Christmas

I’ve previously shared my/Sister Christmas’ bookish gift ideas, so now it’s time to list the best bookish presents that I’ve recieved!

I haven’t actually had that many bookish presents. I usually give my parents a list of the books I’d like, but I have received a few books in the last year from book-loving friends, which is the most exciting thing ever as nobody usually picks books for me!

I also, as often mentioned, love my Gimble and have an lovely collection of bookmarks, most of which were random flyers/freebies, but some of which were gifts:

I love that Christmas bookmark, I’ve had it for years, I think my parents gave it to me at some point when I was a kid. I think the train bookmark was a gift from my grandparents. Also pictured: my Gimbles, a book light that clips onto your book, the notebook I use to write reviews in, and the first of my Mslexia Writer’s Diaries, which came with a gift subscription.

So what are the best bookish presents that you’ve recieved? Do you collect bookmarks, or is there a book someone else picked out for you that you really love?

Today I’m playing Santa and imagining that I’m shopping for some of my favourite characters!

I would give Polka-dot a penguin-shaped dog toy, inspired by the cover of my edition of The Boy Book.

To Princess Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo, I would give a copy of She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth, to help her rewrite her list of the ten women she admires most, and get on Grand-mere’s good side.

Julia from The New Girl would get a list of websites that shewould enjoy looking at, where she could make new friends with similar interests and stop moping around.

To Ann Bradshaw, I would give a really beautiful dress of her very own. Poor Ann has it hard and I think that owning something lovely would lift her spirits.

I’d give Ananka some library cataloguing software – she needs some sort of system to keep track of all the books in her house.

To Jeane, my fictional BFF, I’d give lots and lots of Haribo, and a list of the top ten videos of dogs on skateboards, with ratings for cuteness and for hilarity.

If you were going to give Christmas presents to your favourite fictional characters, what would you give and to whom?