Christmas gifts for 10 year olds

Christmas Gifts for 10 Year Olds:Books That Arrive in TimePaperback by early December — digital up to the day itself.

Looking for christmas gifts for 10 year olds that survive past Boxing Day? Each of these is a short illustrated book about one real problem a ten year old already has — anger, comparison, being left out, screens.
Order print by early December. Digital arrives in minutes, even on the day.

📖Ages 8–12, still read
at 13 and 14

📦Paperback
or digital

📄65–101
pages each

🚚Free UK
delivery

⚡Digital in minutes
worldwide

Get book one for $0.99 → Build a 3, 6 or 10 book bundle

The ten Lena children’s books for ages 8 to 12, shown together

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Full book.
Not a sample.

For ages 8–12 — ten sits right in the middle
Illustrated paperback to wrap, or digital to send
65–101 pages — short enough to finish by New Year
One problem per book: temper, worry, being left out, screens
From $0.99 — free UK delivery, nothing added at checkout
Paperback in 2 weeks — order by early December · digital in minutes

Match the christmas gift to the child

Slams doors, says sorry by dinner

A Volcano Inside Me — a children’s book about anger

A Volcano Inside Mechristmas gift for a 10 year old with a temper

Lies awake asking “but what if”

The Hospital Secret — children’s books about worry

The Hospital Secretxmas gift for an anxious ten year old

Went quiet after something at school

Who Erased My Name — children’s books about self esteem

Who Erased My Name?christmas present for a child who was left out

Measures herself against every screen

A Dress Like Ella’s — children’s books about confidence

A Dress Like Ella’schristmas gift for a 10 year old girl

Starts again until it is “right”

Sixty Cakes in the Bin — books about big feelings

Sixty Cakes in the Binchristmas present for a perfectionist

Nothing is ever quite good enough

Never Insult the Yellow Cheese — children’s books about gratitude

Never Insult the Yellow Cheesechristmas idea for the child who has everything

Bored of every toy by New Year

The Empty Wish Chest — short stories for 9 year olds

The Empty Wish Chestxmas present for a 9 or 10 year old

“Boring” — then reaches for a screen

Who Will Save Me From Boredom — books for reluctant readers

Who Will Save Me From Boredomchristmas gift for a child who hates reading

Sunday-night homework, every single week

Tomorrow’s Thief — funny books for 9 year olds

Tomorrow’s Thiefchristmas gift for a 10 year old boy

Quieter since the new phone arrived

The Trap in My Phone — internet safety books for kids

The Trap in My Phonechristmas present for a first phone

Copies whatever the group decides

School Secrets — children’s books about honesty

School Secretsxmas idea for a 10 year old who follows the crowd

A christmas gift
chosen in
two minutes

Think of the child

Short fuse, bedtime worries, glued to a screen, left out of the group chat. One usually jumps out.

Pick that story

Every title is built around one of those problems. Can’t decide? A bundle of three lets the child choose.

Beat the post

Order the paperback by early December — it arrives within 2 weeks, delivery free. Later than that, send the digital edition in minutes.

What they find under the wrapping paper

Not just a story — every copy carries the same extras inside.

The game zone inside a Kids Books title — **Game zone**Maze, hidden objects, riddles for Boxing Day afternoon

Puzzles and brain challenges inside the book — **Brain challenges**Puzzles built on the story’s own idea

The original song at the end of each story — **Original song**A song of its own to end the story

The colouring page inside each book — **Creative corner**Pages to draw and write on, theirs to keep

The Parent’s Companion Guide inside each book — **Parent’s guide**For the adult who reads along

Discussion prompts at the end of the story — **Discussion prompts**Questions ready for the sofa, not invented

Inside the book they unwrap

Real spreads from the printed books — colour on every page, chapters short enough for holiday evenings.

Interior spread from A Volcano Inside Me

The price on this page is the whole price of the christmas present. UK delivery is free and the parcel lands within 2 weeks of ordering — nothing extra appears at checkout. Ordering late, or from abroad? Digital editions arrive by download in minutes.

Wrap three, six or ten

One book is a stocking filler. Three is a present with weight — and the child chooses which cover to open first, so nothing you picked goes wrong.

3 books

$39.99

Save 22%

6 books

$69.99

Save 31%

All 10 books

$99.99

Save 41%

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Sending just one? A digital title is $4.99 and lands in minutes anywhere in the world — it works even on Christmas morning. The paperback is $16.99, printed and delivered free inside the UK. Book one is $14.99 printed or $0.99 digital.

Is 10 the right age for these christmas presents?

Written for 8–12, and read comfortably at 13 and 14 by children who find long novels heavy.

An 8 year old this christmasFresh out of picture books — short sentences and pictures on every page make it a present they can read alone. See books for 8 year olds.

A 9 year oldThe age the stories were first written for — nearly any title fits. Full list: books for 9 year olds.

A 10 year oldTen is when comparing starts — marks, group chats, invitations. A christmas present that names the thing out loud beats one that dodges it. Try A Dress Like Ella’s or Who Erased My Name?

An 11 year oldSecondary school, a first phone, friendships moving. The Trap in My Phone is the usual pick — see books for 11 year olds.

