2020 Holiday Gift Guide for Book Lovers




Mondo is proud to present Batman: The Animated Series: The Phantom City Creative Collection, a visually breathtaking celebration of the Emmy Award–winning series. Known for their limitless passion and incredible ingenuity for film and television posters, Mondo turns their attention to the highly acclaimed show Batman: The Animated Series. The show first aired in 1992 and was instantly met with critical praise for its sophisticated writing and distinctive, noir-influenced art style, generating an intense following that still exists today. Over the years, Mondo has received global recognition for their astonishing artisanal posters, and their creations for Batman: The Animated Series are no exception. The studio has partnered exclusively with the award-winning artist at Phantom City Creative, Inc., Justin Erickson, in order to bring this show to life in a striking and unparalleled way. Filled with Erikson’s slick graphic design as well as beautifully rendered illustrations, this Batman: The Animated Series art book is a one-of-a-kind tribute to one of the greatest animated shows of all time.
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$54.00

Under $50



Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Guide to Diagon Alley and Beyond
Journey into the Wizarding World once more with this stunning new masterpiece from New York Times best-selling paper engineer Matthew Reinhart. This exhilarating pop-up book invites you to relive the movie adventures of Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and the Boy Who Lived—Harry Potter—as you explore London’s magical Diagon Alley like never before. Inside, gorgeously intricate pop-up spreads render fan-favorite Diagon Alley establishments such as Ollivanders, Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes, and the Leaky Cauldron, plus other locales like the Ministry of Magic and platform nine and three-quarters. Pull tabs allow fans to command the action—rescue a Ukrainian Ironbelly dragon from the depths of Gringotts, or help Harry navigate out of Knockturn Alley after a Floo powder mishap. Alongside each pop, discover facts and insights from the making of the Harry Potter films. Plus, the book opens into a displayable 3D diorama of all the pop-ups at once.
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$43.45


Deep Flavors Cookbook
Deep Flavors is an eclectic anthology of family recipes as well as original Jewish, regional American, and international recipes, including reminiscences and insights about food and its preparation in a Kosher style from the perspective of a southern Jew.
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$39.95


Grandma and Me: In The Kitchen
The first in a line of intergenerational themed activity kits that include exclusive Little Bridges content and entertaining keepsakes designed to stir vibrant exchanges based on family traditions and history, Grandma & Me: In the Kitchen is designed for Grandmothers and their 4+ year-old grandchildren. It includes a picture storybook (“What If You Were a Chef at the Zoo?”), keepsakes to craft and personalize (a handprint potholder for Grandma and an apron for grandchild), and a one-of- a-kind activity recipe journal that captures favorite family recipes as well as the cherished stories behind them. All of the activities in the kit are intentionally designed to jump-start meaningful conversations between Grandma and her grandchildren.
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$34.95

Under $25



Book of the Month Box
Treat your shelf to a book subscription. Members get their pick from five new books, handpicked by our editorial team, each month—which means they get to choose the gift they’ll love, over and over again. There’s something for everyone. Adventurers, romantics, thrill-seekers, and more will find a book with their name on it. They pick five. You pick your fave.
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Your first month’s book is just $9.99. After that, it’s $14.99/month.


Claris: Holiday Heist: The Chicest Mouse in Paris
A sweet little mouse takes on a cheeky cat burglar with holiday cheer! Can Claris and Monsieur save the day – the New York way? The fourth Claris book from acclaimed fashion illustrator Megan Hess. The best-selling Claris series follows an adorable mouse who moves to Paris to follow her fashion dreams, for fans of Eloise and Olivia. Destined to delight fashion-obsessed readers of all ages!
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$14.47


The Complete DIY Cookbook for Young Chefs Cooking is cool. Baking is awesome. But this book brings something even better to the table: recipes to make your favorite store-bought items–from ketchup to sprinkles to pancake mix–FROM SCRATCH! These recipes are perfect for everything from a weekend project with your family to an after-school snack to homemade gifts for the holidays.
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$13.99


Feminist Stitches
Feminist Stitches offers twelve empowering feminist-themed cross-stitch patterns that celebrate strong women. Decorate your home with framed pieces or use the patterns to personalize items like denim jackets and backpacks. The kit includes twelve fun and original patterns featuring various designs and quotes that have been popularized by the feminist movement, plus the supplies needed to make two finished projects. The book offers step-by-step instructions with full-color photographs of the finished projects.
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$21.99


Neon Spiral Art
Create hundreds of unique spiral designs with Neon Spiral Art’s customizable gears and neon pens. The 32-page instruction book contains tips and tricks for creating vibrant designs as well as fun facts about the geometry of spiral art. Customizable gears equal a multitude of creative possibilities! Individual plastic pieces snap together to create over 50 unique combinations to spin colorful neon designs. Place a large gear on the page and trace the smaller gear’s path around it to create curves and spirals in all shapes and sizes, making hundreds of beautiful patterns. Neon pens inject a special radiance into each project.
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$19.99


The Wood Burn Book
In The Wood Burn Book, Rachel Strauss teaches you everything you’ll need to know to master pyrography, whether you’re brand new to the hobby or you’ve been “writing with fire” for years. This essential guide opens with a brief background to the art of wood burning, a list of tools and how to use them, basic techniques that can be used over and over again, and even what to burn and how to be safe doing it. You will also find a detailed explanation of the process from start to finish, with patterns, techniques for lettering and adding color, as well as dozens of projects ready for gifting, including picture frames, cutting boards, coasters, cards, wooden spoons, and jewelry.
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$24.99


Good Clean Beauty
Teen sisterpreneurs™ Isabel and Caroline Bercaw—included on the 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 list for trailblazers in retail and ecommerce for their multimillion-dollar company Da Bomb® Bath Fizzers and authors of Fizz Boom Bath—give readers over 100 super simple beauty and skin care recipes made from common ingredients found in the kitchen pantry. Tired of endlessly searching for safe and natural makeup lines free of harsh, chemical-laden ingredients, Caroline and Isabel decided to create their own natural makeup line. Good Clean Beauty includes their thoroughly researched recipes, perfect for those looking for natural and clean alternatives. Using only natural ingredients such as cocoa butter, almond oil, essential oils, and oats, you’ll know exactly what you’re putting onto your face and body. If you have allergies or sensitive skin, you’ll appreciate and benefit from the non-toxic makeup ingredients.
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$25.00


Friends: The Official Recipe Journal: The One With All Your Friends’ Recipes
For 10 seasons, the classic sitcom FRIENDS™ followed the lives of six friends living in Manhattan in the 1990s and early 2000s. Now, fans both old and new can celebrate their love for the show and their own friendships with this one-of-a-kind, spiral-bound recipe journal. This recipe journal provides pages to collect all of the tastiest creations from the kitchens of your friends and includes a journaling component on each recipe page to record things like how you met your friend, a particular time you spent together, and what is special about the recipe you collected. *This title will be released on December 22, 2020*
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$18.99

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