If you’ve got kids or teens to buy for this Christmas, why not treat them to a boxed set of that must-read book series? After all, everyone knows the only thing better than getting a book for Christmas is getting multiple books, right?
Below, I’ve rounded up 11 of my favourite series box sets that I think will make fantastic presents for the giving season. You’ll find picture books and children’s classics, as well as some hugely popular junior and young adult fiction series. Any one of these would make a great gift (and might even help to keep the kids occupied over the Christmas holidays)! Read on …
PICTURE BOOKS
Pig the Pug by Aaron Blabey
Including Pig the Pug, Pig the Fibber, Pig the Winner and the seasonally appropriate Pig the Elf, this is the ultimate Pig collection!
Aaron Blabey’s engaging storytelling and hilarious illustrations combine to create these wonderful books about the most greedy, most selfish and most bad tempered dog in the whole world! Kids will love watching Pig the Pug learn his lesson over and over again (and adults will not be able to help chuckling at Pig’s antics!).
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The Macca the Alpaca Collection by Matt Cosgrove
Everybody loves Macca the Alpaca – he’s the cutest little alpaca ever! Matt Cosgrove’s colourful picture book series has been steadily collecting fans for years, but recently exploded in popularity after Alpacas with Maracas was chosen as the official National Simultaneous Storytime book for 2019. This is a delightful collection of picture books that includes the first four Macca Books – an ideal gift for young kids!
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Jon Klassen’s Hat Box
If you’re not familiar with Jon Klassen’s charming picture books, you’re in for a treat. This beautiful gift set includes copies of We Found a Hat, This is Not My Hat and I Want My Hat Back. Perfectly charming and delightfully quirky, this boxed set is the perfect gift for babies and toddlers.
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KIDS CLASSICS
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
All seven Chronicles of Narnia books are collected in this beautiful illustrated boxed set. This lovely slipcase collection includes the famous tale of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, as well as The Magician’s Nephew, The Horse and His Boy, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair and The Last Battle.
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The Enid Blyton Collection
As one of the most beloved children’s book authors of all time, you can’t go wrong with a collection by Enid Blyton! This colourful boxed set includes six of Enid Blyton’s best books – The Enchanted Wood, The Magic Faraway Tree, The Folk of the Faraway Tree, The Adventures of the Wishing-Chair, More Wishing-Chair Stories and The Wishing-Chair Again. These are wonderful books for middle grade readers and even better books for parents to read aloud to younger kids. If you know a child who hasn’t yet read these, then look no further for the perfect Christmas present!
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JUNIOR FICTION
The World Of David Walliams
This World of Walliams boxed set contains eight outrageously hilarious stories from the bestselling author David Walliams. Walliams writes the kind of books that become instant classics – perfect for fans of Roald Dahl and Lemony Snicket. His books are so engaging, they’re bound to please voracious and reluctant readers alike!
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Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
This epic collection gathers together four books from Dav Pilkey’s bestselling Dog Man series. This wildly popular and bestselling series follows the adventures of Dog Man, a crime-fighting canine superhero. Absolutely perfect for younger readers – and especially good for reluctant readers! This series has inspired lots of kids who haven’t previously shown much interest in reading to become voracious booklovers.
Includes Dog Man, Dog Man: Unleashed, Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties and Dog Man and Cat Kid.
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Disney Favourites Collection
This collection is both stunning and magical! A gorgeous rainbow of beloved fairytales and adventures including classics like Dumbo, The Jungle Book and Peter Pan through to new adventures like Zootopia, Moana and Frozen! There are 15 hardcover stories in this collection with beautiful illustrations – an ideal gift for Disney loving kids this Christmas!
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YOUNG ADULT FICTION
The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
Cassandra Clare’s bestselling Shadowhunters saga began here with The Mortal Instruments. This six-book series about demon-hunting teens has been adapted into a movie and a Netflix show, and has inspired multiple bestselling spin-off series, including The Infernal Devices and The Dark Artifices. A must reads for fans of paranormal romance and urban fantasy!
This boxed set includes City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass, City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls and City of Heavenly Fire.
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Arc Of A Scythe by Neal Shusterman
This boxed set includes all three titles in Neal Shusterman’s bestselling Arc of the Scythe series – including the recently published finale, The Toll! I really cannot recommend these books highly enough. Hugely addictive, thrilling and a little bit dark, this trilogy is set in a world where disease, crime and war no longer exist, and the only way for people to die is to be randomly killed by a professional “scythe”. This is thought provoking science fiction at its best, perfect for fans of dark, dystopian YA.
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The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
This collection contains all four novels in the New York Times bestselling Darkest Minds series – The Darkest Minds, Never Fade, In the Afterlight and Through the Dark. A fast paced and action-packed series about superpowered kids in a dystopian world, this boxed set also includes a bunch of bonus short stories from the perspective of several fan favourite characters.
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About the Contributor
Sarah McDuling
Sarah McDuling is Booktopia's Category Manager for Children's and Young Adult Books. She has been in the bookselling game for almost a decade and a dedicated booklover since birth (potentially longer). At her happiest when reading a book, Sarah also enjoys talking/writing/tweeting about books. In her spare time, she often likes to buy a lot of books and take photographs of books. You can follow her on Twitter and Instragram @sarahmcduling
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