tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post6089662236879142626..comments2023-11-02T06:57:11.400-04:00Comments on BookEnds Literary Agency: A Holiday Gift ListBookEnds, A Literary Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06287278822065839469noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-58005917556021428402011-02-16T15:54:33.589-05:002011-02-16T15:54:33.589-05:00Excellent choice on the Betsy-Tacy! My mom bought ...Excellent choice on the Betsy-Tacy! My mom bought me the first when I was five and read it aloud to me. I was instantly hooked, and try to reread the whole series annually. I just gave Betsy-Tacy to my seven-year-old niece this year. I hope she loves it too.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09613243413882790803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-66463022382820034242011-02-15T21:53:39.813-05:002011-02-15T21:53:39.813-05:00Now I have to re-read Little House.Now I have to re-read Little House.Lori Rader-Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261322825057374362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-69788134166612197632011-02-12T15:13:33.593-05:002011-02-12T15:13:33.593-05:00Thanks for posting this list. Books are really the...Thanks for posting this list. Books are really the perfect gift. Half the fun is browsing the bookstore shelves to line up the right book for each giftee. I'll have to print this out and bring it with me next time.Dell Smithhttp://beyondthemargins.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-62524544020487773042011-02-11T11:18:04.468-05:002011-02-11T11:18:04.468-05:00Oh, cool, I just got three new titles off of your ...Oh, cool, I just got three new titles off of your list. Nice!<br />Birthdays are coming!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-2333720898169785362011-02-10T16:26:17.193-05:002011-02-10T16:26:17.193-05:00Did you enjoy Clockwork Angel? I just finished rea...Did you enjoy Clockwork Angel? I just finished reading it and liked it, but I haven't read the Mortal Instruments series. I'm curious as to what people who have read both thought. bfav, it sounds like you enjoyed it.Bronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13029635239132926178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-11270702917748112512011-02-09T22:43:03.278-05:002011-02-09T22:43:03.278-05:00I love that Clockwork Angel came from Santa. It fe...I love that Clockwork Angel came from Santa. It fell into my shopping cart when I was shopping recently too. I flew through it faster than The Immortal Instruments series...but now I'm waiting for the next. <br /><br />I hate becoming hooked on a series when only the first book is out. The Hunger Games almost put me in a home waiting for Mockingjay.bfavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164661338051897220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-39029954960639628402011-02-09T18:41:01.451-05:002011-02-09T18:41:01.451-05:00I love the Betsy-Tacy books. I have the whole seri...I love the Betsy-Tacy books. I have the whole series on my bookshelf and have read them over and over, so I commend you getting them for your gift-giving purposes :-)Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001921970529109760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-23493680367363943832011-02-09T17:16:30.668-05:002011-02-09T17:16:30.668-05:00Nice list. We didn't gift many books, unless y...Nice list. We didn't gift many books, unless you count chess books. But I got a lot so now my reading shelf looks very full. Got hooked on Warriors with Mum (a cat-lover).Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-46715385434780869652011-02-09T14:01:08.491-05:002011-02-09T14:01:08.491-05:00As the mother of multiple boys, the only regret I ...As the mother of multiple boys, the only regret I have ever had is that I had no one to pass my favorite books from girlhood on to. I do have a god-daughter, though, and this year she was finally old enough that I could give her the entire Betsy-Tacy series for Christmas. I can't tell you how excited I was finally to be able to share them! <br />Next year, I'm thinking Anne of Green Gables.Michelle Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-19302305051722463082011-02-09T12:31:59.269-05:002011-02-09T12:31:59.269-05:00I gave gift certificates to a local indie bookstor...I gave gift certificates to a local indie bookstore. It's sort of a tradition now, and all five cousins and a few extras go and shop together for books. (they run from age two to nine) Also get a HUGE GC for my son-in-law who is an avid reader and can thus indulge w/o guilt. It makes lots of mother-in-law points for me!Kate Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05486916548114546095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-46379079008572817232011-02-09T11:43:45.408-05:002011-02-09T11:43:45.408-05:00I can't think of anything better than a good r...I can't think of anything better than a good read to give to people I care about. Thanks for sharing these titles--I've already added the children's books to my shopping list ;-).Terry McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08557335434947611768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-48571734385620600402011-02-09T11:35:54.736-05:002011-02-09T11:35:54.736-05:00Give yourself one afternoon and you'll start a...Give yourself one afternoon and you'll start and finish Holidays On Ice! Hilarious, entertaining, and wonderfully-written. Enjoy it! It's one of my favorites.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342525919576998398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-7504222501845172882011-02-09T11:00:31.351-05:002011-02-09T11:00:31.351-05:00I had to laugh about the birthday party. My son i...I had to laugh about the birthday party. My son is 4 1/2 and, let's just say between his friends and our friends with children, we are at birthday parties about every other week. I finally got tired of walking through the toy store on a month basis and started getting books. The parents love the gifts and, for the most part, so do the children. I only had one complaint...a six-year-old was unhappy that I did not get her a Disney Princess book. Oh, well, live and learn! ;)<br />PLJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-50499108155715596392011-02-09T10:41:54.116-05:002011-02-09T10:41:54.116-05:00Love love love the Hunger Games books. Or at leas...Love love love the Hunger Games books. Or at least the first two.<br /><br />I had to laugh because once upon a time I owned a little indie book store, and for those years EVERYONE got books for every gift event. I loved it, since I had easy access to anything I wanted, and people pretty much knew they were going to read. Or look at the pictures.<br /><br />I got my mom and brother each an enormous book on the Civil War, that had the most amazing illustrations. My brother is a huge Civil War buff, and my mom was just envious and wanted it. :)She's now passed away so I have it now...something from her, and from my old store!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-49992008610911029762011-02-09T10:20:04.372-05:002011-02-09T10:20:04.372-05:00I always love it when someone tells me how much th...I always love it when someone tells me how much they enjoyed a book I chose especially for them. <br /><br />My brother-in-law really liked PEOPLE OF THE BOOK by Geraldine Brooks, my mother loved SAVING CEE CEE HONEYCUTT by Beth Hoffman, and A SICK DAY FOR AMOS MCGEE was perfect for my nephew.<br /><br />I loved those Betsy-Tacy books, too! And the Little House books and Anne of Green Gables - bought the first ones of LH and AGG for two girls I know. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-89315556961555661282011-02-09T10:18:01.281-05:002011-02-09T10:18:01.281-05:00I myself ordered 29 books for holiday gifts. About...I myself ordered 29 books for holiday gifts. About 10 of them went to myself!Bonnienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-18641002818990168352011-02-09T08:48:51.140-05:002011-02-09T08:48:51.140-05:00Well done! The pride and excitement that comes wit...Well done! The pride and excitement that comes with purchasing the right book for the right person makes gift shopping so much fun. I hear so much about <i>The Hunger Games</i>. I think I will be purchasing them soon.<br />Oh, and I love David Sedaris. HIs <i>Me Talk Pretty One Day</i> hooked me and I've been a fan ever since.Laura M. 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