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STEP 1: Choose a book...
STEP 2: Add a treat...
STEP 1. Choose a book
Select a book to add to your gift bag and personalised bookmark gift card, we have included puzzle books, wellbeing books, books to make them smile and books to help pass the time.
It’s time to meet Mr Calm, who is quite possibly the calmest person in the world. He appreciates the simple pleasures in life and nothing can upset or disturb him, which means he’s a calm head in a crisis. Unfortunately not all his friends approach life in the same way. Can Mr Calm help them to change their ways?
A fun gift to send a work mate to show them you are thinking of them and need a calm head back in the office - when they are feeling better of course!
With beards and moustaches more popular than ever, this quirky little book, A Gentleman's Guide to Beard and Moustache Management, makes a fun feel good gift for someone in the office who is either trying to grow a beard or someone who already has a big bushy one!
Even if a trim isn't required, this book will show them how to wax, polish and maintain their beard so that it is always in tip top condition.
A Sunday Times bestselling practical guide on how to breathe for better sleep, stress management and help improved self esteem.
Breathing is a powerful, accessible tool to calm stress, reduce pain and manage emotions. By following the exercises in this book by Stuart Sandeman, learn how to harness breath to take back control of not only the body but the mind as well.
Send as a mindfulness gift for a friend who is struggling at the moment and feeling a bit low to help them see better times are ahead.
Do you know someone who loves playing Wordle online? Do they wish they could do more than one puzzle a day? If yes, then this collection of 500 Wordle puzzles, to do anytime and anywhere, will make the the best puzzle gift.
This Wordle Challenge book is a fun, interactive collection of brain teasing Wordle puzzles that will entertain for hours and hours.
Send a Wordle get well soon gift to a work mate to help them pass the time until they are back at their desk in the office.
The Ultimate Retirement Activity Book is the ultimate choice for anyone about to embark on their well deserved retirement journey. This book is not just a thoughtful present, it's a gateway to endless entertainment, mental stimulation, and relaxation.
With over 100 pages of puzzles, quizzes, word games, jumbles, riddles, picture puzzles to keep them busy, this is an activity book designed especially with retirees in mind.
The Ultimate Retirement Activity Book makes the perfect gift for retirees, offering tongue in cheek advice on how a colleague can make the most of their new found freedom.
Paul Whitehouse and John Bailey have been devout fishermen for longer than they care to remember. In this wonderful book, the two fishermen collaborate to celebrate the rich tapestry that is fishing – from mentors to memories, from philosophy to modern jargon, from watercraft to becoming self-styled 'Fishing Detectives'.
A wonderful gift for a keen fisherman or fisherwoman. If you're stuck for what to send a poorly colleague or friend, this is the best gift to cheer them up until they are well enough to go to the riverbank and get their lines wet again.
Welcome to a year of wonder in Word Perfect by Susie Dent, lexicographer, logophile and longtime queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner.
From the real Jack the Lad to the theatrically literal story behind stealing someone's thunder, from tartle (forgetting someone's name at the very moment you need it) to snaccident (the unintentional eating of an entire packet of biscuits), Word Perfect is a brilliant linguistic almanac full of unforgettable stories, fascinating facts, and surprising etymologies tied to every day of the year. They will never be lost for words again.
Do you have someone in the office who is a huge Countdown fan or just loves words? This book, by Susie Dent, contains fascinating and funny hidden gems makes the best get well soon gift to keep them entertained while off work sick at home or in hospital after an illness or operation.
Leading cricket thinkers Nathan Leamon and Ben Jones lift the lid on international cricket and explain its hidden workings and dynamics - the forces that shape cricket and the cricketers who play it in this book, Hitting Against The Spin.
They analyse the unseen hands that determine which cricket players succeed and which fail, which tactics work and which don't, which teams win and which lose. They also explore the new world of franchise cricket as well as the rapid evolution of the T20 format.
If you've got a cricket mad member of staff in the office, this book makes the ideal get well soon gift or a cricket themed Birthday present.
Pitcherwits returns with another bumper collection of puzzles.
Encourage them to put their deductive skills to the test with this collection of over 300 puzzles. Part crossword and part pictogram, Pitcherwits are addictive.
