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

Kirsten W. Larson’s picks:

3D Elephant Puzzle 

Schleich Wild Life Starter-Set 

Save the Elephants tee (benefitting Save the Elephants)


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

Angela Burke Kunkel’s picks:

Red Panda Earrings

Kids’ Personalized Journal (available in red!)

Red Panda Pencil Case


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

Margaret Chiu Greanias’s picks:

Sloth Bento Box

Plush Tortoise

Tortoise water bottle


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



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