Gift Guide and Ideas

Most of the best-selling gifts here are things we also put in our curriculum kits, so families have already put them to work at the school table. The World ScrunchMap tops the list: a 36 by 24 inch world map that crumples into a pouch instead of folding, so it comes out whenever a place comes up in a book.

For a child who likes puzzles, Smart Games like Little Red Riding Hood are single-player logic games with dozens of challenges. For one who likes to draw, the Step-By-Step Drawing Book breaks animals and vehicles into simple shapes.