Perfect for a quiet evening or a lazy morning, this absorbing compilation is the ultimate companion for puzzle lovers and will help pass the time if a member of staff is in hospital recovering from an operation or if they are off work on the sofa sick at home.
Send this colouring book as a get well soon gift to the Friends super fan in the office. They can colour in their favourite scenes, characters, quotes and more.
This is an official colouring book based on the hit TV show - in true friends stlye - it's the one where you get to colour!
Cheer up a sick staff member, they can pass the time by colouring, designing and doodling over 100 Friends images including Central Perk, Monica's apartment, favourite quotes and lots more.
This colouring book is a perfect gift for any Friends fan but also a great way to show the office is thinking of them and wishing them well.
An amazing collection of brilliant, humorous and thought provoking golfing quotes, comments and stories.
The perfect gift for a golfer.
Take their mind off work and any worries by sending a golf themed gift to make your work friend feel better when they are not in the office.
How well do they really know their way around Britain? This puzzle book uncovers the history of Britain's roads, its highways, byways, bypasses and backwaters with map based challenges.
The perfect gift for someone who drives for a living, map addicts or to test motorists who have an amazing memory for places, road names and junctions.
Random, mind blowing facts about history, science, music and everything in between. A great book to keep someone entertained if they are recovering in hospital or off work sick at home.
Send as get well soon gift to remind a poorly work mate that you haven't forgotten them, you miss them and look forward to seeing them when they are feeling better.
Fed up with Zoom meetings at work or dreading a catch up with your Team Leader on Microsoft Teams?
With 101 amusing tips explaining the dos and don’ts of virtual meetings, You’re On Mute will help you master those working from home video calls as well as virtual quiz nights and reunions with friends at the weekend.
A fun gift to make work colleagues smile.
Forget drawing inside the lines and unleash true creativity!
This reverse colouring book is packed with colourful, watercolor filled pages of inspiring shades and free form shapes that beg to have lines drawn around them, inside them, throughout them.
Sophisticated or silly, patterns or pictures - how they fill in the page is up to their creative mind! The book has the colours, they draw the lines, the creative possibilities are absolutely endless.
Reverse colouring is a totally new idea in creativity and mindfulness, it's so simple and so profoundly satisfying.
This book really is the ideal present for a friend who is feeling low and a bit sad to help take their mind off their troubles, cheer them up and hopefully make them smile.
Get ready to take on the ultimate Pop Master challenge from the minds behind BBC Radio 2's iconic quiz. Every weekday morning millions of people across the nation stop work or whatever they're doing, fix themselves a cup of tea and settle in to listen to the Pop Master quiz on The Ken Bruce Show. If someone in your office fancies themselves as a musical expert this is the book for them.
Send as a feel better gift for a colleague so they can step inside the radio to play this popular pop quiz at home.
With exercises that target specific issues as well as general purpose memory workouts, Memory Coach is packed with information and strategies for use in everyday life, while also providing a guided plan for progression that continues to build upon the techniques you have already covered on previous days. Along with the exercises themselves there's plenty of information on what the exercises are actually doing for you and why they are important in maintaining memory function.
A fun get well soon gift idea for a poorly staff member to relieve the boredom of not being in the office and to let then know you are all thinking of them and missing them.
These fiendishly compulsive mini-mystery puzzles challenge you to find whodunit, how, where and why.
Join Deductive Logico and pit your wits against a slew of dastardly villains in order to discover:
A super get well gift idea to send staff to show you are thinking of them, to cheer them up and help them to pass the time until they are well enough to come back to work.
Encourage a work friend to be creative and relax by sending this art journal so they can de-stress and forget their worries.
Choose this art book and some colouring pens which together make a thoughtful gift to send a colleague to show you miss them at work and are thinking of them.
Denmark has a reputation for being one of the happiest nations in the world and hygge is recognised as the magic ingredient to this happiness.
What a great book to send as a feel better gift to a friend who needs to slow down, relax and take some time to themselves to help them get back to being 100%.
A little book for grown ups to lift their spirits, funny Famous Five stories especially for adults.
A fun feel better gift with a little bit of reading to cheer up a work mate or a friend and help them get through lockdown.
