and a cooking book by Jane Bull they're all great and only cost £23 for the lot! That's 11 books and 2 CD's btw.... For the 74 yr old have you seen the gorgeous books on the book people with really fab photography in? such as the coast book, there's one on animals, I've got 'Earth' and 'Human' which are nice to look at and dip into, also there's lots of 'questions you never thought of asking with surprising answer' type books for a couple of quid! I think I should get shares in the book people, what do you think?!

theposterformerlyknownasMammyM · 01/12/2006 20:48

the Charlie and Lola books are from thebookpeople.co.uk, I got mine today and they're fab! I also got the Winnie the Witch set and a cooking book by Jane Bull they're all great and only cost £23 for the lot! That's 11 books and 2 CD's btw.... For the 74 yr old have you seen the gorgeous books on the book people with really fab photography in? such as the coast book, there's one on animals, I've got 'Earth' and 'Human' which are nice to look at and dip into, also there's lots of 'questions you never thought of asking with surprising answer' type books for a couple of quid! I think I should get shares in the book people, what do you think?!

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alibauble · 02/12/2006 03:36

Have you tried any of The Magic School Bus Books - they are fantastic - scientific yet amusing. My two are completely sold on them and I've just received the Scholastic Set I ordered via school with a load of mini ones in that Santa's bringing for Christmas. Also fabulous the new DK books - Animals and Rainforest. Totally photographic record of the world at large.

Bozza · 02/12/2006 07:20

I have mainly done children's books this time. So far I have got:

DS (5) - 8 Horrid Henry books (from a 10 pack but he already had two so I have recycled as classmate's b'day presents)
3 pack of factual books about bees, spiders etc (he said he wanted some "non-fiction" books)

DD (2) - 4 pack of fairy stories in a little case
4 classic story books (from 10 pack in thebookpeople)
Hairy McClary book
Princess and the Pea ladybird book

For DN (2) - 3 story books from the pack

For other DN(1) - 3 story books from pack and a hairy mclary book

For FIL - Terry Wogan Mustn't grumble

Am thinking about Dr Seuss and stocking filler lady bird book for DS

Also Peter Kay book for DH.

munz · 02/12/2006 07:42

my dad - mrs beetons xmas dinners (or variation on the last word) £2.99 hard backed and every thing v v impreseed

J also has a truck book/jigsaw book from mini IQ - which we're free had a party and got them form the commission! lol. should have ben £16.99 thou for the 2. truck one's chunky and can go in the bath with him as well. he liked the one we saw at tots

all4girlz · 02/12/2006 17:08

I have bought the charlie and lola books from the book people plus fairy and princess books for presents.
4 cookbooks 2 of them the same james martin one was only 5.99 insead oof 15 pounds and the second story pack 10 books for a tenner inc the grffalo's child that will be split between the two dd's 3 and 5 love the book people
I love going in waterstones and borders too pickingbooks for presents its so sort of decadent a real pleasure.

Stockingsofdinosaurs · 02/12/2006 17:56

My mum's book is fab for grandmas or TBH any ladies over 40.
A good one for a 74yr old dad is Nice Cup of Tea
and Hound Dog is great for any youngish blokes with a strong stomach for obscenity!