Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I grew up in what was essentially a secular home, and Christmas was a present-oriented holiday. We didn’t own many books but spent a lot of time at …
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Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I grew up in what was essentially a secular home, and Christmas was a present-oriented holiday. We didn’t own many books but spent a lot of time at …
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Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Books & Such Illinois Office
Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol has been a Christmas favorite in my family for as long as I can remember. Other endearing Christmas novellas like those we’ve read about earlier this …
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Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Unlike Wendy, I really haven’t read many Christmas books. I’m not sure why. I love Christmas! Because I haven’t read many, it was easy to pick my favorite, …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Working Retreat–Angel’s Camp, Calif.
Our assignment this week was to choose our favorite Christmas novel (or novella). Hmmm. I’ve loved Christmas short stories and books ever since my days as a preteen when I would eagerly …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
This week, as we slip deeper into the coziness of Christmas, each of us at Books & Such will post about our favorite Christmas novel or novella.…
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Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Books & Such Chicago office
Weather: Cloudy and blustery; 30 degrees
I enjoyed all of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books, but my favorite was The Long Winter. My mother would read a chapter to …
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Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
My favorite children’s Christmas book is Jingle the Christmas Clown by Tomie dePaola. When I was about five years old, my grandmother gave me this book for Christmas. …
// by Wendy Lawton// 15 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
The Bird’s Christmas Carol by Kate Douglas Wiggin was my all-time favorite children’s Christmas book. Written in 1888 it is the story of a girl born on Christmas day who …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
For December (and the last vestiges of November), we’ve decided to create blogs with a bit more of a personal touch. We’ll each take a turn every …
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Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: Cold and clear
Here we are at Black Friday, named for the one day retailers can almost certainly turn a profit. It took me a a day or two to …