Holiday Book Suggestions from Gibbs Smith Books

Gibbs Smith, once again, has a great selection of books and gift items perfect for holiday gift giving. From picture books, board books, and horror stories for kids to cooking, design, and puzzles for adults, there is something for everyone.

 

With such a large variety of books, be sure to check out their  2024 Catalogs

The Christmas Blessing
Illustrated by James Newman Gray

A sweet retelling of the first Christmas through the perspective of the animals in the barn who offered their own gifts to the baby Jesus. The Christmas Blessing is taken from a centuries-old folk song now brightly and thoughtfully illustrated. This traditional Christmas story is perfect to read to small children during the holidays to teach about the Nativity. Learn about the heartfelt gifts donkey, cow, camel, and other animals around the manger gave to baby Jesus, sharing their kindness, love, and joy! 

This is a beautiful, sturdy board book filled with beautiful illustrations. This makes a wonderful gift and is perfect for bedtime reading.

Ages 3 to 8 • Board Book

Sauce Up Your Boards: More Than 250 Recipes for Condiments, Dips, Jams & Spreads
Hillary Davis

Over 250 super-simple, healthy recipes for condiments will complement everything from brunch to buffets and special occasions in a chic and sophisticated way. Much like charcuterie boards, condiment boards gather together in one place a variety of offerings for people to enjoy and share. Or, you can add little pots, sprinklings, smears, and drizzles of these flavorful additions to cheese, meat, fruit, vegetable, or sweets boards. You will find creative recipes for mayonnaises, ketchups, mustards, vinegars, flavored oils, vinaigrettes, dressings, toppers, salts and seasonings, flavored sugars, butters, jams, chutneys, pickles, relishes, sauces, dips, and spreads that take your boards and dishes to tasty new levels.

On sale October 22, 2024

Alpine Style: Bringing Mountain Magic Home
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans

Jaw-dropping imagery of alpine interiors interspersed with throwback shots of celebrities living large in the great outdoors. 

Alpine Style features some of the most exquisite mountain interior design projects on the planet . . . as enchanting as the mountains themselves. Whether storybook and classic or sleek and modern, these alpine interiors from across the globe are tailor-made for après-ski fun. From residential projects in Utah to ski-in, ski-out hotels in France, these are the types of rooms where exposed beams, shearling rugs, sumptuous textiles and stone fireplaces provide all the warmth and hygge-factor of a fresh pot of fondue. Throughout the book, you’ll find insider tips on how to live your best life at altitude each season and rooms that are the interior design equivalent of Grace Kelly in Gstaad. Eternally classic, yet as fresh as that first October snowfall.

Palm Springs Tiki: Polynesia in the Desert
Sven Kirsten and Peter Moruzzi • Cover art by Shag

From the 1930s through the 1970s, celebrities frequented Palm Springs’ Don the Beachcomber, the El Mirador’s South Pacific Room, the Bamboo Room at the Racquet Club, and Aloha Jhoe’s. In Rancho Mirage, the “Fly In / Drive In” Desert Air Hotel hosted luaus attracting over a thousand people, and at Bing Crosby’s Blue Skies Village was parked a trailer disguised as a Polynesian hut surrounded by Tikis.

Through myriad captivating objects, historic photographs, vintage postcards, colorful architectural renderings, and other ephemera, Palm Springs Tiki shows readers the many imaginative concepts that proprietors developed in creating a tropical paradise in the California desert. This book is a brightly colored gem full of historical information.

Mushroom Gastronomy: The Art of Cooking Mushrooms
Krista Towns

“Are you a mushroom lover? Well then, this is the cookbook for you!! It is a guide to your old favorites as well as newer unfamiliar varieties that you can now find at farmer’s markets around the country. Plus-a wide range of very creative recipes to explore….”―Sara Moulton, Chef, Cookbook Author, and TV Personality, host of Sara’s Weeknight Meals. James Beard Award Winner

“There is a recipe for everyone in this lovely mushroom cookbook (I’m going for Maitake Philly Cheesesteak). Mushroom Gastronomy is a welcome addition to the library of anyone who loves cooking with mushrooms!”―Eugenia Bone, featured in the documentary Fantastic Fungi and author of the James Beard Award–nominated cookbook Well Preserved

Snowman Jiggie Puzzle
39 Pieces • 20+ minute difficulty

This challenging die-cut Jiggiepuzzle is a fun way to celebrate with a friend.

Packed in a tiny box, these puzzles pack a big punch! Challenging without being frustrating, Jiggies are perfect for a quick break from work, ice breakers at your dinner party, a bedtime wind-down, or a fun after-school activity. They also make great gifts for puzzle lovers of all ages!

This adorable nostalgic puzzle is perfect for stocking stuffing.