2007, like every other year, is the year of the book. Fully confident that none of my friends or family read my blog (really, they don’t), I’ll post a partial list of some of the books I’ve bought as gifts this year:
Rabbit’s Gift by George Shannon. The ultimate pay-it-forward story, it is my pick for Picture Book of the Season.- Ultimate Horse Barns by Randy Leffingwell. Bonus! This came signed by the author. Glorious coffee table book.
- On Strike for Christmas by you-know-who. The men take over the holiday preparations. Squeaky clean fun!
- Where Angels Go by Debbie Macomber–the annual Christmas tradition continues.
- The Edge of Winter by Luanne Rice. Nobody–but nobody–writes about the beach like Luanne.
- Street of a Thousand Blossoms by Gail Tsukiyama, signed by my sweet friend Gail.
- Rolling Paper Graphics. A curious art form, for sure.
- To Catch a Mermaid by Suzanne Selfors. A brilliant fantasy adventure for the middle-grade reader.
- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer for the teenage nieces–the book every teen is reading.
- Grace in Thine Eyes by Liz Curtis Higgs. A stirring Scottish historical by a very special author.
- Manspace: A Primal Guide to Marking Your Territory. A decorating book for guys.
- Loving Frank by Nancy Horan. A novel with an interesting premise involving Frank Lloyd Wright.
- Manners by Kate Spade. I knew there was a reason I love this woman!
- Ya-yas in Bloom by Rebecca Wells. Warm, tender and nostalgic, and it ends with a Christmas pageant!
- Meeting God in Quiet Places: The Cotswold Parables by F. LaGard Smith is the ultimate comfort read.
- The Year of Living Biblically by AJ Jacobs. I bought this after listening to his podcast on Amazon.
- Leave Me Alone, I’m Reading by Maureen Corrigan. The book you need after all of the above.
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I LOVE the picture of precious Barkis reindeer in Shutterfly. But he looks more like a furry ANGEL…what GREAT eyes…love the adoring expression….He’s my furry hero(oops! wonder if my furry feline boys can read this?????Tee! hee!
I LOVE the picture of precious Barkis reindeer in Shutterfly. But he looks more like a furry ANGEL…what GREAT eyes…love the adoring expression….He’s my furry hero(oops! wonder if my furry feline boys can read this?????Tee! hee!
me again…excited about reading Sheila’s book after having met her at dinner at the celebration of Suzanne’s book signing and birthday in September. It was such fun sitting and eating!! and chatting with Sheila and you! Give her my best…I just ordered her book.My Christmas gift to me:o))
me again…excited about reading Sheila’s book after having met her at dinner at the celebration of Suzanne’s book signing and birthday in September. It was such fun sitting and eating!! and chatting with Sheila and you! Give her my best…I just ordered her book.My Christmas gift to me:o))
Hey Susan –
Thanks for the book list! I am going to hunt for Rabbit’s Gift ….Jacob and I ought to enjoy it immensely.
I bought and read Suzanne’s book earlier and gave it to my grandkids… I think it may have been a little young for my granddaughter and a little old for my gradson …but it was just right for me!!!
Ginny – if you love On Strike for Christmas – you will love A Prince of A Guy by Sheila Rabe – Trust me!!! (Although – if you have met Sheila Roberts – you probably know this already!)
Hey Susan –
Thanks for the book list! I am going to hunt for Rabbit’s Gift ….Jacob and I ought to enjoy it immensely.
I bought and read Suzanne’s book earlier and gave it to my grandkids… I think it may have been a little young for my granddaughter and a little old for my gradson …but it was just right for me!!!
Ginny – if you love On Strike for Christmas – you will love A Prince of A Guy by Sheila Rabe – Trust me!!! (Although – if you have met Sheila Roberts – you probably know this already!)
I read your blog!!! Don’t worry, I closed my eyes before I saw what you got me.
But seriously, Mommy, your blog gets me through the work day.
I read your blog!!! Don’t worry, I closed my eyes before I saw what you got me.
But seriously, Mommy, your blog gets me through the work day.
A lot of those books look great! I anticipate checking some of them out eventually. Not many people I know read for entertainment, and I often give books that sit on a shelf for years and years and years until they mysteriously disappear. I only got my mother the book, Truman, this year because she wanted it.
I did buy the husband a book this year (I bought him the Stephen Colbert book). I’ll probably pick at least a couple from your list next year. The bad news is I have to go back to work in a couple of weeks, but the good news is that I’ll start getting a paycheck again which means I get to buy books again!
Thanks for sharing the list! I’m much more likely to read these books than, say, bake. I agree that the photo of Barkis is adorable! How good he is to stay with the antlers on long enough for a photo.
A lot of those books look great! I anticipate checking some of them out eventually. Not many people I know read for entertainment, and I often give books that sit on a shelf for years and years and years until they mysteriously disappear. I only got my mother the book, Truman, this year because she wanted it.
I did buy the husband a book this year (I bought him the Stephen Colbert book). I’ll probably pick at least a couple from your list next year. The bad news is I have to go back to work in a couple of weeks, but the good news is that I’ll start getting a paycheck again which means I get to buy books again!
Thanks for sharing the list! I’m much more likely to read these books than, say, bake. I agree that the photo of Barkis is adorable! How good he is to stay with the antlers on long enough for a photo.