Make Christmas presents the old fashioned way, and save money in these tough economic times.

I haven’t posted about nearly as many Christmas books this year as I did last,  though I have three excellent ones for you today.  One year Santa Claus finds that all of his old red suits are worn out and decides it’s time for a change.   After trying on and rejecting several outfits, Santa decides [...]

Fans of the curious little money who lives with the never named Man With The Yellow Hat and whose curiosity inevitably leads him on all sorts of adventures  will undoubtedly love Merry Christmas, Curious George.   In this installment George and the Man With The Yellow Hat visit a Christmas tree farm.  George’s curiosity leads him [...]

Yes, I know that we are fully half a year away from Independence Day when a book celebrating the United States flag might be most appropriate, but I came across this lavishly illustrated, Very Over-Sized coffee table book the other day and just Had to share it. Long May She Wave [...]

Merry Christmas!   Today on Christmas Eve I feature the twelfth and final of my Twelve Books For Christmas.   Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is arguably the essential and true Christmas story in English.   Christmas Carol has been a lifelong favorite for me and re-reading it each December something of a rite of the season.