Holiday Gift Guide
We are delighted to share our 2020 holiday gift offerings from Laurence King. You can view the full list below or browse by subject category:
Stocking Stuffers • Puzzles and Board Games • Food and Drink • Music and Movies • Animal Lovers • Mindfulness • Nature Lovers • Art & Photography • Little Kids • Big Kids
Product shots and lifestyle images are available to download by category. If you need any additional artwork or would like to request a sample copy, please write to us at uspress@laurenceking.com.
Miniature Secret Garden – A pocket edition of Johanna Basford’s multi-million bestseller Secret Garden. (Sep; $9.99/£6.99)
Queens – This standard card deck is sure to liven up your next poker game with huge hair, sparkling makeup, glitter galore, and fake eyelashes. (Sep; $10.99/£9.99)
Movie Genius & TV Genius – Standard playing cards starring Hollywood’s finest TV and film characters with suits organized by genre from drama to crime. (Oct; $10.99/£9.99)
The Box of Emotions – Ever felt an emotion that you haven’t been able to find the right words for? Each of the 80 cards in this stylish boxed deck contains a mini-essay on a specific emotion and a mesmerizing color pattern on the other. (Now Available; $19.99/£14.99)
Success Oracles – Pick a card and let 50 of the world’s richest and most powerful gurus guide you through any life, career and business dilemma. (Now Available; $16.99/£14.99)
Fantastic Women – Play this card game and discover some of the bravest and most inspirational women out there with these stunning portraits from Malala Yousafzai and Rosa Parks to Marie Curie and Amelia Earhart. (Now Available; $14.99/£12.99)
Shakespeare Playing Cards – This illustrated card set brings Shakespeare’s plays to life. Arranged in four suits: hearts = lovers, clubs = fools, diamonds = heroes and heroines, and spades = villains, plus two jokers! (Now Available;$14.99/£12.99)
How Should One Read a Book? – Published for the first time as a standalone volume, Virginia Woolf’s short, impassioned essay celebrates the enduring importance of great literature. (Oct; $9.99/£7.99)
Read This if You Want to Be YouTube Famous – This book, a follow-up volume to Read This if You Want to Be Instagram Famous, is an essential guide offering advice from 45 of the world’s most influential YouTubers who reveal the secrets to their success and how it can be replicated. (Now Available; $14.99/£11.99)
The TikTok Challenge – This boxed deck includes over 200 challenges for you to shoot and upload, from lip syncs, dances, and dares to ridiculous pranks. (Dec; $14.99)
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Inside the Chocolate Factory – Enter the world of Willy Wonka’s famous chocolate factory in this candy-covered puzzle. (Oct. $18.99/£14.99)
World of Frida Kahlo – Uncover the genius that is Frida Kahlo in this art jigsaw puzzle that tells the story of her life, works, and career. (Mar. $19.99/£14.99)
Pop Art Puzzle – Piece together the pop art universe in this jigsaw puzzle depicting the madcap world of art from Botticelli’s Birth of Venus to Damien Hirst’s diamond-encrusted skull. (Aug. $19.99/£14.99)
The World of Sherlock Holmes – Don your deerstalker and immerse yourself in Sherlock Holmes’ London in this art jigsaw puzzle complete with bodies, boat chases, and, of course, 221B Baker Street. (Nov. $18.99/£14.99)
Australia’s Deadly Animal Bingo – The next in Laurence King’s bestselling series of animal bingos that include Cat, Dog, Bird, Bug, Monkey, and Ocean. (Sep. $29.99/£19.99)
Royal Bingo – An updated edition of the hit 2017 game featuring royals from around the world, now including Meghan Markle! (Now available; $29.99/£19.99)
Going, Going, Gone! – Monopoly meets the art auction. Who can amass the most valuable collection? (Now available; $34.99/£24.99)
I Saw It First! Jungle and Ocean – A fun spotting game for the whole family. Who can find the animal first? (Now Available; $29.99/£19.99).