A Ladybird book for grown ups, a light hearted, fun gift to send a work colleague or a friend who is stressed at the office or lonely working from home.
Learn all about the different kinds of meetings that take place at work - brainstorming, catch ups, face to face, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and most importantly how to avoid them completely!
In coffee expert James Hoffmann's excellent book he demonstrates everything you need to know to make consistently excellent coffee at home
Coffee lovers can learn everything from what kit is worth buying and what isn't, how to grind coffee, the basics of brewing, understanding coffee drinks, from the cortado to latte and how to make the perfect espresso.
A great feel good gift for the office coffee lover.
Help them learn to let go of their worries and lose themself in nature with this practical guide to sketching for pleasure, not perfection.
Most of us know that creativity and time outdoors are good for our wellbeing, yet so many of us struggle to find the time or motivation to step away from our screens but there’s a solution! Combining quick and easy exercises with the latest research on nature connection, wellbeing and creativity, The Green Sketching Handbook will inspire them to pick up a pencil and get started.
If a creative member of staff is poorly at home or just needs cheering up, show them you are thinking of them by sending The Green Sketching Handbook as a feel better gift package.
Send someone a bit of get well cheer! The Beer Bible is the most comprehensive guide to the world of beer with everything you need to know about what to drink, where, when and why. This is the complete book for beer lovers and for anyone wanting to experience the finest beers.
Choose this book to cheer up a work colleague who misses going out for a drink with their friends at the office.
Make sure a young driver at work is up to date with the latest rules of the road and avoids the dreaded penaltiy point and fines by giving them a copy of the The Official DVSA Highway Code.
Together with a set of 'L' plates this is ideal to send as a fun gift to staff in the office to make them laugh.
The ideal Secret Santa gifts to send to colleagues and friends off work to cheer them up.
This book also makes a fun gift to send staff who are out of the office to show them you are thinking of them and they aren't missing out on the chat too much.
The second Lonely Planet's Ultimate Travel Quiz Book is the ultimate travel trivia book with head scratching questions on everything from countries and culture to history and wildlife. It's a fun and challenging test for both adults and children of all ages.
This fun, illustrated book makes a great feel good gift and is the perfect choice to send to help entertain a friend or colleague who currently is off work or in hospital.
Covering exciting topics such as shed styles, materials, foundations, hardware and finishing, The Shed Manual from Haynes provides step by step instructions and lots of advice on all aspects of planning and building the perfect shed.
Choose this book as a fun get well soon gift to send to an enthusiastic DIY fan at work who just loves his shed or dreams of having one!
Send The Sherlock Holmes Puzzle Book to send to cheer up a friend or colleague who is not well and off work.
This collection includes brilliant puzzles to ponder over presented within exchanges between Holmes and Watson. In this way, this puzzle book retains the same cosy Victorian charm that Holmes' tales are so loved for making it a great choice of book to gently help someone recuperate after an operation or illness.
A great book to send as a feel better gift to a friend or work colleague to help pass the time in hospital or at home.
Sleep expert Dr Nerina Ramlakhan explains why a good night's sleep is essential in today's demanding, 24/7, technology-driven world. She introduces us to the science of sleep and teaches us that the secret of good sleep is to get out of our head and back into our body.
Using a unique combination of Eastern and Western practices, including yoga, ayurveda and body-awareness techniques and with an abundance of invaluable advice and techniques, Dr Nerina guides the reader on their personal journey back to sleep.
Send this book as a mindfulness gift to cheer up a frazzled staff member or as a get well soon present for a friend who is always feeling tired and is off work at home.
Pit your wits against the brilliant minds of Scotland Yard, from the bestselling author of Bletchley Park Brainteasers, Sinclair McKay.
If a work colleague is stuck at home, help keep them occupied by sending this puzzle book to test their brainteaser abilities and see if they have what it takes to be a detective at the Yard.
The Scotland Yard Puzzle Book takes a look through the history of this famous institution and recreates some of the most complex puzzles its detectives have ever faced. Technology can now shine a light on some of the most difficult cases but the analytical mind needed to crack the clues remains as essential as ever.
This book will help them find peace in a frantic world, a perfect gift for a friend who needs to make time to de-stress, refresh their headspace and soothe their worries away.
