In the words of the late David Cassidy,
“C’mon, get cozy!”
Well, he said “happy,” but in my book its the same thing. It started snowing today. As a Canadian expat, the sight brings me joy. Yes, I hate the icy roads as much as anyone, but winter is the best time for flat-out coziness.
I’m talking about nuzzling into blankets, luxuriating in the glow of candles, lamps and strings of twinkly lights. Embracing the “hygge” life, we sip hot chocolate with jaunty little marshmallows. It also begs–BEGS!–for a good book, a story to lose oneself in as we watch the snowflakes drift down to earth.
I love this time of year! And I especially love reading the coziest of books, 10 of which I have rounded up for you here. By the way, I enjoyed having a contest for my Fall book blog (See the lovely Terry of Canada below, holding her prize!).
Let’s do it again! Simply comment on what book on this list you wanna read and why (we want to know why, because we are book nerds), and I will randomly choose a winner. You can then decide on a book from this list as your prize!
Ready to get your cozy on?
Photo credit Brenda Godinez @Unsplash
1. Library at the Edge of the World
I gasped when I saw this title and gasped again when I saw the cover! You will believe me if I say I gasped again when I saw that this takes place in Ireland (which I recently found out, via Ancestry DNA, was one of four places in the world where my ancestors have recently lived; ie my “genetic community”). A gasping trifecta!
Here’s a review snippet from a fan:
“Much like a cup of tea and a cozy afghan, The Library at The Edge of the World is the perfect book to hunker down with. Prepare to be transported.” (LibraryReads, (Elizabeth Angelastro, Manilus Library, Manilus, NY )
From a review by Anthony Doerr:
“A charming, comic, and ultimately poignant story about the creation of the most famous Christmas tale ever written. It’s as foggy and haunted and redemptive as the original; it’s all heart, and I read it in a couple of ebullient, Christmassy gulps.” ―Anthony Doerr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of All The Light We Cannot See
“Ebullient Christmassy gulps?” Yes, please. I’ll have what he’s having!
P.S. Reading this one now and am loving all the Dickensian, Christmassy details!
3. Prairie Fire
You guys, this biography of our girl Half-Pint is ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW‘S 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2017!
“Millions of readers of Little House on the Prairie believe they know Laura Ingalls―the pioneer girl who survived blizzards and near-starvation on the Great Plains, and the woman who wrote the famous autobiographical books. But the true saga of her life has never been fully told.”
From what I’ve heard, this is pretty nitty gritty. I for one would invite the chance to know one of my lit heroines better. You?
I have heard from my bookish friends on Instagram that this is really NOT a Christmas story, though it kicks off on Christmas Eve. Reading the description of this short novel grabbed me, though, and made me want to read it in any season:
“Overwhelmed by the responsibility of fatherhood, he took the easy way out and left his wife and little boy twenty years ago to pursue professional success. Now he is left wondering if it’s too late to forge a relationship with his son, who seems to be his opposite in every way—prizing happiness over money, surrounded by loving friends in a cozy town where he feels right at home.“
5. Murder on the Orient Express
Need I say more? Aunt Agatha, as I call her, for no good reason except that one of my favorite bookstores, in bookish Ann Arbor, Michigan, is called “Aunt Agatha’s New and Used Mysteries, Detection, and True Crime Books,” is having a moment. The movie and all the attendant interest in cozy mysteries make me want to delve in. My 16-yo son just read and relished it, and my book club is giving this a crack in early January.
I adore that this book exists at all, never mind that it’s written by a librarian and that it’s really funny, and it’s about books and more books…
“In Dear Fahrenheit 451, librarian Annie Spence has crafted love letters and breakup notes to the iconic and eclectic books she has encountered over the years. From breaking up with The Giving Tree (a dysfunctional relationship book if ever there was one), to her love letter to The Time Traveler’s Wife (a novel less about time travel and more about the life of a marriage, with all of its ups and downs), Spence will make you think of old favorites in a new way.”
