CiciKutu

What's in the box: Each monthly box holds two to four children's books, mostly in Turkish, picked for your child's age group.

CiciKutu is a Turkish children's book club that sends a surprise box of books chosen for your child's age every month. Families choose from four age groups covering children from birth to 12, and each box holds two to four selected books. The site says there is no commitment and you can cancel whenever you like, so it is easy to try for a few months. Besides the club, the site has a book shop, articles for parents and a section for schools. You can browse titles by theme, including fairy tales, friendship, animals, bedtime stories, science and nature, and the environment. Most of the catalog comes from Turkish publishers such as Luna Yayınları, Beta Kids, Martı Yayınları and İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları. It also carries translated picture books by authors like Aleksandra Mizielinska and Nicola Kinnear, plus a few English language titles. The range mixes story books with activity and coloring books. Some series, such as the Kukuli books from Beta Kids, show up many times, so how varied your boxes feel will depend on how carefully they are put together. The site is in Turkish and its main page does not list box prices, so check the cost before you sign up. For Turkish speaking families who want new books arriving regularly without much effort, it is a sensible choice.