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Festive reads for kids

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December 11, 2025

BOOKS: 10 SPECTACULAR TITLES TO SPARK CURIOSITY, COMFORT, ADVENTURE

- Hein Kaiser

Festive reads for kids

Ditch screen time of all kinds, whether it is gaming, cellphones or social media, and instead steer your six or seven year old towards the pages of some spectacular books this festive season.

Chanté du Plessis of NB Publishers curated a list of 10 titles perfect for young holiday readers.

The collection combines comfort, curiosity and adventure, with stories chosen to help children understand themselves and the world around them.

This title gives children a calm and practical way to understand feelings that overwhelm them.

Happiness, anger and frustration are unpacked in simple language, and the book includes a helpful breathing tool.

"This is the perfect introduction to emotions big and small," said Du Plessis.

It’s bathroom FOMO. Manu the crocodile would rather miss nothing than to stop playing for a toilet break.

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