
As last-minute gifts go, you can't go far wrong with a book. Here are a few of 2025's finest – on subjects as diverse as Greek myths, the ocean, bones, global food, inventing, ballet, museums and saving the planet, with the ubiquitous Potter making a box-set appearance.
Discover more pressie ideas in my other Christmas guides, including Advent Calendars, Pyjamas and Babies & Toddlers, Preschoolers and Reception, Age 6 to 9, 10+ and Mamas & Papas.
The A to Z of 90s Indie and Britpop by Everton (Alpha Beat, RRP £12.99)
Today by Mark Wordsworth and Ruby Wright (Flying Eye, RRP £12.99)
TouchThinkLearn: Pets by Xavier Deneux (Chronicle, RRP £12.99)
Listen to the Music at Christmas by Mary Richards (Quarto, RRP £16.99)
Kids Can Cook Around the World by Esther Coombs (Button Books, RRP £16.99)
ABCs of Greek Myths illustrated by Kathleen Marcotte (Magic Cat, RRP £8.99)
The Super Skeleton by Roopa Farooki (Walker, RRP £12.99)
We are all inventors by Kate Pankhurst (Bloomsbury, RRP £7.99)
Humans by John Devolle (Pushkin, RRP £12.99)
An Anthology of Remarkable Bugs by Jess French (DK, RRP £20)
Walt Disney Children’s Classics 1937-1953 by Charles Solomon (Taschen, RRP £40)
Little People, Big Dreams: Mary Earps by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vergara (Quarto, RRP £9.99)
Oceanopedia by Helen Scales (Hachette, RRP £16.99)
Harry Potter Minalima 1-3 box set (Bloomsbury, RRP £120), £76.99, Books 2 Door
Anything is Possible with Ballet by Steven McRae (Magic Cat, RRP £14.99)
The Great Big Book of Museums by Va Bensard (Red Comet Press, RRP £18.98)
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2025 Edition (Rebel Girls Inc, RRP £25)
The Atlas of Mythical Journeys by Iryna Dobrovetska (Quarto, RRP £20)
Weird and Wonderful Ways to Save the Planet by Madeleine Finlay (Flying Eye, RRP £12.99)
The Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum (Puffin Classics, RRP £14.99)
The Ocean at Night by Isabelle Simler (Pushkin, £12.99)
Wish Upon a Star by Catherine Ard (Flying Eye, RRP £14.99)
The Bedtime Music Book by Jennifer Eckford (Magic Cat, RRP £20)
Spotted something you know I'd love? Let me know by leaving a comment or emailing team@bambinogoodies.co.uk. Don't forget to share with other discerning parents!

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