My husband and I are big readers. Hopefully that will rub off on our children, too. 🙂 Many of our Christmas gifts are books.  Here’s our haul this year:

My Books

My stack of books generally isn’t very big because I do most of my reading on my Kindle.  In addition to these books, I got a healthy amount of Amazon gift cards which I’ll use throughout the year (or as long as it lasts!) to work through my TBR list (which is sitting at 257 books long at the time of this writing).

Here’s what was under my tree:

• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
• A Wind in the Door  by Madeleine L’Engle
• A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L’Engle
• Many Waters by Madeleine L’Engle
• An Acceptable Time by Madeleine L’Engle (these 5 are part of the complete series  boxset)
• Want by Stephanie Lawton
• Chosen Ones by Tiffany Truitt
• How to Write a Children’s Book and Get It Published by Barbara Seuling
• It’s Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han
• A Want So Wicked by Suzanne Young
• Roget’s Super Thesaurus
• The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression by Angela Ackerman
• Twilight: The Complete Illustrated Movie Companion by Mark Cotta Vaz
• The Twilight Saga: The Complete Film Archive: Memories, Mementos, and Other Treasures from the Creative Team Behind the Beloved Motion Pictures by Robert Abele

My husband also bought me Glass Heart by Amy Garvey as a Kindle book.

With my Amazon gift cards, I’ve already purchased the following on my Kindle:

• The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden by Jessica Sorensen
• Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry

I’m planning to buy several Josh Lanyon books, probably starting with The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks and Dangerous Ground.

What will I read first? Not sure yet. First I have to finish Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion which I have on loan from the library.

Hubby’s Books

My husband usually receives a huge stack of books for Christmas. This year’s stack is small compared to previous years. Here’s what he got:

• The President’s Club: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Fraternity by Nancy Gibbs, Michael Duffy
• Ty and The Babe: Baseball’s Fiercest Rivals; A Surprising Friendship And The 1941 Has-Beens Golf Championship by Tom Stanton
• Bruce by Peter Ames Carlin
• Faith and Fear in Flushing: An Intense Personal History of the New York Mets by Greg Prince, Gary Cohen
• The Racketeer by John Grisham
• Whatever Happened to the Hall of Fame by Bill James
• The Game from Where I Stand: A Ballplayer’s Inside View by Doug Glanville
• A Game of Inches: The Stories Behind the Innovations That Shaped Baseball: The Game Behind the Scenes by Peter Morris
• High Heat: The Secret History of the Fastball and the Improbable Search for the Fastest Pitcher of All Time by Tim Wendel
• The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
• Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball by R.A. Dickey, Wayne Coffey
• Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
• Summer of ’68: The Season That Changed Baseball–and America–Forever by Tim Wendel

Not pictured:

• The Last Man by Vince Flynn (he’s already finished it!)
• The American by Andrew Britton
• The Assassin by Andrew Britton
• The Invisible by Andrew Britton
• The Operative by Andrew Britton

Son’s Books (3rd grade)

 

 

My son isn’t as big of a reader as I’d like, so I was happy that he got some books, too (that he asked for!):

• The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary: How Greg Heffley Went Hollywood by Jeff Kinney
• Jay, Ninja of Lightning by Greg Farshtey
• Cole, Ninja of Earth by Greg Farshtey
• Pokemon: Comic Reader #1:Battle for the Bolt Badge by Scholastic Inc.
• The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger
• Darth Paper Strikes Back by Tom Angleberger
• The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee by Tom Angleberger
• Star Wars Origami: 36 Amazing Paper-Folding Projects from a Galaxy Far, Far Away…  by Chris Alexander
• The Unofficial LEGO Builder’s Guide by Allan Bedford
• Lego Amazing Minifigure Ultimate Sticker Collection by DK
• WWE Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to World Wrestling Entertainment by Brian Shields
• Lego Batman: Visual Dictionary by Daniel Lipkowitz

Not Pictured:

• A Most Mizerable Christmas by Mick Foley, Jerry Lawler

Daughter’s Books (2 years)

My daughter didn’t actually receive any books for Christmas, but she did get a book sling to hold all the books she already owns.  (Hopefully they will all fit — we’re still gathering them together.)  Organization for the win!

 

Did you get any books this holiday season? Which are you itching to read first? (or have already finished!)