Hey everyone,
I am looking for gifts to give people for the holidays, and I was curious if you guys knew of any sites or companies that specialize in well-designed (relatively inexpensive) products. I love giving really unique gifts that are carefully crafted.
Particularly, I am thinking about getting books or educational toys for my 6 month old nephew. I have been caught up in looking at great book design and illustration, especially for children's books, but what I have found is still too advanced for him.
Here are two great handmade books - Gobble You Up! and I Saw a Peacock with a Fiery Tail - from Tara Books. I love the style of them and I still might get them, but I wanted to find some other things for his age.
So, anyone have some suggestions for nicely designed/illustrated stuff for babies? Also, any suggestions for other ages? I plan on hunting for things on Etsy and looking at Pinterest for some ideas too.
2 comments:
I really love Sandra Boynton's books (http://www.sandraboynton.com/sboynton/index.html): some of my favorites are "Moo, Baa, La La La!" and "But Not The Hippopotamus." Her illustrations are adorable, the stories/vocabularies are simple, and they're great books to grow up reading.
Also: it never hurts to give more advanced books for your nephew to grow into. If they're well illustrated, they may get him interested in learning how to read them. I particularly recommend the works of Bill Peet (Kermit the Hermit, Cowardly Clyde, How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head, etc), which are beautifully illustrated, as well as being written in rhyme; Helen Lester (Tacky the Penguin, A Porcupine Named Fluffy, Me First, etc) is also a good option. I could probably go on all day but I'll just leave you with these. Good luck! :D
I'm buying a few of these for my 16-month-old niece: http://www.brainpickings.org/2012/04/20/childrens-books-by-graphic-designers/
There's this site dedicated to children's books: http://www.bookworm.com/
I don't know about prices, but you could check out the gift guide here (they have a kids' section with a few things for babies, but it may not be much...): http://www.designpublic.com/
There are also baby clothes on cafepress.com and some of them are design-related, if you want to go that route.
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