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How to Raise a Loaf: And Fall in Love with Sourdough – An affordable sourdough baking book for beginners that makes the basic techniques easy to understand, with step-by-step photo instructions. (Now Available; $17.99/£12.99)
How to Grow Your Dinner: Without Leaving the House – An easy-to-follow guidebook to growing your own food indoors – in any space or season, wherever you live. (Sep; $16.99/£12.99)
The Wine Game – Dip into the world of wine with two decks of cards – one for red wines, one for whites – covering all the major wine-producing regions across the globe. (Oct; $24.99/£19.99)
Dangerous Experiments for After Dinner – 21 after-dinner daredevil tricks are illustrated in this gift book along with step-by-step instructions and explanations of the science behind them. (Now Available; $12.99/£9.99)
Gin Rummy –Standard playing cards with a (lime) twist! Each card features a custom illustration of a gin brand or classic cocktail. Recipe book included. (Now Available; $14.99/£11.99)
Happy Hour – Learn about classic cocktails in this go-fish inspired card game. Recipe book included. (Now Available; $17.99/£14.99)
FIZZ – A beginner’s guide to making natural, non-alcoholic fermented drinks like kombucha and ginger beer. (Now Available; $19.99/£15.99)
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Movie Tarot – Be guided by the stars in this unique new tarot deck inspired by movie characters. (Oct; $17.99/£14.99)
Movie Genius & TV Genius – Standard playing cards starring Hollywood’s finest TV and film characters with suits organized by genre from drama to crime. (Oct; $10.99/£9.99)
666 Songs to Make You Bang Your Head Until You Die – The ultimate bible for metalheads, presenting the best metal songs from the 1960s to the present day. (Sep; $24.99/£20)
The Short Story of Film – An innovative introduction to filmmaking looking at key films, genres, movements, and techniques with a stylish gift treatment. (Now Available; $19.99/£14.99)
Citizen Canine – A charming and adorable collection of the best cinematic dogs ever to grace the silver screen. (Now Available; $16.99/£12.99)
Spoiler Alert – Celebrate Hollywood filmmaking in all its formulaic and predictable glory with this graphic breakdown of movie tropes. (Now Available; $24.99/£17.99)
NME Quiz Book & Movie Quiz Book – Pick up some fresh material for a virtual pub quiz with these movie and music-themed trivia books. (Now Available; $17.99/£12.99) .
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Animal Mah-Jong – The traditional Chinese tile game updated in a new, affordable card format. (Oct; $34.99/£24.99)
299 Cats (and a Dog) – No two wooden pieces are the same in this cunning feline cluster puzzle. (Sep; $19.99/£16.99)
Do You Look Like Your Cat? – Pair up the cats with their humans in the hilarious card game. 50 cards depict fun photographs of cats and owners making this a humorous memory game to reunite 25 people and their furry friends. (Oct; $16.99)
Do You Look Like Your Dog? The Book – Why DO people look like their dogs? A follow-up book to the hit game, Do You Look Like Your Dog explores the intense bonds we develop with our dogs, which are far from only skin, or even fur, deep. (Oct; $12.99/£9.99)
Australia’s Deadly Animals Bingo – Boasting 64 of Australia’s most deadly, dangerous, and just downright surprising species, this bingo game is filled with fun facts and detailed illustrations. (Sep; $29.99/£19.99)
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Pottering – Discover productivity at an easier pace in this charming guide to slow living. (Oct; $16.99/£16.99)
Night Vision – A field guide to the art of dream interpretation. (Oct; $19.99/£14.99)
Make a Living Living – Learn how to turn your passion into a career with advice from entrepreneurs who’ve been there. (Now Available; $19.99/£14.99)
Dream Decoder & Dream Decoder Journal – Record and interpret your crazy quarantine dreams with this card deck of common dream scenarios and a new companion journal. (Now Available; $12.99/£14.99)
Runes for Modern Life – An updated version of the ancient divination tool for lovers of astrology and tarot cards. (Now Available; $16.99/£12.99)
Tattoo Tarot Journal –Draw a card of the day from the bestselling Tattoo Tarot deck and then write about the meaning in this new companion journal. A coloring book, Tarot Coloring Book with art from the deck will also publish in October. (Sep. $14.99/£12.99)
Extraordinary Things to Cut Out and Collage – Choose from 1500 beautiful objects to cut out and collage. Perfect for New Year’s vision boards! (Now Available; $16.99/£16.99)
The Empathy Game – Go beyond small talk with these thoughtful conversation starters. (Now Available; $24.99/£17.99)
