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Books for Your Family
As busy as the season is, there's always time for family. And whether your gathering is intimate or sprawling, there's room around the fireplace for everyone. Your uniquely wonderful (and sometimes weird) relatives are what make the holidays special, but
shopping for them can be tricky.
We've done some work for you and found lists of suggestions for every member of the family, from new releases to collectible classics such as Dylan Thomas's irresistible A Child's Christmas in Wales. If you're looking for a truly unforgettable gift then be sure to check out AbeBooks' Signed Books Charity Auction. And if you want to give a present that will last a lifetime, a stunning picture book will stay
in a child's imagination forever.
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 Life of Pi: Illustrated Edition
Yann Martel
Published in November, this is the beautiful new hardcover, illustrated edition of the 2002 Man Booker Prize winning novel. The publishers staged a worldwide competition to find an illustrator and the results are dazzling. A signed copy will be one of four lots sold to the highest bidder in
the AbeBooks Signed Books Charity Auction. Also available: titles signed by Margaret Atwood, Kiran Desai, and J.K. Rowling. Find this book.
 A Child's Christmas in Wales
Dylan Thomas
We've recommended this title for grandparents, but Dylan Thomas's poetic reminiscence of Christmas in Wales between the wars will captivate anyone: All the Christmases roll down toward the two-tongued sea, like a cold and headlong moon bundling down the sky that was our street; and they
stop at the rim of the ice-edged fish-freezing waves, and I plunge my hands in the snow and bring out whatever I can find. In goes my hand into that wool-white bell-tongued ball of holidays resting at the rim of the carol-singing sea, and out come Mrs. Prothero and the firemen... Find This Book
 Curious George
H.A. Ray
Colorful and enchanting, picture books are pure magic for children. How could little ones not love this quizzical little monkey? Big ones love him too - collectors are now willing to pay thousands of dollars for a first edition of Curious George. Whether you choose a new, 'hands on' copy to be enjoyed immediately or a collectible heirloom to be appreciated down the road, classic picture
books are unforgettable gifts for the children in your life. Find this book.
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