7. The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living
Again, even the title and the cover make me feel as snug as a bug in a rug, and that was before I knew about the “cinnamon-scented” thing:
“Miller elevates the story by turning it into a Pinterest fantasy of rural America. . . [Her] visions of bucolic Vermont landscapes, cinnamon-scented kitchens, and small-town friendliness make this reverie of country life an appealing one.” –The New York Times Book Review
P.S. Louise is a real baker!
I can’t get enough of these ultra charming Baby Lit board books, illustrated by Allison Oliver. As I said in my Fall book blog, there’s a new one about my favorite, Anne of Green Gables, and you can be SURE that if you are my little great-niece that is what you are getting for Christmas! Digging a little, I discovered there is also one about my next favorite, “Little Women”!
9. Victora & Albert: A Royal Love Affair
About a year ago, I was positively moonstruck by the “Victoria” series on PBS. So dazed was I that I ordered “Victoria,” the companion novel, and swooned my way through the whole thing.
Guys, Daisy Goodwin, the show’s creator, is a fine writer, and in fact was a novelist before creating the show. I can’t wait to read all about Victoria and Albert as a companion to Season 2! (Which debuts in the US January 14!)
10. Vivian in Red
If you love all things theater and Broadway, you’ll be beguiled by Michigan author–and my lunch friend–Kristina Riggle’s satisfying page-turner about an 88-year-old man who remembers his lost love, Vivian in Red. (Yes, “lunch friend.” We are ladies who lunch!)
“Vivian in Red is an enchanting swirl of love, family, history, theater, and an ode to what we leave behind and what we still have left to discover. Add Kristina Riggle to the list of historical fiction masters.”
—Allison Winn Scotch, New York Times bestselling author of In Twenty Years
Alrighty, then. That was some cozy, good, clean fun! Tell me, which one of these books enticed you like a flashy ice fishing lure on a frozen lake?
And why? We all want to know WHY.
Spill all your innermost thoughts in the comments below and be eligible to win your favorite! And check out this pic of my Fall books blog winner, Terry of Canada, holding her pick/prize “The Diary of a Bookseller.”
Let me just start out by saying that Baby Lit books are A-MA-ZING, my Lili is getting the Anne book for Christmas as well, and we already have Little Women, which is one of my favorites as well! As for the rest, I am blown away by your choices! And it’s so hard to decide what I would go for first, but . . . Laura Ingalls Wilder? That is my girl! So I have to choose Prairie Fires as my top pick! Pretty sure this will be going on my Christmas List! Thanks for the post! <3
Shannon, you ARE a kindred spirit. Yes, the Laura bio looks amazing. Merry Christmas and please do send a pic of Lili and her Anne book?
Awww . . . Why thank you! And yes, of course. I’d be so happy to.
All of these books sound like perfect winter reads! The ones that speak most to me are Victoria & Albert – A Royal Love Affair, The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living, The Library at the Edge of the World and Dear Farenheit 451. Of those, I think The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living speaks to me most. There is something so cozy about reading about small towns and baked goods! I also heard this one recommend recently on the Thanksgiving episode of From the Front Porch and it sounded captivating!
Sarah, isn’t it affirming when two sources recommend the same cozy book? 🙂 I also love your mini list from my maxi list…Great picks!
I want all of them! My favorite is the Victoria and Albert book because I love the TV show.
I am swooning just anticipating it–the show and the book!
Prairie Fires is on my shirt list. I recently finished Little House in the Big Woods with my preschool aged son, and the story is so different reading it as a grown up. I’ve always loved Laura ❤️
Murder on the Orient Express I want to read, too, but I didn’t feel right choosing it since I’ve already read it twice. Follow it up with Death on the Nile and you’ll be a Christie fan for life.
Oooh, Death on the Nile! Thanks for the tip, Kristin. I’ll hold you to it!
