The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore

Books and more books!
At the 84th annual Academy Awards held last weekend the clip below won the Oscar for Best Animated Short: described as taking place in a world where books are living creatures, it offers sentimental tale about the power of books and storytelling.
Enjoy this awesome story told with a fantastic animation!

2 days to Christmas

In 1822 Clement Clark Moore wrote "T'was the Night before Christmas" and soon it became so famous that it is now a tradition in many American families to read this poem every Xmas Eve. Have a look at the book cover and the youtube video :)

                *~* Happy Reading... and Happy Christmas *~*

3 days to Christmas

Father Christmas needs a wee by Nicholas Allan is a sweet stocking-filler for children who can easily identify with Santa's situation ;)
By now you may be asking yourself why so many books for children... well, I love these books, I love Christmas and all it involves and so do my children. As Charles Dickens put it in "A Christmas Carol": "It's good to be children sometimes and never better than at Christmas..."

               *~* Happy Reading... and Happy Christmas *~*

4 days to Christmas

For today... well, another delicious children's story this time by Dr Seuss, How the Grinch stole Christmas. Just like with so many bestsellers, this book was also adapted in 2000 into a live-action film starring Jim Carrey.

 

*~* Happy Reading... and Happy Christmas *~*

5 days to Christmas

Almost there!!! Christmas is approaching and fast, isn´t it?
For today I have thought about a book by poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy based on real events, The Christmas Truce, name also given to the unofficial armistice in the WWI trenches.  Hope you like it ;)

               *~* Happy Reading... and Happy Christmas *~*

7 days to Christmas

Because it's weekend and exactly the weekend before Christmas, we're all (?) hands on cooking and baking :)))
Today's pick is Gorgeous Christmas, a book by Annie Bell with gorgeous illustrations and gorgeous suggestions from our childhood favorites to drinks, big warming pies... Yummi... Tuck in!!!

               *~* Happy Reading... and Happy Christmas *~*

10 days to Christmas

Let's start with a classic, the world famous... A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens - a must read for all people of all ages at this time of the year :)

 

*~* Happy Reading... and Happy Christmas *~*

Reading? Yes, please!

Really not to panic (?!) but Christmas is less than a week away!!!
Though with loads of work waiting to be done (including school meetings, classes yet to prepare) this wintry weather with temperatures well below normal is an invitation to stay indoors by the fireplace, don't you think?
Sooooo, why not make the best of the situation by staying in and reading (more)? Have you bought or ordered any books for yourself or to offer this Christmas? Books are really great gifts but if you don't know what to read next or to offer, try this: 

www.bookseer.com/
Hurry up - we are running out of time till Christmas and always remember...

"TV.  If kids are entertained by two letters, imagine the fun they'll have with twenty-six.  Open your child's imagination.  Open a book." Author Unknown

It certainly applies to all people of all ages and walks of life...

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