Books make great gifts because they have whole worlds inside of them.
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As avid bibliophiles, we will always enjoy giving the gift of reading. We love looking for a book that will bring joy or inspiration to the reader, a special bookmark to mark a pause, key chains or jewelry that announces one’s love of books or creating a gift basket of sorts by pairing books with complementary gifts. Any gift that showcases books and reading is a gift worth giving and receiving for it is a gift that will endure. So, share your passion for books with the ones you love this holiday season.
Happy holidays and reading! |
- Goodwill
- Thrift Stores
- Garage Sales
- Used Bookstores
- Library Sales
- Salvation Army Stores
The Book Exchange - in downtown Jackson, MI
There is no shortage of books to browse through at this used bookstore. On our latest trip we found:
-Book Cooks: 26 Recipes from A-Z Inspired by Favorite Children's Books by Cheryl Apgar
-Cinders: A Chicken Cinderella by Jan Brett
-Ming Lo Moves the Mountain by Arnold Lobel
-Too Many Toys by David Shannon
-Fairy Tale Weddings Paper Dolls by Tom Tierney (with all of paper dolls intact)
-A Frog in the Bog by Karma Wilson
The Book Burrow - in the basement of the Downtown Lansing Library in Lansing, MI
The majority of the books available for sale at this location are discarded or withdrawn library books and most are in excellent condition. Their prices are a little higher than most used book sales within libraries, but they had a unique selection. On our trip we found:
-The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret & H. A. Rey
by Louise Borden
-Musk Ox Counts by Erin Cabatingan
-Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll, illustrated by Joel Stewart
-Let It Fall by Maryann Cocca-Leffler
-Hornbooks and Inkwells by Verla Kay
-Louisa May's Battle: How the Civil War Led to Little Women by Kathleen Krull
-Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco (autographed by the author!)
-Helen's Big World: The Life of Helen Keller by Doreen Rappaport
-Sally Go Round the Stars: Favourite Rhymes from an Irish Childhood by Sarah Webb & Claire Ransom
Book Worm Heaven - on the 2nd floor of the Mason Library in downtown Mason, MI
Slip behind the busy circulation desk, around all of the book carts to the staircase leading up to a quaint and cozy used book shop that features prices that cannot be beat! Children's hardcover for $0.50 and paperbacks for $0.25! We picked up:
-Mother Goose's Melodies (Facsimile Edition of The Munroe and Francis 'Copyright 1833' Version)
-Work: An Occupational ABC by Kellen Hatanaka
-Operation Alphabet (Ministry of Letters) by Al MacCuish
-Apple by Nikki McClure
-Indian Tales: A Barefoot Collection by Shenaaz Nanji & Christopher Corr
-Chicken Soup With Rice by Maurice Sendak
-The Dead Tree by Alvin Tresselt
-The Circus Ship by Chris Van Dusen
Schuler Books & Music - in Okemos, MI
Schuler is one of our favorite bookstores because it has new AND used books all in one building! Being a regular bookstore their prices are a little higher than library used book sales, but it is always worth taking a look because you just never know what you might find. Also, take a look through their bargain books, new books at a discounted price. On our trip we got two used books and one bargain priced:
-Chocolate: The Consuming Passion by Sandra Boynton
-Once Upon a Recipe: Delicious, Healthy Recipes Kids of All Ages by Karen Greene
-Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots by Sharon Lovejoy
Bookstock: Used Book And Media Sale - Laural Park Place in Livonia, MI
This is a HUGE used book sale inside of Laurel Park Place mall. Tables are set up all throughout the mall and are covered with books. Under the tables are boxes with even more books that are slowly brought out as the tables are emptied. The sale is a week long and there are usually special days, such as a Teacher Appreciation day. This year we found these great titles:
-Bone Button Borscht by Aubrey Davis
-This Land is Your Land by Woody Guthrie, illustrations by Kathy Jakobsen
-Sunrise, Sunset by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock
-Through the Year Book by Holly Hobbie
-The Magician by Uri Shulevitz
-How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Chanukah? by Jane Yolen
-Someday by Charlotte Zolotow
You really never know where you will find the most amazing books! It's worth taking the time to check out any used book sale you come across.
Happy browsing and reading!
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We are mom Sandra and daughters Amanda and Kate, all with backgrounds in literacy and education, who want to share our philosophy of taking the basics of life; books, simple toys that encourage play, imagination and creativity, and using cooking and baking to teach math and real life skills to raise happy, inquisitive children. Join us in exploring the old and the new and sifting through the myriad of research to consider what is best for our children.
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