The Deal of a Lifetime is my pick! The tree on that cover is gorgeous!! I have fond memories of tree-hunting as a girl. The book description is also captivating. Something that this world is struggling with, and it seems like it would have a nice cozy (happy!) ending!
This does have such an appealing premise and cover, doesn’t it?
But how do I pick just one?! I have a sweet spot for classics and historical lit, so anything related to Laura Ingalls Wilder or the British crown leaps out at me!! I’d have to say The Library at the Edge of the World is my top pick, however, firstly because it sounds entirely enchanting, but also because I’m headed to Dublin for the first time this summer! It’s one of my goals for reading this year: read a book set in your dream destination! -love, @fromthenightstand (Amalie)
Hi Amalie–what a pretty name! And what a great idea–to read a book set in your dream destination!
I want to read them all, but if I had to narrow it down, I’d say the Dickens book or the Library at the Edge. But wow—what a list! And I love that they’re called “Hot Cocoa Reads!” So perfect!
Thank you, Jeana! I love the idea of reading with a mug of something chocolate-y nearby! Winter is the coziest time to read!
Great post! I’ve already read and LOVE “The Deal of a Lifetime.” Two selections intrigue me and are at the top of my TBR: “The Library…” because I love books about books and love Ireland ☘️…….and “Prairie Fires” because I was a Little House fan and because I’m a “dakotagirl”
Really, which Dakota? I am from Winnipeg so have been to North Dakota MANY times. 🙂 Also, we went to the Black Hills when I was 10, so I have been to South, too! I consider myself sort of a Dakota girl, too, or at least a prairie girl.
Oh what a fab list! So hard to choose.
I think I have to start with “The Library at the Edge of the World”. Ireland is my favourite place I’ve ever been. I read and re-read Maeve Binchy’s books because I love that they get at the heart of small town Ireland. Also, the book smell as I entered the Library at Trinity College Dublin is one of my most memorable moments. What an incredible place!
Lydia, I can only imagine that the library at Trinity College smells like heaven on earth! I, too, love Maeve and am hopeful that Library at the Edge of the World might fill that hole a bit since she died.
Let me know if this author compares to Maeve, Lorilee. Maeve Binchy is/was my favorite author. I miss her books. They were so uplifting, charming, and sweet.
Some of these are already on my TBR list.
I think of these, the tops would be Dear Fahrenheit 451.
However, The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living sounds really good and I loved the series about Victoria and Albert, so I should add Victora & Albert: A Royal Love Affair to my TBR list too.
And… Since we did a Laura Ingalls Wilder trip when I was a kid, Prairie Fires would probably be good too.
Too many choices!
Sarah, I’m glad you think so! I loved pulling this list together. I like your mini list of my maxi list, too!
The ones I want to read are Mr. Dickens and his carol, Prairie Fires, and Victoria and Albert. I’m intrigued by them all.
I’m intrigued by your three choices! 🙂
Oh goodness. How do I even choose when they all are great books??? As a lifelong Little House fan, I guess I’d choose PRAIRIE FIRES as my first option and since Muppets Christmas Carol is our family’s Christmas Eve tradition, I’d go for the Dickens one as my 2nd choice. But honestly. I’d like any of them I’m sure!
Great choice! BTW, wouldn’t a Little House board book be wonderful for the littles? Little House for the littles???
I REALLY want to read Mr. Dickens and His Carol. I love A Christmas Carol and many other Dickens books, so it sounds like it will be right up my alley!
So many people are loving this book, including me! It truly is a warm, cozy Christmas read!
How to pick just one?!? I’m intrigued by so many of them. I guess because of my love for all things Irish I would have to pick The Library at the End of the World. However I’m planning on reading that Ingalls Wilder book too because I keep hearing great things about it. And is that Dickens book what they based the new movie on? So much good stuff in this list! Thank you for hosting a giveaway.
It’s not the same Dickens story, but they tell me the movie and book are quite complimentary! I plan on going to the movie this weekend!
