To be the absolute perfect stocking stuffer, it helps to actually fit inside a stocking! These books may be small in size, but they are huge in laughs, sass, cuteness and joy.

A Charm of Goldfinches and Other Wild Gatherings: Quirky Collective Nouns of the Animal Kingdom

Best for:
Grammar nerds and animals lovers.

Why they’ll love it:
Through simple, colorful illustrations, they’ll pick up plenty of New Year’s Eve party trivia on collective nouns like “an ostentation of peacocks” and “a quiver of cobras.”

Favorite quote:
“There are many different kinds of buntings around the world and they are all as cute as a baby turtle’s birthday party.”

On Being Awesome: A Unified Theory of How Not to Suck

Best for:
Your punk cousin who used to skate in empty parking lots.

Why they’ll love it:
A professional skater offers in-your-face, nonsucky life advice, with tips on how to manage lame personalities such as the thunder-stealer, preference dictator, bores and fake-ass people.

Favorite quote:
“Being simply sucky is the basic case of suckiness: We encounter a social opening and fail to take it up.”

Daphne and Daisy: Pawtraits of Sausage Style

Best for:
Rabid dog-stagram fans; those who are known to sometimes wear a fancy hat.

Why they’ll love it:  
Two insanely cute dachshund sisters are caught on camera dressed up in huge sunglasses, assorted hats, pompoms, glittery heels and more.

Favorite quote:
“Favourite TV series, Sausage in the City, starring Carrie Bradpaw.”

Lagom: The Swedish Art of Balanced Living

Best for:
Your sister-in-law whose KonMari purge left the house sadly bereft of cozy wool throws.

Why they’ll love it:
This Swedish guide is like an Ikea catalog for your whole life. Nothing will ever be the same after you balance style and comfort by piling your hair in a Lykke Li bun, master the art of making Glögg and counter negative self-talk with oversize scarves.

Favorite quote:
“If you know what’s ‘just enough,’ why go overboard?”