A book on every bed this Christmas morning......

yoyobon_gw

11 years ago

This is such a good idea and one that most of us have read about.
I thought it might be good to think of it once more !

Here is a link that might be useful: A Book On Every Bed

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lemonhead101
11 years ago
What a lovely idea!...
carolyn_ky
11 years ago
Am I too old to receive?
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J C
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I wish I would wake up to a book Christmas morning. Wonderful idea!
rosefolly
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There will be a lot of books in our family this Christmas. Both my husband Tom and I passed out our Amazon wish lists. We bought books for his four grandchildren and for several of his children and for one of mine.

Books are not the only presents I like, but they are my favorite.

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annpan
11 years ago
I have bought books for my 4 great-grandchildren. All of their mothers are bedtime readers and are happy to receive them. I like the books with a cd which the children can listen to as they are not old enough to read. Of course they all have cd players!
janalyn
11 years ago
I was talking to my two kids the other day, who are now 24 and 25, and asked them if they remembered their dad and I reading to them every night.. and they said yes, how much they loved it and that as parents, we did everything right. Who needs a Christmas present after that remark? :)

My husband says now technology has reached a point where you can send your kid to bed with a computer thingy that reads aloud to them...OMG that is horrible. Tell me this is not so!
annpan
11 years ago
Janalyn, good to see you posting again.
I expect that a computer can do that. They do everything but make coffee! I bought my 3yo GGD some cds and a cd player and it is such a help to her mother, she says. Now when the little girl wakes up in the night, she puts it on with her bedtime songs and goes off to sleep again. Her parents can turn over and get their rest!
Now we have to get the 1yo to learn how to use one too!
rosefolly
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It has been an absolutely lovely Christmas, good cheer, good music, and piles of books all around. As for me, I received a book on conifers, one on native plant gardening, and one on American art tiles, each a delight to my eyes. In addition, one darling daughter gave me an Amazon gift card. I am not ashamed to say that I have already spent it, 3 used hardback copies of old favorite novels (2 by Mary Stewart and 1 by Barbara Michaels), along with a book on 1950's sewing patterns. My son also gave me a book gift card to be spent in a bricks-and-mortar store. I am in bliss. Except, of course, that I ate way too much food. Very good food, though.

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woodnymph2_gw
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My thoughtful BF gave me three books for Xmas: One is on the clairvoyance of Sir Winstom Churchill, in terms of predicting major world events, another the latest novel by Sebastian Faulke, and lastly, a well-illustrated book about the historic architecture of my home city, Charleston. As the Brits would say," I'm chuffed."
carolyn_ky
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I didn't get a single book this Christmas, but my daughter did give me a pair of lounging pajama bottoms that are printed all over with little books and many, many words like fiction, biography, mystery, romance, history, etc., etc., etc.
socks
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A book on every bed this Christmas morning......

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