Library at the Edge of the World is on my list to read! I love books set in Ireland. I’ve never read Murder on the Orient Express but want to & the Victoria & Albert looks so interesting to me.
“Victoria and Albert” is very lushly photographed and crammed with glorious Victorian details and tidbits!
I’d like the Charles Dickens one. Yesterday my daughter and I went to see the movie The Man Who Invented Christmas; it was so good!! I would love to read more about Dickens and his Christmas Carol.
I am dying to see that movie, Jeannie! You will love the Dickens book.
Oh my goodness, so many of these are already on my TBR list! If I had to choose just one, I think it would be The Library at the Edge of the World. I really do love books about books… a love of books and reading is always conveyed in such a lovely way in those stories. The Little Paris Bookshop, The Bookshop on the Corner, and The Book Thief were all some of my absolute favourite reads. Also, living in a big city and being a country person makes me crave books set in small, quiet locations.
I, too, LOVe books about books. Maybe a future blog?…Emma, should I read “Bookshop on the Corner”?
YES absolutely! I love Jenny Colgan’s writing – it has such a cozy and familiar feel to it, like she’s personally telling you the story over a cup of hot chocolate. It’s a lovely little read 🙂
Oh Lorilee, you come up with great books!! I always look at the cover to see if it catches my interest and two of them did. Prairie Fires, of course any books about Laura is a must for me! But I must say, The Deal of a Lifetime really pulled me in with the description on the back, so I would sit with hot cocoa and this book!
Thank you!
Do you drink hot cocoa where you’re from? 🙂 I agree–hot cocoa and reading cozy books is the BEST!
Although I had a bit of a hard time choosing, I would absolutely love Mr. Dickens and His Carol. It sounds like such a fantastic read and the bonus would be to pass it to my 13 year old bibliophile who loves all Dickens. It would be a double win!
I love a double win, don’t you? And how absolutely cool that your 13yo is a Dickens fan!!!
So many good picks here, hard to choose just one! Would love to dive into “The Deal of a Lifetime” or “Mr. Dickens and His Carol.” The covers on both are enchanting, but more importantly it’s what’s inside that counts and I know I would not be disappointed in learning the history of A Christmas Carol (which holds a special place in our yearly Christmas traditions in my family), or a new Backman novel since he wowed me with A Man Called Ove.
Thanks for a great list!
The cool thing is, with your two picks, is that the Backman book is so short. You could read both together in a jiffy!
I love cozy books this time of year. Library at the Edge of the World sounds perfect!
Doesn’t it, though? 🙂
Oh my. What an awesome list, Lorilee. I’d love any one of them! For sure the Dickens one is tops on my list. I’ve been a Dickens girl for years. My Tiny Tim and Scrooge plus houses are all set up for Christmas. I’d love to read the backstory! Oh, and the Fredrik Backman is a definite TBR. I loved Ove. I’m reading Bear Town right now. Really different so far. I just love the Backman cover! And you’ve introduced me to the Baby Lit board books. I don’t have many littles in my life right now, but can I just get this for myself!?! Then there’s The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living. I’m feeling a little greedy. But all of these are going on my TBR list. Thank you, you wise readerly girl you!
Thank you for calling me a “wise, readerly girl”! 🙂 I think you would enjoy the Dickens book, which is what I am reading right now.
Oh my, these ALL look so good! I already own the Babylit Little Women (and many others), but the rest were new to me. I think I would probably pick the Library at the Edge of the World, because the cover and title both caught my eye, but honestly I will be adding most of the others to my “want-to-read list” as well!
Isn’t “Library at the Edge of the World” so appealing???
My choice to read first would be Library at the End of the World. Ireland is also my maternal ancestral home! I’m intrigued by the beauty of this country. Along with 2 of my daughters and 2-3 of my granddaughters, we have a WISH to travel to Ireland and also Scotland and Wales. Maybe someday we’ll get there. I can live vicariously through books set in those countries.
