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Jan Brett’s Home for Christmas Book!

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I am excited to kick things off by sharing something that I am really passionate about… BOOKS! I was recently asked to be a Scholastic Book reviewer, and of course I jumped at the chance!!

What book did we choose to review this month? With the holiday in full swing, we thought that it would be fun to read Jan Brett’s Home for Christmas… and like all of her other books, it did not disappoint!

About the book:  A wild little troll runs away from home because he doesn’t want to do his chores. Rollo tries living with various woodland animals, but he finds out that there is no place like home, and returns to his family just in time for “the best Christmas ever.”
Among the animals who take him in are an owl family, a mother bear and two rambunctious cubs, some playful river otters, a hungry lynx and a friendly moose family.
Jan Brett creates an irresistible, mischievous character that kids will recognize in themselves. Jan transports us to a glorious Scandinavian landscape where a beautiful fall turns into a magnificent snowy winter. Her signature borders depict the troll family missing Rollo, and animals as appealing as those found in The Mitten.
A warm, fun-loving Christmas picture book for families to share and love and laugh over together.

Our thoughts? I love hardback books … especially children’s books and of course, the illustrations in Jan Brett’s books are always amazing. I love getting lost in these stories with my kids, it feels so much like a real adventure and I know that their little minds love it too. Beautiful books like this one are wonderful for tucking in with the Christmas decorations and pulling out each year to read over and over. This book is so magical that we love to take our time looking at the beautiful drawings and noticing all of the little details… these are the things that we remember from year to year when we pull the book out again.

*Disclosure: I did receive  this book  to facilitate this review, however these opinions are all my own… I truly, truly love books 😉

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  1. I would purchase “It’s Christmas David” by David Shannon for my nephews Devon & Johnny. My kids grew up with the David books (and I related way too much with them ;o) I would love to see my nephews enjoy them as much as we did.

  2. I would order any of the Magic School Bus books for my son because I loved reading those when I was a child.

  4. I would buy Dolphin Tale the Junior Novel for my son who loves reading and would really enjoy this book.

  7. My Daughter loves Junie B. Jones books. I would get her Junie B Jones book she does not already have.

  9. My daughter (11) is reading books so fast I can’t keep up with her! Scholastic books have always been in our home.

  16. I would purchase The Son of Neptune in the Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan for my 9 and 10 year old sons (and me, too!). They love the action-packed pages. It’s awesome to se my kids actually want to read.

  17. Of course I want this Home For Christmas book. It was in my daughter’s book order and it is one Jan Brett book we don’t already have.

  26. I would by ‘Do the Funky Pickle’ by Jerry Spinelli because my 10 year old son is a huge fan of Jerry Spinelli!

  30. I would order the full poison apple books for my daughter. She loves books and these have made her list.

  41. My oldest son reads the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books and #6 is on his Christmas list so that’s a book I would buy.

  47. I would order the “Ramona” books. The series brought such enjoyment to me as a kid. My sons teacher would be receiving it.

  53. I would like the lego’s ideas book, my kids are into building with legos and I think this would be handy to have.

  63. Any book by Jan Brett is always a winner! Home for Christmas would be one of my picks. Hard to narrow it down to just one!

  68. My 5 year old is getting into ready and I would buy for him Can You See What I See? 100 Fun Finds Read-and-Seek . I like to get anything that makes reading fun for him at this beginner age

  78. I like “Eric Carle’s Very Little Library” and I would give it to my son. Thanks for the chance to enter.

  95. I’d get the My First Read and Learn Bible for my daughter. She is 4 and just beginning to understand our religion and I think this would be great for her, since she LOVES her books so much!

  97. I LIKE (but really LOVE) Scholastic. How exciting you get to be a book reviewer with them. That is something I would love to do. Love love love books. Right now I would choose The Berenstain Bears, The Joy of Giving, to read to my kids everyday because they sometimes get a little greedy just like little cubs do.

  109. I would get the Chronicles of Narnia boxed set for my dad…he wants to read them to my baby girl when she’s old enough 🙂

  116. i’d choose Harry Potter Hard Cover Boxed Set # 1-7
    For me (and my husband if he’s nice. lol)

  149. i would get the newest geronimo stilton book – my daughter loves them and i never actually buy them for her as they are expensive.

  154. I would get the I SPY Little Numbers board book for my daughter. She can never have enough books and this one looks really neat.

  163. I receive your emails! Thanks for the great opportunity! I love expanding my sons book collection.

  164. I would, most likely, pick… I Love You, Stinky Face! Sounds like it would be cute!

  171. I would have such a hard time choosing a book–Scholastic has so many great ones! However, I would probably buy the seventh Harry Potter book.

  200. I would definitely buy It’s Christmas David. I love sharing the David book series with my kiddos!

  202. I would buy BOB books for my son. My daughters both learned to read with the BOB series when they were his age.

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