Ron Charles, entertainment and book columnist for the
Washington Post has written an interesting
article about gift books for graduation. Good timing since we are grappling with an
appropriate gift for a niece. Oh, The Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss looks to be a fun way to conceal a cash gift—much
more clever than a stodgy old money gift card.
Charles quotes Paul Bogaards, director of media relations at
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, as saying, “parents want to provide their
kids with a map to a job and the prospect of a happy, fulfilled life. A book is
obviously the perfect vessel for delivering both. A bottle of bourbon also
works.” Since our niece is graduating high school, I think we'll opt for a book.
