What books did your dc get for Christmas?

[Takver]

(And are you looking forward to reading them yourself )

Here: Fourth Eragon book (won't be reading that one - though it might make a good doorstop when its read)
First Church Mouse book (already read but haven't had time to look at all the pictures properly yet :) )
And a Martin Garner riddle/brainteaser book (have had the jokes read to me!)

Snow Queen, trans. Naomi Lewis, illustrated by Christian Birmingham. Great translation, beautiful pictures, DD enjoying it.
Usborne children's picture atlas - the text bits of this are better than the maps.
The Nutcracker Ballet
Mary Poppins
Mrs Tittlemouse

The fourth Eragon book - he had finished it by evening of the 26th.
Guns, Germs and Steel - Jared Diamond
The Merchant of Venice -

Hope your ds enjoys Guns, Germs & Steel - I thought it was an excellent book (has he/have you read Collapse, also v. good?)

DD is still working her way through Eragon but she tells me that all is now well as the evil king is now dead

9y DD got Gansta Granny, books 3 and 4 of Wimpy Kid, Malory Towers book set, Wheres the Meerkat?, The Boy in the Dress...

DD's list:
Charlie and Lola (Slightly invisible, I will never eat a tomato, I'm too absolutely small for school, look after your planet)
Snow Queen By Nicky Raven. We also have the Christian Birmingham one. DD really enjoying listening to Gerda's adventures.

Lucy and Tom's Christmas (A pre Christmas present as it's really about getting ready for Christmas) Could not find it anywhere for less than £9!

DS's list:
Where's Wally activity book
Star Wars (Clone wars) activity book
James and the Giant Peach
The night before Christmas - Illustrated by Christian Birmingham.

Jack and the flum flum tree
Pippi longstocking
Daisy and the trouble with zoos
The kissed that missed trilogy
Something about a little knight?

3 Astrosaurs and 2 more Slime Squad - I ordered them from Amazon on 22nd December, Super Saver delivery - predicted to arrive some time in January. They turned up on Christmas Eve! Fortunately they were not ds' Christmas present, just a bonus as we finished Slime Squad and the Cyber Poos sooner than expected.

Eragon sounds good!

Wimpy kid - first n last in series
Magic kitten/puppy/rabbit
Ripleys believe it or not - the favourite so far!

4th eragon book here too! (finished)
Heros of olympus, son of neptune (87% finished - he also go a kindle )

8 yr old
gangster granny
how to steal a dragons sword
the revenge of darth paper
the great rabbit rescue.

I'm looking forward to reading the dragons' sword

Dtwin 1 (8)
Horrid Henry dinosaur facts
Horrid Henry body facts
Lego ideas
Lego Character Encyclopedia
Usbourne paper aeroplane book
Pet Pandemonium box set
The Smelly Sprout
Why is Eating Bogeys Good For you
Klutz Battery Science

Dtwin2(8)
Diary of Wimpy kid(latest one)
David Walliams-Gangsta Granny
Fart Powder box set
Usbourne lift the flap Ancient Egypt
Danger Zone Statue of Liberty
The Story of the Statue of Liberty
Michael Morpurgo-This Morning I met a Whale
Polar Express
Harry Potter(the last one)
Klutz Battery Science

DD (7)
Zoe & Beans The Christmas List
Katie in London
Ottoline at Sea
Rainbow Fairies(Snow Fairies Collection)
Rainbow Fairies(Natalie the Christmas Stocking Fairy)
TumTum & Nutmeg(A Christmas adventure)
Usbourne Illustrated Classics for Girls
Ivy and Bean box set
Princess Evie's Ponies box set
Princess Evie's Ponies(Shimmer the Magic Ice Pony)

All avid readers reading anything and everything,thank god for Christmas-(gives my purse a rest for a while and saves on library trips).

DS (3yo) got

Dinosaurs Love Underpants
10 Little Penguins (excellent)
Octonauts annual

and

the entire collection of Thomas The Tank Engine books - thanks for that one, dad

While the Bear sleeps ,Daisy and the trouble with... A Necklace of Raindrops. DD is 6 and she loved them all.

DS1 the 5th Artemis Fowl book, the 3rd Percy Jackson and the 2nd Warrior Cats.

DD "Rover Saves Christmas" by Roddy Doyle, and "The Little town on the Prairie"

My DD is only now 12wks but we got her some books for future reading. My favourite of which is The Night You Were Born, it's such a lovely story book and I am such a sap I have to stop myself getting emotional every time I read it to her

My son (11) got Ribblestrop (Andy Mulligan) in English and the 3rd Young Bond in German.

I'm going to be reading Ribblestrop myself and expect husband will read the Bond.

I picked up Richard Scarry books for mine but on looking at them found that surprisingly enough they seem a little, erm, dated now. "Daddy has bought Mummy a nice new dress for taking such good care of the house" etc.

I loved them when I was a child. I Am Getting Old Shocker!

DS (3) got The Highway Rat, which i'm enjoying!
and Fantastic Mr Fox, which he also loves.

DS 7

Farmer Boy - Laura Ingalls-Wilder
Butterfly lion - Michael Morpurgo
The marble crusher - Michael Morpurgo
Steve Backshall adventure guide
Childrens world atlas
Guide to British Wildlife

Richard Dawkins "Magic of reality"
"Larry the Downing Street Cat"

DS10

Dd among others got the Wimpy Kid series. She looked, frowned and said "what was he (Santa) thinking?" Probably not my finest moment when I bought those then.I'll donate them to the school library I think.

my son didnt get as many books this year (mainly due to mummy constantly buying too many for him during the year and our shelves bulging at the seems) but he got Usborne's See Inside Inventions which hes really enjoyed dipping into and Steve Backshall's Predators which hes loving too.

dd 2.7 got:
the gruffalo,
the gruffalos child,
stick man,
apple tree farm treasury,
brambly hedge treasury,
roald dahl treasury,
the tiger who came to tea,
tabby mctat,
peepo

we are big readers in the pricklepants house!

DD 18 months got:
Goodnight moon
Gorilla
Gruffalo - with sounds
The mole who knew it was none of his business
Pup Idol
Old Macdonald's farm - pop up

I love "The mole who knew it was none of his business", DD loves Old Macdonald's Farm.

DS1 (5 and star wars obsessed) got

• Star Wars pop up book (truly amazing book - DH and I are envious)
• Pop up atlas around the world book
• Star Wars Lego book
• Star Wars hologram book

DS2 (3 and animal obsessed) got

• This is London (which DS1 enjoys reading most)
• Waddle (hologram book)
• Tiger book (with tiger jigsaw)
• Noah's Ark book and put together paper model

The Star Wars book and the This is London book are by far the most popular!

I love the snow queen- can't wait to read that to dd.

She got lots of books-best of which included:

The jolly postman (2 copies- 1 from FC, one from a friend)
The gruffalo's child
The snowman

And we were all really grateful for a box set of Julia Donaldson story CDs from a friend who obvIiously knows her very well!