Ezri’s Holiday Book Favorites of 2012 & Book Angel Picks

Better late than never, here’s a round-up of our favorite holiday reads of the past year.

Santa Duck by David Milgrim
with the refrain “Jingle quack Jingle quack Jingle all the quack” this was a winner about a duck who while wearing a Santa hat is mistaken for the man himself and collects other animals’ Christmas wishes taking them to Santa. He forgets to tell Santa what he wants himself, but discovers helping Santa was a great gift in itself. He’s still pretty pleased with a ride-around jeep that appears for him on Christmas morning.

Bad Kitty Christmas by Nick Bruel
Bad Kitty destroys an alphabet of Christmas decor and preparations. Bad Kitty runs away and meets an old woman who tells Bad Kitty about an alphabet of family. Bad Kitty reunites with his family and brings a guest to share the Christmas joy.

Christmas Daddy and Hanukkah Mama by Selina Alko
Sadie describes two holiday traditions one from each side of her family. I think it is obvious why Ezri responded to this one.

Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas by Jane O’Connell
A treasured holiday decorations is destroyed in an accident and a homemade one takes it place. Fancy Nancy and her Fancy words continue to enthrall Ezri.

We enjoyed both
How do Dinosaurs say Happy Chanukah? and How do Dinosaurs say Merry Christmas? by Jane Yolen

And lastly my favorite that was appreciated by Ezri:
Dinosaur versus Santa by Bob Shea
Roar! Roar! Dinosaur tackles Christmas prep in style always coming out on top. He also wears some great holiday sweaters.

Book Angels –
Again this year we picked book presents to be given to less book-gifted people than us.

Ezri’s pick was Max and Ruby’s Treasure Hunt which she picked for a 3 year-old girl.

Ivan pointed and said, “BEE-bo!” which I took to mean he had selected a large edition of The Belly Button Book for a 1 year-old boy.

I selected two paperbacks for a 15 year-old girl being Papertowns by John Green and Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor. I could not pick just one without knowing her genre preference.