Maybe we are cousins! 🙂 I hope we BOTH get to go to our ancestral home one day!
Several of these have caught my eye, especially The Library at the Edge of the World and Dear Fahrenheit 451. I love stories about books and book lovers! I am particularly interested in Mr. Dickens and His Carol, because A Christmas Carol is my favorite Dickens and my favorite holiday read.
Good choices, Barbara! I, too, love books about books.
What great choices! They are all going on my TBR stack, but don’t enter me in the contest – I won the last one!
Ha! Well, I’d still like to know which one you would choose! 🙂
Hot cocoa reads is the perfect description! And ahh what lovely books, all of them. I’m so torn– Library at the End of the World, Prairie Fires, and Mr. Dickens and His Carol jumped out at me in particular… I think I’d settle on Prairie Fires. Laura Ingalls Wilder is truly one of my favorites. In elementary school I wrote many a book report and author biography paper on her works/ her 🙂 And I managed to convince my parents to drive us all out to De Smet to visit the family’s homestead for my 9th birthday. I will say, the best part has been introducing her/sharing her with my (much younger) little sister.
You know, ‘Mom and Dad, let’s drive to South Dakota for my birthday.’ 🙂 How fun! Please tell me you lived close by-ish?
At the time we lived in Nebraska, so I think it was about a four hour drive? Could’ve been far worse, haha!
I love Nebraska! Did you ever visit Willa Cather’s hometown of Red Cloud?
Nebraska is wonderful ❤️ Sadly no, at least not that I remember, but I’d love to go back and visit it someday! It wasn’t until after we moved to the south that I discovered Willa Cather. Perhaps another road trip is in order…
How does a bookish person choose which one they want most? I love Louisa May Alcott, an independent successful woman before that was done. But I also love Dickens, the muppets Christmas Carol was the first movie I ever saw in theaters without a grownup! And Library at the edge of the world looks perfect. I found out recently I am part Scottish (which I had always suspected in my heart) which is kind of close to Ireland? Mostly I love a good setting. And how about the City Bakers guide to country Living? It takes place in Vermont, White Christmas is my favorite Christmas movie! Thanks for the fun giveaway.
Jessie, you have great reasons for your choices! I am part Scottish, too, AND I love “White Christmas.” 🙂
Oh, I love a give away! I am eager to read Mr. Dickens and his Carol. I love reading the original “A Christmas Carol” and taking that trip back in time. This new book seems like a new adventure to a friendly place! Thanks for the offer!
“A new adventure to a friendly place”: YES!!!
Victoria and Albert! I must keep going with the series! Here in Arizona is when I finally get to grab a blanket and read outside. It’s the most magical time of the year!
Enjoy your blankets in the Arizona winter! Sounds really cozy, actually!
Love this roundup! Enjoyed THE LIBRARY AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD (I totally want to live in her house) and have Victoria & Albert on my bedside table right now. Can’t wait to have kiddos to gift them all the BabyLit books but the one I’m most interested in is DEAR FARENHEIT 451 – how have I not heard of it until now?!
Well, I must admit I am pleased you have never heard of it! I love introducing books to bookish souls!
I was instantly drawn to A City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller because it looks so sweet and charming, perfect for cozy nights in. It also reminded me of a book I recently read, that I loved, about a cake baker; Memory of Lemon by Judith Fertig.
“Memory of Lemon”? I just swooned a little bit. Thanks for the tip, Maegan!
All-time favorite is “Little Women.” More modern favorite MIGHT be “Angela’s Ashes.” Or “Bridget Jones’s Diary.” Or…too many to list. No matter what happens, I will add this book to my TBR list.
