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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Advent Basket of Books

I know it seems early, but we have an incredibly busy three weeks coming up, one of them which won't be condusive for any preparations at all, and then BAM!... it's Advent! I have been collecting books all year to mix into our selection of books from years past. I meant to keep a list of the ones we unwrapped and read each day during Advent last year, but I forgot. So, I thought I would record them here before I covered them up with our traditional purple paper. Below is a list of the books wrapped and ready to go. It's a tad incomplete because I started wrapping some before I wrote down the titles. Whoops!

This year, I have enough books to go from the first Sunday of Advent all the way to the Epiphany on Jan. 2nd. Some books' theme correspond to a specific day and some are just old family favorites. The ones for Christmas and the octave following are wrapped in gold paper.

Christmas Cookies: Bite-Size Holiday Lessons Legend of the Candy Cane, TheGolfer's Night Before Christmas , AOne Snowy Night (Book & CD)Waiting for Noel: An Advent StoryThe Christmas Day KittenSnowflake BentleyThe Baker's Dozen: A Saint Nicholas TaleThe Friendly BeastsSilent NightThe Little Fir TreeThe Very First ChristmasThe Night of Las Posadas (Picture Puffins)The Lady of GuadalupeLucia, Saint of LightThe Homeless Christmas TreeThe Princess and the Kiss: The Three Gifts of ChristmasThrough the Animals' Eyes: A Story of the First ChristmasThere Was No Snow On Christmas EveAn Orange for FrankieThe Story of Holly & Ivy. Rumer GoddenHanna's ChristmasA LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK: THE CHRISTMAS DONKEY by T. William Taylor, illustrated by Andrea Brooks (1984 Hardcover LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK, The story of Madrikh the donkey who traveled with Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem and then took them and the baby Jesus safely to Egypt.)The Miraculous Child: A Christmas Folktale from Old Russia (Orthodox Bible Study Companion)A Gift from St. NicholasAll for the Newborn Baby (Christmas & Hanukkah)Stephen's FeastFather and Son: A Nativity StoryCountry Angel ChristmasSaint Francis Celebrates Christmas Oliver All Alone

And for the Epiphany...

So, what's in your Advent basket?


8 comments:

  1. UnknownNov 10, 2010, 8:00:00 AM

    I just ordered a bunch of dePaola books, but I might have to make another Amazon "run"! Love the wrapped books idea and your mantle last year was gorgeous!! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  2. SarahNov 10, 2010, 8:01:00 AM

    What a great collection, Charlotte! I so appreciate book suggestions (and so do my children!)

    And I know what you mean: Advent is going to be here before we know it! SO exciting!!

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  3. PattyNov 10, 2010, 8:05:00 AM

    Thank you for this HUGE list! Advent and Lent are my two favorite seasons.

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  4. SaraNov 10, 2010, 8:28:00 AM

    I don't usually do book baskets, but I think I will. My little ones are getting too old, and if they don't read all these wonderful books, it will be too late!

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  5. GardeniaNov 10, 2010, 8:30:00 AM

    Oh, we'll have to get the three wise kings for Epiphany. we shared our advent books a couple days ago here: http://lovemylittleflower.blogspot.com/2010/11/books-and-more-books.html. But we're adding more, and you have some wonderful suggestions.

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  6. KackyKNov 10, 2010, 2:35:00 PM

    We love love love Jesus's Christmas Party. It is out of print, but absolutely adorable and fun to read.
    http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Christmas-Party-Nicholas-Allan/dp/0385325215/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1289421223&sr=8-1

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  7. Nicole StallworthNov 10, 2010, 5:28:00 PM

    You have reminded me to go wrap my picture books in purple wrapping paper! And I will have to browse this post more leisurely very soon!

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  8. becomewhatyouareNov 10, 2010, 8:46:00 PM

    Thanks for reminding me to have Chief dig out the Advent boxes from the attic this weekend! What a way for him to celebrate Veteran's day...

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