Bookish Christmas presents for girls and boys

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EASY GIFT IDEAS

Perfect gifts for 5 to 14-year-olds

That new book smell, excitement about the reading adventure that awaits, feeling the connection to the person that’s given it to you… there’s something magical about unwrapping a new book at Christmas.

From our award-winning monthly book subscriptions to chapter books, letterbox gifts, stocking stuffers and ideas for a Christmas Eve box, we’re here to help you give the gift of reading this Christmas.

A subscription gift that keeps on giving

With one of our subscriptions, kids get to experience the joy of opening a parcel addressed to them again and again and again!

This is a brilliant option for a main present from parents or grandparents for 5 to 14-year-olds.

We choose the books for our subscription boxes very carefully and believe they're perfect for both boys and girls. You may like to read more about how we select our books and why we think all books are for everyone.

There are two options for you to consider. Our gift subscriptions are great if you're after a one-off present but if there’s a chance you’ll want to continue the subscription for longer our rolling subscriptions are a better bet...

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ALL-IN-ONE-GIFT

Book gift sets for kids

Kids, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends will love unwrapping one of our fabulous gift sets.

Build your own gift set around one of our past subscription boxes or simply select 'Would you like to make this a gift set?' when browsing our bookshop titles.

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Fabulously festive children's chapter books...

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Bestseller

The Snow Girl

Gnome Alone at Christmas

How Winston Came Home For Christmas

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King's Christmas Shenanigans

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The Miraculous Sweetmakers: The Frost Fair

INEXPENSIVE BOOK GIFTS

Small gifts, stocking fillers and Christmas Eve boxes

We think you can never go wrong giving a book as a gift but giving more than one is even better!

We're also pleased to stock a small range of booklovers' gifts like bookmarks, pins, tote bags and book lights.

Browse chapter book gifts by age...

Cover of Huxley and Flapjack: Trouble at Sea by Alan Macdonald and Francesca Gambatesa

5 to 8-year-olds

8 to 12-year-olds

Cover of Storm of Lies by Sophie McKenzie

12 to 14-year-olds

Fun gifts for book lovers under £10

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Make your own stitched tassel bookmark

Enamel pin badge shaped like a pile of books reading Hooked on Books.

'Hooked on Books' booklover's pin badge

Example of a blue, a pink and an orange Really Tiny Book Light

Example of a forest green and a purple Really Tiny Book Light

The Really Tiny Book Light

A yellow, red and green version of cotton tote bag for book lovers with the slogan Shhhh! I'm reading.

A child holding up a green cotton tote bag with the slogan Shhh! I'm reading.

'Shh! I'm reading' cotton tote bag for book lovers

Set of three mini magnetic bookmarks in the shape of books on a backing card

Set of three mini magnetic bookmarks in the shape of books

Books mini magnetic bookmarks

Letterbox gifts for when you can't be there in person

We’re very happy to add a handwritten note to any orders and send them straight to the lucky recipient.

But don't just take our word for it, read this review about how a Parrot Street Book Club subscription keeps a grandmother and granddaughter connected despite living on separate continents.

Add the finishing touches to any book gift

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A tissue-wrapped parcel with a Parrot Street Book Club sticker and handwritten notecard

Gift wrapping

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Greeting card with bold red, yellow and blue illustration of a wrapped gift box and ribbon

Gift boxes greeting card

Greeting card with Happy Birthday written in colourful, bold font

Happy birthday greeting card

Greeting card with lots of yellow smiley faces on it

Smiling faces greeting card

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Greeting card with colourful illustration of birthday candles

Happy birthday candles greeting card

Countdown to Christmas with heartwarming stories told in 24 or 25 chapters!

How Winston Came Home For Christmas

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King's Christmas Shenanigans

The Biggest Christmas Secret Ever

Stepfather Christmas

Why shop with us?

We may not be able to compete with large online retailers in terms of price but believe there are significant benefits to shopping with a specialist independent children's bookshop like us...

Children's book expertise

We've been producing our monthly subscription boxes for over 5 years and bring that expertise to carefully curating our small, easy-to-navigate bookshop collections.

Happy customers are our priority

We care deeply about our customers and the quality of the product and service they receive. We're proud to offer exceptional customer service.

Adding the personal touch

We are always happy to include handwritten notes when an order is a gift. We also love making book recommendations and are happy to order-in books that may not feature in our collections.

What our happy customers have to say...

★★★★★
Brilliant Christmas Gift
Our nine year old granddaughter who is an avid reader is thrilled to have joined a book club! The opportunity to write a review each month will certainly add to her enjoyment.
Marian

★★★★★
Great gift and fun treat each month
I bought this for my son as a way of spreading out his Xmas gifts a bit. After the excitement of Christmas had passed it was great to know there would still be a treat coming in the post.
Rachael

★★★★★
Nice idea for a gift
A selection of past packs given as Christmas gifts to the children of my family (nieces, cousins etc). They all liked the idea of the activity packs, especially the associated recipes.

Nicely packaged, great communication and fast delivery.
Emily

★★★★★
I bought this as a Christmas present for my 10 year old granddaughter. Judging by her reaction when she opened the present, she was delighted. My daughter said that she will definitely be starting a subscription.
Rita

★★★★★
Much excitement
Bought as a Christmas present but continued as my children love receiving their new books.
There is always much excitement when they see the packages arrive and it has introduced us to so many new books of different genres that otherwise we may not have been picked up.
Emily