Do you mean the “Little Women” board book, Jana? I, too, love Bridget–she is me! 🙂
Hi Lorilee,
I love reading other people’s book list as well. So many books and so little time it seems. I was immediately drawn to Dear Fahrenheit 451. I do like other books on the list but Fahrenheit 451 is my all time favorite book. The first time I read this book, it left such an impression on me that I told myself my future daughter would be named Clarisse Silence of the Lamb changed that… however Fahrenheit 451 will forever remain my favorite book. Love to see a spin on the story. Thanks for the blog!
Vanessa, I had to smile at your comment…”Silence of the Lambs changed that…” I imagine it would have that effect on the naming of your future daughter! 🙂
What a great stack of books! Dear Fahrenheit 451 sounds terrific but there are several I’ll be looking forward to!!!
I just gave Dear Fahrenheit 451 as a gift yesterday at my writer’s group Christmas tea. The recipient was so excited!
Lorilee, what a wonderful list! Just reading it puts me in the mood to hide away all winter and just read. I’m a huge Christmas Carol fan, so Mr Dickens sounds like a lovely read.
Amanda, I am so glad my list put you in the mood to hunker down and READ! 🙂
Wow! So many lovely books on this list! I don’t think I could choose just one to covet. Definitely Little Women. It was the first really nice classic I was given and read in the 4th grade. Victoria and Albert is also quite enticing, as is The Library at the Edge of the World. I also have Dear Fahrenheit 451 on my Wish List. I’ll be adding most of the titles from this list to my TBR list!
Wow–you read “Little Women” in 4th grade? Amazing! You must have been a precocious reader, Whitney.
Little Women is, and will always be, my favorite book. I’ve come to love it and more and more as I grow older because it gives me a sense of determination. I relate so much to Jo and her tenacity, especially her tenacity for life—not so much of the writer type, however! She’s my hero and I can’t wait to share her with my daughter one day!
You must be as excited as I am–maybe more!–for the new PBS “Little Women”!!!! Bring it ON!
Oh …. lots of great choices. I think my first choice would be Fahrenheit 451. Thanks!
Good choice, Olivia!
Baby Lit Books: Little women.
I saw it at the library but was not able to check it out. Running after my 4yr old daughter!
It was so cute and it has all the little things she likes. Talk about a great introduction to the love of this story.
What a great gift will it be!
They are so cute! I wish they had had these when my almost-13yo was little!
I almost bought Library at the Edge of the World while out Christmas shopping yesterday, but I had decided before I left that I was done buying myself “gifts”. Glad to see you recommend it.
I also LOVE the Baby Lit books, so that Little Women board book looks like a dream. I’d love to buy that and cozy up with the littles I babysit to read!
Ha! Yes, I am all too familiar with that voice inside that says, ‘aren’t you done buying yourself gifts?” 🙂
I would like to read Dear Fahrenheit 451 because – books! What could be better than a books about books 🙂
Nothing. NOTHING could be better than that! 🙂
Just bought library at the end of the world and I can’t wait to read it! I keep looking at Mr Dickens and his Carol on Amazon and haven’t actually bought it, Victoria and Albert is also very tempting! I hadn’t hear of Vivian in red before but I think I will be adding that to my list.
Amanda, you will love “Vivian in Red”!
The description of The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living had me at “cinnamon-scented kitchen”! But I’d have to say that The Library at the Edge of the World comes skidding in at a close second. Because, face it, libraries are my happy place. Thanks for the opportunity to win a book because I’m so afraid that my TBR list might fall below 5000!
Peggy, they had me at “cinnamon-scented,” too! 🙂 and I laughed at your comment about your TBR falling below 5000! Quelle horror!
We just finished Season 2 of the Crown! Wondering how accurate it is!!!
I would like to read Prairie Fires and Library at the End of the World especially. And the Dickens book and City Baker books also sound interesting.
I just finished the Dickens book and it is so well written and joyful, but very, very Christmassy!
I want to read every last one of them, but I MUST read Prairie Fires! Laura Ingalls Wilder is my absolute favorite. I’ve read everything she’s written. I just adore her.
