Our Favorite Books for Holiday Gifting

A book is a gift that will keep on giving. Shared stories can introduce us to different worlds and awaken us to new ideas and ways of thinking. Whether you’re looking for a book to read aloud to your child or one to gift a partner or friend, there are some wonderful options that will make the perfect present for anyone on your list. Here is Cranford Inclusivity Project’s official 2020 recommended gift list. We hope you will shop locally or online at The Little Boho Bookshop.

For Adults:
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
The Yellow House: A Memoir by Sarah M. Broom
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

For Kids:
Please Baby Please by Spike Lee(0-5)
AntiRactist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi (0-3)
Last Stop on Market St by Matt de la Pena (3-5)
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o (4-8)
The Day You Begin by Jaqueline Woodson (4-8)
I Am Enough by Grace Byers (Ages 4-8)
Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love (4-8)
If You’re Going to March by Martha Freeman (5 and up)
Separate is Never Equal (6-9)
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison (8-12)
New Kid by Jerry Craft (8-12)

For Middle Schoolers and Teens:
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes (10 years and up)
The Stars Beneath Our Feet (10-13)
Stamped by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi (12 and up)
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (13-17)