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Around the World in 80 Trees – Author, “Jonathan Drori’s deep-seated love of nature is contagious in this tree-by-tree journey across countries and continents. A book to take your time over” – WIRED (Now available; $19.99/£12.99)
100 Things to do in a Forest – This book explores 100 ways to replace screens and bring families together. Connect with nature and discover the benefits of forest fun. (Aug. $19.99/£17.99)
How to Save The World for Free – Environmental activist Natalie Fee’s handbook to green living will help you to make small lifestyle changes which will make a big difference to our planet. (Now available; $16.99/£12.99)
Tree Vision – Is the ultimate flashcard set to help you learn to identify tree species, their leaves, seeds, flowers and so much more! (Sep. $19.99/£14.99)
Plantfulness – These cards will guide you through 50 houseplants guiding you to what your plant can do and what you should do to keep your plants alive and happy. (Oct. $16.99/£14.99)
The Story of Trees – This illustrated coffee table book full of fascinating botanical facts and figures, takes readers on a visual journey from some of the earliest known tree species. (Now available; $29.99/£25)
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Magnum Artists: Great Photographers Meet Great Artists – 200 portraits of the world’s most influential artists made by Magnum photographers. (Aug; $55/£40)
Anatomica: The Exquisite and Unsettling Art of Human Anatomy – explores the intersections between art and medicine, death and culture through macabre anatomical artwork from the 16th through to the 20th century. (Sep; $35.00/£25)
Lives of the Artists – A highly readable series of short biographies of the most-popular artists. The current series includes Artemisia Gentleschi and Andy Warhol, with upcoming titles Frida Kahlo. (Oct; $17.99/£12.99)
The Short Story of Women Artists – Accessible, concise and richly illustrated, this book reveals the full history of women artists. (Sep; $19.99/£14.99)
Kusama: A Graphic Novel – The first graphic novel on the world-wide cult artist Yayoi Kusama. (Sept; 19.99/£14.99)
200 Words to Talk About Art – This gift book features definitions of two hundred words frequently used to describe and discuss a smart subject. (Oct; $12.99/£9.99)
Joel Meyerowitz: Masters of Photography – First book in a new approach to photography how-to series. (Now available; $14.99/£14.99)
Steve McCurry: In Search of Elsewhere – A new book of previously unpublished images drawn from McCurry’s incredible career. (Nov; $70/£50)
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Poo Bingo – The classic family game gets a hilarious contemporary spin by matching animals with their droppings. (Aug; $19.99/£16.99)
The Wild Bunch – Crazy eights gets a makeover by using colorful jungle animals instead of numbers. (Aug; $14.99/£12.99)
Homes & On the Go – Stylish board books with peep holes throughout exploring different types of houses and transportation for little learners ages 3-5. (Sep; $12.99/£9.99)
My First Story Puzzles: Nature & Animals – Teach simple stories and logical sequences with these three-piece jigsaws for ages 3-5. (Now available; $12.99/£9.99)
Match These Bones – Pair the dinosaur with the fossil in this fun and educational game for budding paleontologists. (Aug; $16.99/£14.99)
Let’s Make Some Great Art: Animals & Patterns – Encourage creativity in kids ages 4-7 with easy projects centered on animals and patternmaking. (Sep; $12.99/£9.99)
Make Your Own Fairy Tale: Snow White – Eight press-out sheets give you all the characters and props needed to re-enact this favorite fairy tale. (Oct; $16.99/£12.99)
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The Mermaid Atlas – A stunning illustrated compendium of mermaid legends from across the globe. (Jun. $19.99/£14.99)
Mythopedia – An encyclopedia of mythical legends from the authors of Myth Match. Also publishing in Sept. is a companion coloring book Myth World. (Sep. $19.99/£16.99)
Wonder Woman Bingo – Fill your game card with inspiring women from Greta Thunberg to Serena Williams. (Aug. $19.99/£16.99)
Skulk – Help the Boy chase his shadow, Skulk, through this illustrated maze book. (Sep. $18.99/£12.99)
Who’s Hiding in the Jungle – Can you spot the animals hiding in this boxed card deck? (Oct. $18.99/£14.99)
Green Nation Revolution – Learn what role young people can play to solve the world’s emergent climate crisis. (Oct. $12.99/£9.99)
Be a Super Awesome Artist – 20 easy art challenges to try at home inspired by the masters. (Oct. $14.99/£9.99)
Pierre the Maze Detective – Follow the mazes to help Detective Pierre solve the Curious Case of the Castle in the Sky. (Oct. $19.99/£14.99)
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