Last min gifts - 8yo bookworm and 5yo Lego enthusiast?

[twowhat?]

I need to get last min gifts!! Amazon, or somewhere I can order online and ship to their house.

8yo girl is a total bookworm but has already read most of the major series: Box Car Children, the Roald Dahl books, the Ramona books, the Laura Ingalls and Rose Wilder series, How to Train A Dragon, and the Magic Tree House. I could just get her a gift card but she's young and loves to actually receive the books. I can run titles by her parents to see if she already has them but are there other books I could target for this age? She's definitely reading well above her grade level but is still sensitive to "scary" - the Lemony Snicket series is too scary for her right now. Nonfiction OK too!

5yo boy TOTALLY into Legos, and has a ton of them, and I can run sets by his mom to see if he already has it...but does anyone know of a good gift for a Lego boy that maybe isn't necessarily a Lego set?

Thanks in advance!! :)

[SnuggleBuggles]

Percy Jackson series for 8yo.

[SnuggleBuggles]

I'd get Lego minifigure mystery packs for 5yo or a Brickmaster book.

[cilantromapuche]

We have loved the Sisters Grimm series at our house and is less known. Ella Enchanted is a cute book. Anything by Shannon Hale, Ever After High is her newest one.

[94bruin]

My 8yo is totally into Harry Potter,as are many of her third grade classmates. Don't know if it's too scary, though. DD1 has read many of the same titles as the ones you've listed.

For non fiction, there is a great series of biographies called "Who was/is xxxxx". Big range of people available such as Sally Ride, Dr Seuss, MLKjr, JFK, Anne Frank, the Beatles, Elvis, Steve Jobs, Michelle Obama. DD1 just bought one on JK Rowling last week at her school's bookfair.

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[sariana]

Are you familiar with the Heartland series by Lauren Brooke? It is not scary, but the first book is VERY SAD (parental death). After the first book there are some other sad ones, but none at the level of the first one. It is a good series, though, not particularly difficult but high interest (IMO). The main character has her flaws but is a strong female role model. There are 20 books in the regular series plus about half a dozen special editions.

[MommyAllison]

My 8yo bookworm loves Mrs Piggle Wiggle and classics like Pollyanna, Black Beauty, Little Women (abridged). Also everything by Dick King-Smith. I assume the 8yo has read all of the American Girl books? Those are a fave here too. Dd1 also loves the Betsy-Tacy series.

[KpbS]

How about a few of the Nancy Drew books? The classic ones, not the younger ones or the newer "updated" ones are best. Also, the history mysteries of the American Girl series are good. How about one of the Lego Ideas book or the Lego Play book for the boy? http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Ideas-Book-Daniel-Lipkowitz/dp/0756686067/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1387225307&sr=8-2&keywords=Lego+play

[iaam]

For the Lego-lover, there are other cool Lego things you could consider: a Lego watch or clock (several options, check out Amazon to start with) or a book (there are some cool Ninjago ones, or minifigure encyclopedias). Also, Lego storage.

[abh5e8]

i saw the cutest diy lego travel box: an old fashioned lunch box with a lego plate glued to the inside lid and some felt on the inside of the box.

http://www.amazon.com/Aquarius-Vintage-Embossed-Tin-Lunch/dp/B00CES0MFE/ref=sr_1_11?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1387226570&sr=1-11&keywords=tin

and

http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Blue-Building-Plate-10/dp/B002RL7VNY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1387226600&sr=8-3&keywords=lego+board

[citymama]

This describes my kids to a T! Except my younger one is a girl too. ;)

Book lover - could also try the Goddess Girls series: http://www.amazon.com/Goddess-Girls-Books-Bracelet-Inside/dp/1442482109/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1387226887&sr=8-2&keywords=goddess+girls

I would get the Lego boy a lego set or cool accessory.

[vonfirmath]

More series to try:
Lemonade crime
Clementine

(These are more on the RAmona level. May be too young) But are really fun

A little older:
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall (First book. Boxed set: http://www.amazon.com/Penderwicks-3-book-Boxed-Set/dp/0385755872/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1387226920&sr=1-5&keywords=penderwicks)

Gergor the OVerlander boxed set (By Suzanne Collins. But NOT like her other series) http://www.amazon.com/Underland-Chronicles-Books-1-5-Paperback/dp/0545166810/ref=sr_1_sc_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1387226969&sr=1-2-spell&keywords=Gregory+the+overlande

A wrinkle in Time http://www.amazon.com/Wrinkle-Quintet-Swiftly-Tilting-Acceptable/dp/0312373511/ref=pd_sim_b_4

[squimp]

My DD loved the Penderwicks, I vote that one. Also Roald Dahl is still really popular among the 4th graders here.

[SASM]

For the boy, "Otis Dooda: Strange but True" by Ellen Potter. Disclaimer: The author is a friend of mine but I would recommend her book regardless, as my kids LOVE IT!!! It is about a Lego-loving boy...has illustrations and quirkiness! Actually, the author has written several books for girls as well..."Olivia Kidney" has three books in the series and "The Humming Room" (remake of Secret Garden...was at Scholastic book fairs). Ohhh...she also co-authored a book called "Spilling Ink" guiding kids to write stories...as an avid reader she might like this. :) I'll find links in a minute. :) HTH!

Otis: http://www.amazon.com/Otis-Dooda-Strange-but-True-ebook/dp/B009OZN5XG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387242341&sr=8-1&keywords=otis+dooda+strange+but+true
**#2 is being released in March.

Olivia #1: http://www.amazon.com/Olivia-Kidney-Ellen-Potter/dp/0142402346/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387242458&sr=8-1&keywords=olivia+kidney
2 more Olivia Kidney's.

Spilling Ink: http://www.amazon.com/Spilling-Ink-Young-Writers-Handbook/dp/159643628X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387242522&sr=8-1&keywords=spilling+ink

Humming Room: http://www.amazon.com/Humming-Room-Ellen-Potter-ebook/dp/B005OQHZLM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387242603&sr=8-1&keywords=ellen+potter

She has several other books that are more middle school IMO: Kneebone Boy and Slob.

ETA: Pish Posh is also girlie.

[KrisM]

A to Z Mysteries or Ivy and Bean series of books?

Lego Brickmaster or the Lego Play book?

[brittone2]

The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles is a great book and many people have never read it. It is one of my kids' long time favorites: http://www.amazon.com/Really-Great-Whangdoodles-Anniversary-Edition/dp/0064403149/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1387242715&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=last+of+the+really+great+whangdoodles

[twowhat?]

Thank you so much for all the suggestions! I put them all in a list to the Mom so she can tell me what her DD has or doesn't have. The Otis Dooda book sounds really cool for the Lego boy - I put that on the list too. And the Lego Play books are a great idea - I might go for that along with a Lego watch if he doesn't have one already.

Thank you all!!!