I’ve just peeked at it, Michelle, but WOW! It’s astonishingly well written and so compelling–a must for any Laura fan!
Omigoodness, “Dear Farenheit 451” really captured my attention. The inspiration title is one of my favorites, and the way she spins the title is enchanting.
What a great title, right? SO enchanting!
Hard to choose between these, but I’d have to go with Vivian in Red. I’m a sucker for a love story and historical fiction! I’m also a Michigan girl (Holland), so I have to go with the Michigan author :).
Ooooh, I like the way you think, Jennifer!
Prairie Fires is the book that speaks to me most. I grew up reading the Little House books many times. I even checked the yellow Little House on the Prairie cookbook out of my elementary school library dozens of times, often renewing it. As an adult I own this cookbook and all the novels. I still read the novels regularly. I also recall watching the TV show in the 70’s and 80’s and still watch it today. I often dream about a simpler life.
How wonderful that you read the novels regularly!
I’ve been following your lovely Instagram feed for awhile, and I’ve just started your blog! What fun and great reading inspiration. 🙂
I would love to read each and every book on this list, but Prairie Fires is particularly meaningful. My mom grew up adoring all of LHOP books and even named my sister after Caroline Ingalls. My sister and I shared her affinity for all things Laura Ingalls Wilder. I almost gasped when I saw that the author of Prairie Fires is also named Caroline! Whether or not I win this giveaway, I’ll be giving my mom this book for Christmas, and I hope to read it too!
I love it when something about a book makes you gasp! Grand to meet you, Caitlin of Instagram!
If I had a Holiday favorite it would be the Mary Janes Staples Adam Family Chronicles where they celebrate Christmas with a proper Knee’s Up!
Oh what a charming term–“knees up”! 🙂
Dear Farhenhiet 451 looks delightful! I love stories about the reading life!
It IS delightful, and made me want to tromp through the snow to the library!
Ohhh, so many good choices I’ve never even heard of! The Library at the Edge of the World totally grabbed my attention and kept it through the entire list. I mean library + Ireland?! Earlier this year I read The Bookshop on the Corner and ever since I’ve been looking for another bookish book set in Ireland or Scotland. That Victoria and Albert book looks good too. I’ve mean meaning to watch the series!
I really need to read “Bookshop on the Corner,” don’t I? 🙂
Hard choice! I would say that with Christmas right around the corner and how much I loved the movie The man who invented Christmas, the Charles Dickens and his carol probably is standing out to me the most!
You’ll have to read it next Christmas because it is perfectly luscious and Christmassy!
I’m in loooove with the baby lit books and want all of them for my little one, but I’m also so intrigued by the Library at the edge of the world
Be sure and check out the Baby Lit books! They have all kinds of wonderful titles!
I would read “Prairie Fires” book in a heartbeat. I love all things Laura!
I have only flipped through it so far, but the writing is superb!
Well for starters I want to read them all! I would have to put Prairie Fires at the top of my list, because I love Laura And everything to do with the Little House books.
I just decided to read that one next month. It looks like the perfect “winter” book!
I want to read all these books! Love your blog 🙂
We bought our daughter the baby lit Little Women for her Christmas gift “to read”
Merry Christmas to you!
I adore those Baby Lit books! So cute! Did she like it??? (A rhetorical question! :))
I love them all but I have to say “Laura Ingalls” I love “The Library at the Edge of the Earth to. I’m a fan of little house still today and anything with a library in it I can read until the end of time!
At the edge of the world until the end of time…sounds like another book title! 🙂
I would love to read Prairie Fires. I love all things Laura Ingalls. My middle daughter and I have a bucket list dream to road trip to all of the Ingalls/Wilder homesites .
Wouldn’t that be fun? Can I tag along? 🙂
Thank you for all the great suggestions. I just added several to my Overdrive app Wish List. I have too many items checked out that I have to finish first, one of which is Prairie Fires, which is EXCELLENT!
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