Your guide to children's books this holiday season

By Charity Nebbe,

Caitlin Troutman, Danielle Gehr

Published November 28, 2024 at 7:00 AM CST

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George Bernard Shaw said, “Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.”

A book may be the perfect gift to give to the children in your life, but there are so many choose from. As the gift-giving season begins, three book lovers joined Charity Nebbe on Talk of Iowa and shared their favorite kids’ books of the year.

Guests:

Devin Redmond, Iowa City-based teacher and librarian
Janeé Jackson-Doering, youth service coordinator, the State Library of Iowa
Terri LeBlanc, co-owner and operations manager, Swamp Fox Bookstore in Marion

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Charity Nebbe

Charity Nebbe is the host of IPR's Talk of Iowa

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Caitlin Troutman

Caitlin Troutman is a talk show producer at Iowa Public Radio

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Danielle Gehr

Dani Gehr is a producer for River to River and Talk of Iowa. Dani came to Iowa from her hometown in the northwest suburbs of Chicago to attend Iowa State University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in journalism, international studies and French. Before coming to IPR, Dani covered local government in Story County for the Ames Tribune and Des Moines Register.

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Your guide to children's books this holiday season

George Bernard Shaw said, “Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.”

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