Choose this book to send as a mindfulness gift for staff or for friends at work who are anxious or worrying and need to take some time for themselves.
We think this is a lovely get well soon gift which could also be sent as a Birthday present or as a surprise thank you gift.
In this series of Enid Blyton for books for grown-ups, the Famous Five - George, Dick, Anne, Julian and Timmy - confront a new challenge:
What exactly is this puzzling scrape referred to as a 'strategy away day'?
The Five go on their greatest adventure yet, booked into an exciting hotel right next to the jolly motorway services with the hope of becoming an even better team!
A great gift for a team member who is off sick to remind them of all the corporate jargon they are missing.
Remind a work mate what they're missing while off sick away from the office and make them laugh by sending this Ladybird book Red Tape. Anyone who works or has worked in an office environment will be able to relate to the funny tales in this book.
The perfect gift for a work colleague or choose this book as a leaving present to remind them of the office politics they definitely won't be missing!
Make them laugh and help a colleague or work friend to pass the time while they are out of the office off sick or recuperating in hospital after an operation by sending this The Sickie Ladybird book as a fun get well soon gift.
STEP 2. Add a treat
Choose a treat to go with your chosen book, gift bag and personalised bookmark gift card.
Friends themed playing cards featuring screenshots from all 10 fabulous seasons of this famous TV show.
The perfect gift for Friends fans or the perfect gift for an actual poorly friend so they can play Patients to pass the time until they are fighting fit again.
This Vintage Victorian inspired tea caddy features lovely forget-me-not florals and comes in a mint green colour, adding a touch of vintage decor.
This tea tin, with a convenient hinged lid to keep the tea fresh, includes 40 English breakfast teabags giving a classic, bold and full bodied flavour with each cup.
Choose this delicious English breakfast tea to go with your chosen book to create a wellness gift package to send a work friend to cheer them up and show them everyone in the office is wishing them a speedy recovery.
There are 50 huge flavours in the bag. These sweet assortment beans are known for the intense, authentic flavours, bursting from the outer shell right through to the centre. They also come in a beautiful range of different colours from blue to white jelly beans and a lot more wonderful colors inbetween.
Treat the office sweet monster to a feel good gift of some delicious, morish Jelly Belly beans.
A L'Oréal 3-in-1 wash for his beard, face and hair deep cleanses and removes beard flakes. Enriched with cedarwood oil this luxury wash has a fruity yet woody fragrance. It's free from soap, parabens, colourants and ingredients from animal origin.
The ideal partner to go with the fun book, A Gentleman's Guide to Beard and Moustache Management, to make a fun get well soon package to send to the bearded man in your office.
Dobble Fishing is a great game of speed, observation and reflexes for both adults and children.
Reliant on a sharp eye and quick reflexes, Dobble creates excitement while keeping every player involved in the action.
Race to find the one matching picture between one card in the deck and another to see if you can find the match before anyone else.
The match can be difficult to spot as the size and positioning of the images can vary on each card.
A fun fishing themed gift for the fisherman or fisherwoman in your office.
Lily Flame are one of Britain’s best loved scented candles makers based in Somerset in the UK.
A scented candle presented in a tin with a freshly roasted warm and welcoming coffee fragrance.
Team with our How to Make the Best Coffee at Home book, a super gift combination making a feel good present for a colleague, friend or relative to show you are thinking of them.
A burst of warming, organic cinammon, cardamon and ginger herbal tea creates a unique blend of warming herbs with invigorating properties.
Send to a work colleague to boost their vitality and help them get back their healthy glow. A thoughful get well soon present to send a colleague to let them know you are thinking of them and make them smile.
Giant buttons of deliciously rich, organic, gluten free, dark chocolate.
An extraordinary tasty chocolate gift idea to send a work mate to make them smile.
Lily Flame are one of Britain’s best loved scented candles makers based in Somerset in the UK.
Presented in a tin, with notes of bergamot, rose and night jasmine, this candle has a tranquil, soft, rounded scent to help them relax and unwind.
Adding this beautifully scented Relax candle to your chosen book creates a lovely wellbeing gift for staff or a relaxing gift for a friend to show them you care and encourage them to take a bit of down time.
A retro styled classic ballpoint pen from Parker with a brightly coloured glossy finish.
