This Is for You: Gift-Giving as a Way of Life

by Lea Redmond, Lisa Larsen (Read by)

Overview

The essential guide for gift-giving that makes our dearest feel loved and offers deep and lasting connection—from the author of the bestselling Letters to My Grandchild and creator of the “Letters to . . .” series

Riddled with obligation, expense, and waste, gifts are often reduced in our consumeristic culture to products for purchase. It’s no wonder we often feel stumped when trying to give a good gift.

In This Is for You, artist and bestselling author Lea Redmond casts a vision for gift-giving as you’ve never seen it before. At their best, she proposes, gift-giving and receiving are an opportunity to practice relational care at every scale for the good of people and planet. “Gifts are relationships in miniature,” Redmond writes, and this ultimate gift guide doubles as a manifesto on open-hearted living that can enrich all our relationships.

With inspired ideas and stories that sparkle, get ready to get generous in your kinkeeping, courageous in your connection, and creative in your delivery.

A one-stop-shop for everyone on your list, This Is for You offers:

• Practical prompts for compiling gift ideas your loved ones will cherish
• Tips for surprises, wrapping, and wish lists that work
• Creative ideas for keeping within your budget as well as no-cost gift ideas
• Practical guidance on what to do and how to respond to an unwanted gift

Whether you’re searching for the perfect gift for a birthday, holiday, anniversary, wedding, or just because, Lea Redmond shows you the way.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798228480971
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/14/2025
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Lea Redmond seeks the extraordinary hiding in the ordinary and wants to share it with you. She makes things, books, and activities that invite humans of all ages to be curious, playful, and kind. Lea is the author of Knit The Sky, Wonder Hunt, Paint Chip Poetry, and the bestselling Letters To My… series of keepsake journals. As the Postmaster of the World’s Smallest Post Service, she has charmed thousands with her tiny mail transcriptions. Lea gathers people for workshops, letter writing, and other poetic services in her Tearoom of a Thousand Wonders in Oakland, California. Keep in touch at LeaRedmond.com.

Lisa Larsen is a Los Angeles based voiceover actor who specializes in audiobook narration. She has narrated audiobooks across a wide range of genres, including inspirational stories, thrillers, and young adult paranormals and also lent her voice to radio spots and a variety of training and marketing videos for companies like Mazda and Nexgrill.

Editorial Reviews

"Lea Redmond has created the scaffolding for connection with all living beings. She has helped untangle why we want to give, how we can give in a culture with too much stuff, and most importantly, how to make it mean the world to both the giver and receiver. This is a book sure to connect us all to each other, the planet and ourselves. You will feel less alone after reading this book." — Carissa Potter, illustrator, author of It's OK to Feel Things Deeply, and founder of People I've Loved

"Brave and thoughtful, this book explores the full spectrum of gift giving—from joyful stories to the tender, complicated gift exchanges we often try to avoid. With insight and care, author and artist Lea Redmond has created a gentle, much needed guidebook for navigating it all, inviting us to see the giving and receiving of gifts as a worthwhile, meaningful and connective practice." — Megumi Lorna Inouye, artist and founder of Gift Wrap by Megumi

"This book is a gift! Lea has invited us into the profound magic and mystery of gift giving and receiving." — Dr. Jennifer Freed, psychological astrologer and author of A Map to Your Soul

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