Books Obvi, Eel and Crocodile Hungry Themed— basically everything you could ask for and more
Gifts for the Eel Lover in Your Life (me)
Look, this is an extremely niche shopping guide, but I know it’s for more people than just me because the amazing eel zippered case in the lower left corner is actually perfect for holding knitting needles and guess what— I don’t knit. So this can’t be just for me. Also huge shout out to the Parramatta Eels, an Australian professional rugby team. I am about to be your biggest fan once I understand how rugby works. Scratch that. I am already a fan. And will learn about rugby asap. How amazing is this corduroy golfer hat?! Absolutely incredible. Shock me like an electric eel MGMT on bubble-gum pink vinyl incredible.
MGMT Oracular Spectacular, Parramatta Eels Corduroy Golf Hat, The Book of Eels by Patrik Svensson, Holographic Eel Vinyl Sticker, Parramatta Eels Beanie, Giant Moray Eel t-shirt, Gourmet Baby Eels, Eel Linocut, Zippered Eel Pouch
Eija’s Book Gift Guide
This is a lot of books but I feel like there’s something here for everyone.
10 picture books— okay one Daisy Hirst board book sneaked into this list. Some beautiful beautiful books are here, like the near wordless, So Much Snow, and Sophie Blackall’s incredible, Farmhouse. And of course there are some silly books like the retelling of The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Rick the Rock of Room 214.
5 middle readers, including 2 graphic novels, and my favorite book that I read this year, The Patron Thief of Bread by Lindsay Eagar.
5 books for teens including historical fiction, a Jane Austen retelling, and a horror (and I do mean horror) story collection in Man Made Monsters.
7 books for adults, but I bet if you pick up Inciting Joy and The River You Touch as a gift package you could give those two titles to everyone you know. Seriously.
Crocodile Hungry Gift Guide
This was too fun to make. Like maybe I have a problem, but really I think it’s because I grew up reading all the fun magazines with my sister and sister-friends and there’s no way on earth I could pass up the opportunity to make a gift guide for all the kids who love Crocodile Hungry.
This gift guide is New York City’s hottest club. It has everything: cabinet-style toy fridge, tiny metal shopping cart, wooden eggs that are one-hundred-percent too hard to bite, a cute little kale plushie, a pretend pizza you can serve up on bamboo plates, and even a very special handkerchief for when those tears are sure to fall. So many great ways to take the details in Crocodile Hungry and turn them into imaginative play, or help you stay hydrated, satiated in style, and snuggled up with your favorite reader. Happy Holidays! Happy Gift-Giving! Wishing you all the pizza, laughter, and tears of joy this holiday season. <3
Wooden Fridge, Mushie Snack Cup, Bamboo Salad Plate Set, Metal Toy Shopping Cart, Stacking Tree, Flamingo Nalgene Water Bottle, Haba Wooden Eggs, Crocodile Hungry, Crocodile Puppet, Vivacious Vegetable Kale Leaf, Child’s Handkerchief, Wooden Pizza, Flamingo Muslin Baby Quilt, Berkley Flamingo Art Print
Thanks for all your Crocodile support and love, it’s been a dream to see this book become a physical book-book this year. I’m so grateful for all the people who have helped it on its journey from critiques to revision to illustrations and bookstore sales and reviews. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!