Thank you for the lovely #NaughtyListHolidaySwap, @BarkingMadRead ! I'm so excited to read the books, the bookmarks are awesome, and the decorative sign is perfect for the "Spirits and Spirits" (ghost stories and cocktails) party we're hosting this weekend!
And thank YOU for hosting #nlhs, @WildAlaskaBibliophile and @TieDyeDude !
pickIf you‘re curious about tarot cards, but uncertain where to start, this clear, clever, and fun guide will introduce you to the major and minor arcana in memorable, easy to understand ways. Emphasizing self-reflection over fortune-telling, using personal and pop cultural context, Wild Card is my recommendation for a welcoming entry point to this ancient practice.
????Not only host of my favorite swap, but also swap partner extraordinaire! Thank you so much @MaleficentBookDragon for my Jólabókaflóð book that I reaaaalllly want to read (tagged) & yummy orange chocolate ? & chocolate drink ☕️, but also for sending these *extra* books, coffee, & chocolate for the holidays! I love it all & appreciate you!!♥️♥️???♥️♥️
(As you can see, I started opening while at the park w bugga today…)
#jolabokaflodswap
Thank you @staci.reads for the #jolabokaflod book and chocolate! These almonds were a great choice for me, I love them. Venkman approves your book choice. Happy Book Flood Day! 📚🎄Thank you @MaleficentBookDragon for organizing, I love this swap.
Which books did you buy as gifts this holiday season?
I went with a witchy theme for my 5-year-old niece. The inspiration was a Witch‘s Apothecary Potion Kit that I found on Etsy; it incorporates STEM, sensory play, and social emotional learning. It comes with rhyming spell cards (for things like kindness & courage), and a slew of special, bottled ingredients. I also got us “matching” hagstone/fairy-stone necklaces.
Wrapped & ready! ✨🎄🔮
I needed to show you how beautiful this wrapping paper is😍 Love it @BarkingMadRead this is my beautiful #WinterWitchSwap box
🧙🏼♀️ 📦 love the stickers and bookmarks, did you make them? 😍That metal bookmark is so unique👌💙The rubber duck reading a book is just adorable 🥰 The box is just so amazing even without seeing the wrapped gifts😃
@BookwormAHN
Thank you so much, @Aconight ! I am so grateful for your gifts! They are simply perfect and I can‘t wait to spend the long night reading, nibbling, and sipping the hours away! Thank you, thank you!! I hope you have an equally lovely Solstice! Blessed be! #winterwitchswap
pickThe 10 year old rated this one 👍👍. I love Tiffany McDaniel‘s adult books, so I was excited when she wrote a kid‘s book. It‘s about witches, wizards, magical hats & creatures. I loved that Tolden had a little dragon that hung on his ear to whisper what people were saying (creative way to address hearing disability). “I suppose because books make you feel magical. That‘s why some people are frightened of books. That‘s why some people even try to
so-soI really didn't like this installment. Mainly, the book follows the aunts from Practical Magic throughout their lives, their loves and losses, etc., though I personally don't really feel compelled by any of their past actions, I think the overall story would have been fine if they were simply the eccentric aunts that we don't know anything about, which is the appeal of them as characters.
will discuss further in comments ->
