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- Way Too Early Gift Checklist for Christmas
Yes, we know. The pumpkins are still on the porch, and somebody in the neighborhood is already testing their Christmas lights.
We’re not suggesting you put up the tree this afternoon. But making a little headway on your gift list? That sounds reasonable. Especially if it means fewer December errands and more time to enjoy the season.
Books make thoughtful gifts because you can match them to the person. A good laugh for the family comedian. Football puzzles for the devoted fan. A love story for someone whose favorite winter activity involves a blanket, a comfortable chair, and another chapter.
Here’s your way-too-early Christmas gift checklist, courtesy of Beaver Lake Books.
☐ For the Person Who Never Wastes a Perfectly Bad Pun
Your pick: Grandpa’s Groaners by R.G. Elliott
Every family has one. The person who delivers a terrible joke, waits for the groans, and looks entirely too pleased with the result.
Give that person fresh material.
Grandpa’s Groaners serves up clean, corny humor made for sharing with kids, grandkids, friends, and anyone who hasn’t learned to leave the room quickly enough. Its large print makes it comfortable to browse, whether the reader wants a quick chuckle or enough ammunition for Christmas dinner.
Gift idea: Add a note that says, “We’re giving you this voluntarily. Please remember that when choosing our presents.”
Find Grandpa’s Groaners in our Joke Books collection.
☐ For the Football Fan Who Could Use a Win
Your pick: Touchdown Word Search by Bob Madigan
You can’t guarantee their team a winning season. You can give them something enjoyable to do after another questionable fourth-quarter decision.
Touchdown Word Search offers 100 large-print football puzzles for adults and seniors, with four levels of difficulty. It’s a way to keep enjoying the game’s familiar vocabulary while taking a break from the scoreboard.
Pair it with a comfortable chair and a favorite snack, and you’ve put together a pleasant afternoon.
Gift idea: Tuck it into a gift bag with a pencil and a pair of cozy socks. No referee approval required.
Find Touchdown Word Search in our Large Print Word Search collection.
☐ For the Reader Who Loves a Story About Learning to Trust Again
Your pick: A Matter of Trust by A.K. Moore
Some readers want a story they can settle into, with characters worth caring about and a relationship that takes time to grow.
Set in the Colorado mountains, A Matter of Trust is a clean romance about second chances, healing, and learning to open your heart again. It’s a thoughtful choice for someone who enjoys an emotionally satisfying love story without explicit content.
Gift idea: Pair it with tea or coffee and a bookmark that says, “The dishes can wait.”
☐ For the Reader Who Believes in Fresh Starts
Your pick: Blue Road Stand by Sarah McMahan
A struggling family peach orchard. A neighboring cattleman. A practical partnership with the possibility of something more.
In Blue Road Stand, Claire and Jack work together to create a roadside stand in Colorado’s Grand Valley. Along the way, their efforts to rebuild open the door to an unexpected second chance at love.
This clean romance is a welcoming gift for readers who enjoy rural settings, hopeful beginnings, and relationships rooted in everyday life.
Gift idea: Wrap it with peach preserves for a little taste of the story’s setting.
A Little Planning Now, More Enjoying Later
There you have it: four people on your list and four books worth considering.
You don’t have to finish your Christmas shopping today. But jotting down a few ideas now might spare you that December moment when you stare at an empty gift bag and hope inspiration arrives overnight.
And if a book for yourself happens to slip onto the list? We understand.
Browse the Beaver Lake Books catalog and start checking off a few names.
How early to you start your Christmas shopping?
