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LAist Gift Guide 2026

Hoping to win the gift-giving season? LAist's picks will give you a head start.
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  • Illustration of an open book on a teal background, with a fox sitting beside a winding yellow path that leads to a cream castle with blue-roofed towers rising from the pages. Two blue-and-gold ornaments hang above, along with a red-orange bow and gold stars.
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  • An illustration of a stack of colorful books on a pink background, framed by hanging holiday ornaments, gold stars, a halved avocado and green kelp. Behind the books, a yellow sun sets over the L.A. skyline and palm trees. The top book’s bright blue cover shows an adult’s hand with a medium-light skin tone reaching down to hold a child’s hand with a light skin tone.
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  • An illustration on a coral background shows rainy-day gear: a bright blue hooded raincoat with cream buttons, a pair of orange rain boots, a cream-colored mug of a warm drink, a yellow umbrella with a duck’s head handle, and a navy and cream camping lantern. Blue raindrops, gold stars and two hanging blue holiday ornaments surround the items.
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Reporting: Gab Chabràn, Makenna Cramer, Mariana Dale, Josie Huang, Suzanne Levy, Larry Mantle, Bonnie McCarthy, Fiona Ng, Kevin Tidmarsh

Editor and producer: Jolie Lash

Illustrations: Raymond Rivera

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