To celebrate both the imminent arrival of Christmas and the newly-released second edition of The Book Tree, we have put together a special package for parents and teachers—a Book Tree starter library!

This set of children’s books—hand-picked by staff members Laura Storm and Emily Young—offers a sampling of classic children’s literature. For each chapter in The Book Tree, one book has been selected, giving parents and teachers (and anyone else who wants to build up their library) a head start. Since it is patterned after The Book Tree, this package has something for all ages: beginning readers, curious middle-schoolers, and older children ready for the challenge of reading classic novels and biographies. (And who knows! “Adult” readers just might find something they’d like to read, too.)

For more information on this special offer (available only in November), visit the Starter Library item page. From here you can take a look at each book individually and see what Elizabeth McCallum and Jane Scott wrote about it. But don’t forget to return to the Starter Library if you want to purchase the complete set!