Children’s Books That Make Great Graduation Gifts
Do you know what makes a great graduate gift? A children’s book! Books are always in style for your graduation gift-giving season, when graduates celebrate their accomplishments and transition into a new chapter of life.
Whether for kindergarten, 8th grade, high school, or university, these inspiring, motivating, and wise picture books make wonderful graduation gifts at any age.
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Add to BookshelfThe Spark in Me
by Miguel Tanco
For curious graduates, this lively story celebrates a girl with endless questions. She carefully records her big questions and their physics-related answers in a science notebook.
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Tomorrow I’ll Be Brave
by Jessica Hische
With stunning typographic artwork, this motivating story encourages readers to set their intentions for tomorrow — to be brave, strong, and adventurous — because every day is a new day!
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Where Do Possibilities Live?
by Kobi Yamada
Dreamlike artwork pairs with inspiring prose, encouraging readers to explore a world of possibilities waiting to be known.
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In You I See
by Rachel Emily
With lush illustrations, this uplifting book compares you to the wonders of nature. For example, you are brave and striped like a tiger, flowing with life and energy like a river, and strong like an oak tree.
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The Spark in You
by Andrea Pippins
Follow a little girl as she prepares to go to Carnival. Readers watch her spark of creativity as she thinks of an idea for a mask and then brings it to life. Bold colors add to the exuberance of creation and celebration, and the back matter includes directions for making your own Carnival mask.
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Change Sings
by Amanda Gorman
The first-person poem speaks to embracing change and working to build a better world, showing a diverse group of kids marching, playing instruments, and singing. It’s a lushly illustrated picture book about making small and big changes in the world.
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If I Could Choose a Best Day: Poems of Possibility
by Charles Waters and Irene Latham
In a world of endless possibilities, what could you be, do, and dream? These poems all begin with “If” and are sure to inspire the hearts and minds of graduates, whether the poem is about building a treehouse or catching a magic fish.
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How Will You Make a Difference? Boxed Set
by Kobi Yamada
Exquisite artwork pairs with motivational text, encouraging readers to notice the world, try, fail, keep trying, and make a difference. The boxed set includes all three picture books from this popular series.
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Weird and Wonderful You
by Zaila Avant-garde
An exuberant celebration of what makes you weird and wonderful, this book affirms each reader’s individuality. Full of lyrical language, inspirational quotes, and bold mixed-media art, it is a perfect gift for graduates to celebrate their unique way of being!
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World of Wonder
by Valarie Kaur
Wonder Baby discovers that their world is filled with wonders, from ants in the sand to bubbles in the air. Written in rhyme, this beautifully illustrated book emphasizes the importance of wonder without judgment and of love above all else.
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This Is a Moment
by Micah Player
Colorful illustrations pop off the page, illuminating the book’s encouraging message about the many moments in our lives, whether they are new, fast, brave, crowded, peaceful, or grateful. This is a positive reminder to be present in all of life’s feelings and moments, for it is in these moments that we become who we are.
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