Believe in the world
Gift Guide
We collected over 400 children's book quotations for our new book BELIEVE IN THE WORLD: WISDOM FOR GROWN-UP FROM CHILDREN'S BOOKS.
For this gift guide, we paired a quote from our book with a matching gift . . . for your child's teacher, your local librarian, a couple who is expecting, your friend who might need cheering during the holidays, your mother who read these books to you when you were little, or your own grown-up kid who also remembers them.
And don't forget to get them a copy of Believe in the World at Bookshop.org along with their present. They'll thank you for it.
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“You must go on a long journey before you can really find out how wonderful home is.” —Tove Jansson, Comet in Moominland
With these wooden postcards you can send a favorite Moomin to your own favorite Moomin.
Buy it now at Little King
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“What makes the desert beautiful,” the little prince said, “is that it hides a well somewhere . . .” —Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
These coasters are a nice reminder that there is always a silver lining.
Buy it now at Etsy
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“Funny how sometimes you worry a lot about something and it turns out to be nothing.” —R. J. Palacio, Wonder
A book poster for all your bookish friends makes a nice gift.
Buy it now on Etsy
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“It’s not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and good writer. Charlotte was both.” —E. B. White, Charlotte’s Web
This pretty charm is perfect for true friend or a friend who is a good writer.
Buy it now from Jennifer Dahl Designs
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“Good things come, but they’re never perfect; are they? You have to twist them into something perfect.” —Maud Hart Lovelace, Betsy’s Wedding
Giving good pencils with good erasers is important because we all need to revise sometimes.
Buy it now from the Betsy-Tacy Society
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“Let the wild rumpus start!” —Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
Wearing these earrings will get the wild rumpus started!
Buy it now on Etsy.com
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“Piglet was so excited at the idea of being Useful that he forgot to be frightened any more.” —A. A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
A mug is always useful and this one will be doubly welcome because it'll also make anyone smile.
Buy it now on basbleu.com
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“Books make people quiet, yet they are so loud.” —Nnedi Okorafor, The Book of Phoenix
A great book organization, and you can donate in honor of your favorite reader.
Donate now to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
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“Books to the ceiling, books to the sky.
My piles of books are a mile high.
How I love them!
How I need them!
I’ll have a long beard by the time I read them.”
—Arnold Lobel, “Books to the Ceiling” in Whiskers & Rhymes
My piles of books are a mile high.
How I love them!
How I need them!
I’ll have a long beard by the time I read them.”
—Arnold Lobel, “Books to the Ceiling” in Whiskers & Rhymes
Make a meaningful impact on a young reader by helping them or their parents start their library. Soon they'll have books to the ceiling.
Donate now to First Book
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“Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog. Make sure everything you do is so completely crazy it’s unbelievable.” —Roald Dahl, Matilda
This shower curtain will have anyone dreaming of new ways to be outrageous as they are washing off that day's adventures.
Buy it now on Lithographs.com
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“It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.” —Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
Lewis Carroll was right: Best not to worry about what happened the day before today. Encourage a friend to have a cup of tea and move on.
Buy it now on Simpson & Vail
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“What a joy it is to read this book.” —Gretchen Rubin, bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Life in Five Senses
And you can't go wrong giving a book of wisdom for grown-ups from children's books. The perfect combination of nostalgia and discovery!
Buy it now on Bookshop.org