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Non-toy gift idea – the best boxed book sets for kids

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Books for presents? You might be afraid that doesn’t sound very exciting. But a big set of books in a boxed set is colorful and exciting! Here are the best books to give as a set from my own kids’ favorite book series.

Gifts for kids - Are you looking for a non-toy gift idea for kids that will still be exciting? Sometimes it's hard to come up with a present idea that you don't think is just going to become more clutter! A single book might not sound exciting. But there is something about a boxed book set that promises more adventure! Check out this list of my kids' favorite book boxed sets. They're the best boxed book sets to give kids this Christmas!

Are you looking for a non-toy gift idea for kids that will still be exciting? Sometimes it’s hard to come up with a present idea that you don’t think is just going to become another dusty toy in a bin. (Or worse, a dusty toy that becomes part of the clutter!)

A single book, unless a kid is a super reader, might not seem to fit the bill. But, there is something about several books – or even a whole series – that promises more adventure.  Something about a boxed set makes the books seem more like a toy or a kit. Maybe it’s the selection?

This list, the best boxed book sets to give kids, is arranged roughly by age. The easier books are toward the top and the more challenging at the end. Boxed book sets make great Christmas presents for kids!

The Best Kids Book Series Boxed Sets

1. Bad Kitty’s Complete Purrfect Boxed Set Seven Chapter Books Plus the Bad Kitty Keep Your Paws Off My Journal Journal by Nick Bruel by Nick Bruel


2. Rainbow Magic Pet Keeper Fairies Collection 7 Books Box Set (Katie the Kitten, Bella the Bunny, Georgia the Guinea Pig, Lauren the Puppy, Harriet the Hamster, Molly the Goldfish, Penny the Pony)

3. Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and Pirates Past Noon

 
Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 5-8: Night of the Ninjas, Afternoon on the Amazon, Sunset of the Sabertooth, and Midnight on the Moon 

 

4. The Judy Moody Uber-Awesome Collection: Books 1-9

 

5. The Ramona Collection, Vol. 1: Beezus and Ramona / Ramona the Pest / Ramona the Brave / Ramona and Her Father [4 Book Box set] 

 

6. A Box of Clementines (3-Book Paperback Boxed Set) (A Clementine Book)

7. The Penderwicks Paperback 4-Book Boxed Set

8. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Books 1-4

9. Encyclopedia Brown Box Set (4 Books)

10. Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (new covers w/poster)

Find more book ideas to give kids

Best Books for Girls in 5th Grade – My Daughters’ Favorites

Best Books for Boys in 1st Grade – my son’s 4 favorite kids books

Best Kids Books – My own kids’ favorite books

11. The Mysterious Benedict Society Complete Paperback Collection
12. The Lunar Chronicles Boxed Set: Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, Fairest, Stars Above, Winter

13. The Complete Calvin and Hobbes Paperback 

 
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes [Box Set] Hardcover

14. Harry Potter Complete Book Series Special Edition Boxed Set by J.K. Rowling

Bonus! Disney Princess Reading Adventures Disney Princess Level 1 Boxed Set

 Extra Bonus Idea!! If you have an older kid that’s really into electronics, you can often find the books sets above on Kindle.


Search for Kindle book sets on Amazon and fill up that Kindle in a hurry at a discount! Book sets will provide hours of reading fun.

Book sets make great Christmas gifts for kids! A single book might not sound exciting. But there is something about a boxed book set that promises more adventure! Check out this list of my kids' favorite book boxed sets. Form classic book sets to sets that are popular in elementary school and high school now. Books for kids of all ages!

Comments

  2. rawsonjl says

    My middle son asked for sooo many books this year! I love giving the gift of books and you have some of our very favorite series listed here. Thanks so much for sharing with us at the Happy Holidays Link Party. Pinned.

    • ES Ivy says

      You’re welcome! Even though my kids don’t have much time to read now, they still want some books for Christmas. I just finished ordering the Artemis Fowl Graphic novels for my son. And yesterday I ordered later books from Penderwicks and the Mysterious Benedict Society for my two daughters – the only owned a couple of each series. Even in the age of electronics, when you love them you want to own them!