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My #doublespin for this month was a book for Ellie‘s (our daughter who will be arriving in May) library. For the rest of the time I‘m pregnant, I want to read children‘s books from my collection and choose my favorites to include in her first library in her nursery 😊 this was my first read and I really enjoyed what a simple, but heartfelt, story it is ❤️

#Holly ??❤️ #ChristmasCheer ?°❆⛄⋆.ೃ࿔?*:･❄️

#BookNerd ???

#FaveHolidayBk 💚❤️ #DecemberDreams 🎄🎅🏻🦌☃️❄️

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

This was my favorite Christmas book growing up ❤️ #Holly #DivineDecember 🎄❄️🎁

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

I was feeling excited about next year's #bookspin challenge, so I decided to make my January list (complete with glittery winter stickers 😆❄🐧)

Book spin is the only reading challenge I'm doing because I feel like I need a year where reading is just for fun & not about completing a big goal.

I chose books from a metal cart I have stuffed full of children's classics and some vintage books.

Thanks for hosting, @TheAromaofBooks

Such a sweet and charming story.

Illustrated by Adrienne Adams, this is a very sweet story of a doll and her girl finding each other, and so much more. I‘ve had this copy forever but never read it. By great coincidence I chose to read this today, which turned out to be Rumer Godden‘s birthday.

#SkeightheShelves #Holly #festivespirit

Day 18 - #Holly #SleighTheStacks
#TheStoryOfHollyAndIvy #RumerGoddenBarbaraCooney

Ivy, Holly, and Mr. and Mrs. Jones all have one Christmas wish. Ivy, an orphan, wishes for a real home and sets out in search of the grandmother she's sure she can find. Holly, a doll, wishes for a child to bring her to life. And the Joneses wish more than anything for a son or daughter to share their holiday. Can all three wishes come true?

#OverbookedClub #ChristmasReading
The Story of Holly & Ivy 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
The Christmas Eve Daughter 🎄🎄🎄🎄
A Holiday By Gaslight 🎄🎄🎄.5
Miss Marley 🎄🎄🎄🎄.5
Orphan Train Christmas 🎄🎄🎄🎄

What did you read this week?
@Chrissyreadit @shellleigh33 @megnews @catebutler @Butterfinger @CoffeeNBooks @Kdgordon88 @Roary47 @rubyslippersreads @Readswithcoffee

Ivy, Holly, and Mr. and Mrs. Jones all have one Christmas wish. Ivy, an orphan, wishes for a real home and sets out in search of the grandmother she's sure she can find. Holly, a doll, wishes for a child to bring her to life. And the Joneses wish more than anything for a son or daughter to share their holiday. And BTW this is 1 of my favorite Christmas songs
#holly
#hollyjollyreading

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@OriginalCyn620

#HollyJollyReading Day 8: “The Story of #Holly & Ivy” is a story of quiet wishes, the magic of a prickle, and finding a home for Christmas. It is also a reminder of how we should be grateful for things that we usually take for granted: the warmth of a fire, breakfast lovingly prepared for you as you wake up on Christmas Day, and the simple sense of belonging & knowing you are where you should be. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-tj

Merry Christmas Littens! From my family to yours!🎄🎁❤️ #ChristmasMorning #BookNerd 📚❤️

#decdays #cold

Playing catch-up again and I‘m still fixating on kids books! This is my favourite Christmas kids story and #cold made me think of little orphan Ivy who has to find shelter overnight in the wintry town where she has been looking/wishing for a grandmother. I think she stays warm by sheltering near a bakery with a hot oven 🤔 Anyway as a child I wished for the doll Holly from this book so hard. Beautiful illustrations 😍

This was my favorite 😍 #Christmas 🎄 book growing up 😊❤️ #HollyAndIvy #SizzlinSummerBooks #BookNerd 📚💙

I reread this #picturebook every Christmas.#readingwomenmonth

Some day I will make it through reading this book to my kiddos without crying. This was not that day. "Those are happy tears, right mom?" Love this story.

Playing catch up on #seasonsreadings2016. Here are some of my favorite #christmassyreads.

#seasonsreadings2016 day 22: #christmassyreads
Christmas is nearly upon us!! I am frankly a bit tired of the "can I open a present today?" question every day so I can't wait for Christmas! What are some of your favourite Christmassy reads?

#12daysofxmasphoto #hollyorjolly

I was actually searching google to see if I could find that elusive Christmas book I mentioned the other day. One of my favourite carols (that was in this book) is The Holly and the Ivy. I then stumbled across this cute book!

Although I have not read this, it sounds like a sweet Christmas story about a little orphan girl and a doll who wants a child of her own to take care of her. Definitely on my #tbr 💕

This was my favorite Christmas book as a child. I still read it every year. I am giving a copy to my niece this year hoping she loves it as much as I did at her age.