Sooo, what did the Christmas book elf bring...?

[AnyDream]

When DD1 was younger, we had a Christmas book elf who used to bring books for all the family...leave them wrapped (in waterproof packaging) out in the garden, to be discovered later in the day once the initial present rush had worn off. Funnily enough we were the only family we knew who had such an elf ...

These days he prefers to wrap them up in ordinary paper and leave them under the tree.

So...what books did YOUR book elf/Santa/Aunty Doreen bring this year?

I scored 2 - one of which The Messenger is by Marcus Zsusak - who wrote The Book Thief. I can't wait to finish reading my current novel to get stuck into it. The other, The Whisperer is by Fiona Mac Intosh - for younger readers...it looks interesting and I'm hoping by me reading it it will create an economy of desire and DD1 will want to read it then.

[Willow]

My Christmas book elf (ie ME!) brought me A Song in the Daylight by Paullina Simons. She's one of my faves. Going to start it tonight while DH is fishing and the kids are in bed.

[Tanya]

DP got me The Old Kingdom trilogy by Garth Nix.... *shrugs* I'll let you know how I go and if I like 'em

[CeCe]

Mum and Dad gave me Maralinga by Judy Nunn. So far I'm enjoying it.

[{sarah}]

My mum always gives us book shop gift cards. Alexzander picked a massive hard cover collection of all the Thomas the Tank Engine stories today, it's beautiful & such a great choice. I haven't picked mine just yet but I have $70 to spend up big in the sales

[AngelPunks]

Litha Book Elf got me a book on Santeria plus a Suzanna & Trinny book.

And since I'm cleaning out my bookcases, I've found a whole pile of books I've not read, so have lots of reading material!

[Floweryfields]

Well he brought my Dad Wally Lewis' book about his epilepsy journey - I read 3/4 of it throughout Christmas Day and he let me bring it home to read the rest. Quite good and I am not into football that much.

[~Hestia~]

I got gift cards & spent them on the Tomorrow When The War Began series by John Marsden. Read them in high school & felt like picking up an old fav!!

[Lolli]

ausgirl, what's the title of that one? My dad is epileptic and I think he'd quite like it.

Book fairy forget me this year *sob* not a single one...