2023 Gift Guide
One of the best things about being part of a group of picture book creators is celebrating each other’s books. In past gift guides, where we recommended holiday gifts that paired well with our own books, we decided to change things up a bit this year! Below, you’ll find not one, but two sets of gift ideas for each book— each created by a different Soaring 20s member!
We hope you find something fun and unique for the children in your life. Happy holidays!
Alphabot by Vicky Fang


Bisa’s Carnaval by Joana Pastro, illustrated by Carolina Coroa


Eavesdropping on Elephants by Patricia Newman



Fire of Stars by Kirsten W. Larson, illustrated by Katherine Roy


Hooked on Books by Margaret Chiu Greanias, illustrated by Kristyna Litten


How This Book Got Red by Margaret Chiu Greanias, illustrated by Melissa Iwai


Hurry, Little Tortoise, Time for School by Carrie Finison, illustrated by Erin Kraan


Mabel’s Topsy-Turvy Homes by Candy Wellins, illustrated by Jess Rose


Make Way: The Story of Robert McCloskey, Nancy Schön, and Some Very Famous Ducklings by Angela Burke Kunkel, illustrated by Claire Keane


No World Too Big by Lindsay Metcalf, Keila V. Dawson, and Jeanette Bradley


Battle of the Books by Melanie Ellsworth, illustrated by James Rey Sanchez




One Wish by M. O. Yuksel, illustrated by Mariam Quraishi


One Turtle’s Last Straw: The Real-Life Rescue That Sparked a Sea Change by Elisa Boxer, illustrated by Marta Álvarez Miguéns

