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Children's books for all ages

Published: November 25, 2011 5:04 PM
By SONJA BOLLE. Special to Newsday

Photo credit: Photo by Chris Ware | Clockwise from top left: LEVI STRAUSS GETS A BRIGHT IDEA by Tony Johnston, illustrated by Stacy Innerst (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt); THE THIRD GIFT by Linda Sue Park, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline (Clarion Books) and HEART AND SOUL: The Story of America and African Americans by Kadir Nelson (Balzer + Bray; shown open).

Sometimes children's books are entirely too good to be just for kids. Why deprive the adult population? While "Kimonos" by Annelore Parot (Chronicle Books, $17.99; all ages), an activity book that teaches kimono lore through traditional Japanese kokeshi dolls, would make a delightful present for a little girl, it would also be an exquisite hostess gift. Or simply deliver greetings via "Send-a-Story"...