Streamlined style and clean lines of the iconic Parker Jotter design, this pen opens with a satisfying click. Team this pen with a puzzle book or notepad to create a fun gift for a work colleague or Birthday present for a friend or relative.
Colours may vary.
A smooth and creamy Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate bar will always make someone smile.
The best chunky chocolate gift to spoil a friend.
There's not a lot that's better than relaxing with a good book while devouring some delicious, crumbly, moreish biscuits.
These biscuits from Cartwright & Butler are a chocolate lovers dream - chocolate cookies packed with white, milk and plain chunky chocolate chips presented in a their signature clip-lid tin.
The perfect gift to treat a work friend who is off work poorly and recovering at home to show you are thinking of them.
If you are looking for a gift to send a colleague after surgery or a present for a friend who is a little bit stressed encouraging them to try colouring is often the answer.
Choose this pack of 10 assorted Staedtler colouring pens to compliment a puzzle book or doodling book to create the perfect feel better gift.
Award winning organic calm tea bags made using whole leaves.
This tea contains valerian which helps maintain a natural sleep and good cognitive function. Loose leaf tea quality with the convenience of a biodegradable bag. Adding this to your chosen book makes a thoughtful get well present for a friend, relative or work colleague who is feeling a little under the weather.
Spoil someone special, help them unwind with a good book and some sleepy tea to help them feel better to put a pep back in their step!
A little nutty treat, peanut M&M's made with real milk chocolate and surrounded by a colourful thin crisp shell with a delicious roasted peanut centre.
Peanut M&M's are the perfect chocolate gift to spoil someone special to enjoy with a good book, a film or for sharing with friends and family (or work mates!).
Jigsaws are the go to get well soon present to help someone pass the time when recovering from an accident, illness or surgery and they also make a great gift to send to any puzzle fan.
This 150 piece puzzle features the iconic London Underground tube map, first designed in 1931 by Henry C. Beck and based on circuit diagrams he drew for his day job as an engineer. The transport system has 270 stations and is made from 250 miles (400 km) of track.
Popcorn is the perfect sweet treat to send as a feel good gift. Handmade in Great Britain, each piece is air-popped and then hand coated in a unique flavour combination. Only the finest 100% natural ingredients are used to ensure consistent, award-winning taste!
Choose Joe & Steph's popcorn to go with a great read to send a friend or work colleague to help cheer them up.
The original mini Henry Desk Cleaner comes with a regular vacuum head and a crevice tool to ensure no crumbs remain behind on your keyboard and desk. This mini desk vacuum can suck up dust, crumbs and little bits of fluff, it's a fun gift for work colleagues.
Size - 9.5cm x 9.5cm x 24.5cm (hose). Battery operated - 3 x AA batteries (not included).
Send the coffee lover in the office a gift of Taylors of Harrogate coffee bags. Each individually wrapped bag contains 100% ground arabica coffee, expertly roasted to bring out the flavours of chocolate and almond.
Choose a favourite mug and then enjoy a delicious speciality coffee.
Send a book with a coffee as a get well soon gift to help a friend or work colleague on the road to recovery.
This pack contains two easy to fit, magnetic L plates for fixing to the front and rear of a vehicle.
Choose this treat to send as a joke to a car mad colleague together with the Boring Car Trivia book this combination makes a fun feel good gift to make a friend at work smile.
Perfect for keeping your tea and coffee warm at work or these days, while working from home. This desk mug by Thermos has double wall insulation to help retain hot or cold temperatures. It also has a durable stainless steel interior and easy to clean soft touch plastic exterior with a twist lock lid and slide resistant foam base.
If your work colleague's tea or coffee is always going cold this is the ideal gift to keep it hot.
What's better than reading a good book with a lovely biscuit?
If your work colleague or friend is missing out on the biscuit tin at work or the cake round on a Friday, choose to send them a box of Border Biscuits with 6 delicious varieties - Viennese Whirls, Butterscotch Crunch, Buttery Shortbreaad Rings, Chocolate Crumbles, Sultana Melts & Chocolatey Cookies.
Treat someone to a feel good gift which will encourage them to relax and take some time to themselves, all they need to do is make themselves a cup of tea!
