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Definitely not your grandma's book club

Definitely not your grandma's book club
Giving the gift of bibliophilia just became effortless--certainly more effortless than spelling bibliophilia.

Left to my own devices, I'd pick an assortment of books for a kid and wrap it up and call it good. GiftLit definitely makes it stupendous with gift series that keep on giving. Choose 3, 6 or 12 months worth of book gifts, targeted by very specific age, gender, and even genre, all of which are recommended by a very impressive panel of selection experts. You'll find series about animals or things that go for little ones, young adult classics, and even several series of great family reads.

All at once you're cultivating a child's love of reading, while totally nailing the gift-giving with the parents. Score. -Mir


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