A 12 year oldSuspicious of anything that looks babyish. These aren’t: real situations, no wizards, finished before term restarts.

A child who avoids booksLength is the enemy. 65–101 illustrated pages is a christmas gift that actually gets finished — and one finished book sells the next.

Not certain a book is the right christmas idea for a ten year old? These are picked by problem, not by reading level — the child recognises themselves by chapter two, and that is what keeps the pages turning through the holidays.

Christmas Gifts for 10 Year Olds — the Deadline That Decides

Every christmas list for this age splits into two piles: presents that must survive the post, and presents that cannot miss it. Our paperbacks are printed to order and arrive within two weeks, with free UK delivery — so the comfortable rule is simple: order in the first week of December and the parcel is under the tree with days to spare. The digital editions ignore the calendar completely; they arrive by email within minutes, which has rescued more than one Christmas morning.

Xmas Gifts for 10 Year Olds When You Are Running Late

Searching for xmas gifts for 10 year olds on the 23rd is not a failure — it is a tradition. This range was built with a branch for it: buy the digital edition of any story and it is delivered by download within minutes, readable on a phone, tablet or laptop. Send it to your own inbox and wrap a printed note, or send it straight to the family — it works even on Christmas Day itself.

Christmas Presents for Ten Year Olds Who Have Everything

The child with a full toy cupboard is the reason christmas presents for ten year olds are hard to choose. A story that names something true about them — the temper, the worry, the week they were left out — is the one present the cupboard does not already hold. Start with Never Insult the Yellow Cheese if gratitude is the sore point, or The Empty Wish Chest for the child whose wish list never ends.

Stocking Fillers and Bigger Boxes

A single paperback wraps like a proper present, and a bundle of three, six or ten makes the kind of box a ten year old weighs in both hands. As xmas presents for 10 year olds go, three books at $39.99 still cost less than most single toys — and the child picks which cover to open first. Printed bundles follow the same clock: order by early December.

Christmas Ideas for Ten Year Olds Beyond the Toy Aisle

Most christmas ideas for ten year olds compete on noise and batteries. These compete on recognition: one real problem per story — anger, perfectionism, the first phone, following the crowd — told in 65 to 101 illustrated pages a child can finish over the holidays. If several relatives are hunting christmas gifts for ten year olds at once, split the list: one story each, no duplicates, and the set builds itself under the tree.

Which Story Goes Under the Tree?

Buy the problem, not the age. Quick temper: A Volcano Inside Me. Worry at bedtime: The Hospital Secret. Comparison and confidence: A Dress Like Ella’s. Left out: Who Erased My Name? Homework left to Sunday night: Tomorrow’s Thief. Still unsure? A bundle of three lets the child decide on the day.

Not shopping for Christmas? The same ten stories are sorted by child on the gifts for 10 year olds page, by age at books for 9 year olds and books for 11 year olds, and the whole range lives at children’s books for ages 8–12.

Kids Books is an independent publisher of the Lena stories for readers aged 8–12. Read about us and why we write them.

What people ask before christmas

Will it arrive by Christmas?

Order the paperback by the first week of December and it is comfortably early — printing and free UK delivery take up to 2 weeks door to door. After that window, choose the digital edition at checkout: it is delivered by email within minutes, even on the 25th.

Can it go straight under someone else’s tree?

Yes — enter the child’s family address at checkout and the parcel travels there directly. No price appears anywhere on the packaging.

I barely know the child. Which one do I wrap?

A bundle of three is the safe christmas present: the child chooses which to open first, so your guess never has to be exact. If you know one true thing about them — temper, worry, always on a screen — buy that story instead.

Is a book a disappointing present for a 10 year old?

A four-hundred-page novel might be. These are 65–101 pages, illustrated throughout, with games, puzzles and a song at the back — closer to an annual than to homework, and children start them the same day.

What if the family is strict about content?

Nothing to age-check: no magic, no violence, no romance. Each story is one ordinary situation — a lost temper, a group chat, a secret on a phone — and it ends well. The lesson inside each title is listed at moral stories for kids ages 8–12.

Digital or paperback as the christmas gift?

Paperback if you have ordered by early December — a wrapped book beats a voucher. Digital if you are late, abroad, or topping up a stocking: it downloads in minutes anywhere in the world.

What if they already own one of the ten?

Pick a different problem from the grid above — ten standalone stories, no required order, so a duplicate is easy to dodge.

Boy or girl — does it matter?

No. The lead character is a girl; the problems — temper, procrastination, comparison, being left out — belong to everyone. A Volcano Inside Me and Tomorrow’s Thief are the two most often wrapped for boys.

Do schools buy these as end-of-term gifts?

Yes — class sets and year-group packs are listed in the shop, and December is exactly when they go.

The 99 cent test before you commit

Not sure it will land? Book one, Tomorrow’s Thief, is $0.99 as a digital download — the complete book, not a sample. Read it yourself tonight; if it makes you smile, you know what the child is getting for christmas.

Get book one for $0.99 → Build a bundle

Christmas prices in full: $0.99 for book one digital, $4.99 for any other digital title, $14.99–$16.99 printed with free UK delivery within 2 weeks (order by early December), and $39.99 for a bundle of three. Nothing is added at checkout.

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