The classic Rubik's Cube is the world's bestselling puzzle and is an incredibly addictive, multi-dimensional challenge - ideal to pass the time in hospital after an operation or when a member of staff is off work sick at home.
There are numerous Rubik's Cube combinations but only one solution which makes it great way to beat the boredom on the road to recovery.
Premium quality colouring pencils that are highly pigmented designed to produce bright colours. Each barrel is hexagonal crafted for relaxed, comfortable and easy drawing. With smooth consistent colour these pencils are easy to blend perfect for any artwork.
This set includes 24 bright colouring pencils presented in a metal gift tin.
Choose this treat to send as a get well soon gift for someone unwell in hospital or take as a get well present to pass the time when visiting someone recovering at home.
Moreish cocoa dusted luxury truffles in beautiful gift box.
This chocolate gift box contains 10+ cocoa dusted truffles so enough to share!
Send a feel better chocolate gift to encourage someone to curl up with a good book and indulge in some delicious luxurious chocolate - the perfect way to relax.
What desk doesn't need a coaster? Choose this to make them laugh.
Some Days, The Best Thing About My Job is That The Chair Spins!
Send a work colleague a book to help pass the time when they are staying at home or recuperating in hospital together with this coaster to subtly remind them they are missed back in the office.
This little Seedball tin contains 20 seed bombs, with around 30 seeds per ball, giving enough to cover approximately 1 metre squared of garden bed or 3 to 5 medium sized pots. Seed balls are super simple to use, there's no need for gardening expertise or even a shovel! Simply throw the seed bombs onto the soil, compost, garden bed or planter during the Spring or Autumn months and ensure to leave at least 10cm between each ball. Each ball has everything it needs to grow and once the ball becomes moist and the temperature is right, the seeds will germinate into a bed of beautiful flowers!
Better than sending flowers, together with your chosen book, this Seedball treat makes a welcome feel good gift to send a work friend who is absent from the office at home recuperating to show you are thinking of them.
Seed mixes may vary.
Brighten a work colleague's desk and make them smile with this bright red silicone pen holder that keeps their favourite pen conveniently poised and ready for use.
A fun feel better gift to send to cheer up a work mate and turn their desk into a crime scene!
After an operation or surgery a work colleague might well be craving something sweet. Choose this smooth Swiss milk chocolate with delectable honey and almond nougat to add to a funny book and send as a get well soon present.
Unique triangles of delicious milk chocolate for a friend, work colleague or loved one to enjoy. Suitable for vegetarians.
A great way to carry a book to work, when on holiday, away from home in hospital, when staying at a friend's house or just to keep a special book safe.
This useful book bag is made from linen with a handy drawstring top.
A smart little reading light that clips on to your book and lights up the pages so you can read without disturbing anyone else.
This light is particularly good for reading in bed so makes a great treat to add to your chosen book to send as a get well gift for someone in hospital.
The colour of clip-on light we send with your gift may vary.
Need a bit of inspiration?
See our ready made get well soon gifts for work friends or there are some of our most popular feel better gift ideas for staff below.
HOSPITAL GIFT IDEA
Being off work sick in hospital is tough and it's often difficult for patients to pass the time and keep your brain active. This hospital get well gift of a crossword book with a neat little clip on reading light, to use at night, will show your work friend the office is thinking of them.
AT HOME GIFT IDEA
It can be isolating being off work sick at home wondering what you are missing out on in the office. Let your work colleague know you miss them by sending this gift for coffee lovers to help cheer them up until they are back on their feet.
GET WELL GIFT
Gently remind a friend who is a bit under the weather that their friends at work are thinking about them. Together with a Relax candle in a tin, this Breathe In, Breathe Out book combination is a relaxing get well gift to send someone who is off work sick at home.
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ABOUT BOOKWORM GIFTS
At Bookworm Gifts we aim to provide gift packages that will raise a smile. We select popular books for you to choose from and a range of treats to go with them to make the perfect get well soon gift, Birthday present, thank you gift or 'just because' surprise.
If you're finding it difficult to choose a gift to send, we have also selected some ready made book and treat gift ideas for you.
We regularly change the books we offer but if there is a specific title you'd like to send please let us know and we will do our best to help you.
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