Holiday Book Fair: Must-have Books for 2016

The holidays bring many wonderful thing to Scholastic, chief among them, the employee book fair! There's something for readers of every age, from picture books, coloring books, and cookbooks, to how-to books, graphic novels, and memoirs. In this episode, we talked with colleagues who are shopping and volunteering at the fair to find out what are the must-have books this holiday season.

Here's a list of all the books mentioned in this episode with links to their Goodreads pages:

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
One Plus One by Jojo Moyes
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Movie Tie-in books
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, Jack Thorne
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer' Stone Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling, illustrated by Jim Kay
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling, illustrated by Jim Kay
Slide and Find Animals by Roger Priddy
My First Book of Colors by Scholastic
Duck and Goose Let’s Dance by Tad Hills and Lauren Savage
Goosebumps: Slappy’s Revenge by R.L. Stine
Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy by R.L. Stine
Give Yourself Goosebumps series by R.L. Stine
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Red by Michael Hall
Smile by Raina Telgemeier
Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi
Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts
Pinball Science
Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
Heartless by Marissa Meyer
Untwine by Edwidge Danticat
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly
Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter
Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondō
The Girl in the Spider’s Web by David Lagercrantz
Holding up the Universe by Jennifer Niven
Another Brooklyn by Jaqueline Woodson
Pirates Love Underpants by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort
Izzy the Ice Cream Fairy by Tim Bugbird
The Airport Book by Lisa Brown

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