Ooo, I loved _Snow Falling on Cedars!_ Thanks for the tag, and thanks, too, for pointing out that one doesnt have to celebrate Christmas (altho I do 🎅) in order to do the tag 😊
OMG Pat, your keepsake of the original _Little Women!_ Lord, how I wish I had my first _Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,_ I tell ya 😅 I think we've talked about our "love" of Iago, havent we? Oooo, so dastardly 😮 Such happy XMas memories & traditions (I had good ones, as well) 😊
Aww, there’s that smiling face. 😊 The story of your brother saving Christmas for you is wonderful. I can just picture it! What a quick-thinking sweetheart of a big brother. I know it’s early, but you’ve got me feeling the spirit of the season already!
@@patriciah8579 thanks, Patricia! It is one of my fondest memories of David. He could be my chief tormentor but also always my fiercest protector. 🎅🏻🎄🥰
Lovely to see you smiling again Pat, I hope your time with your family was healing. I haven’t read any of Becky Chambers books, I think I need to rectify that! Little Women is one of my Christmas Favourites too, I read it every year, so wonderful that you still have your childhood copy.
Hi Ali. I loved doing this tag. Yes, being with my family was wonderful and healing. I have such vivid memories of my mom giving me that early copy of Little Women. Such a treasure! I hope you are doing well.
Lovely answers to the prompts Pat. Hope you had a great time with your family. Thanks for the tag. The story of your brother saving Christmas is just lovely 😊
My friend Pat back with a book tag, awesome! Thank you for the tag Pat. I will get to this soon. Really enjoyed your responses, especially seeing My Side of the Mountain, wow. Flashback for sure, reminds me also of The Hatchet. Loved those two books! Great video!
Thanks, Kevin! Classic kids’ books! I loved My Side of the Mountain! I remember buying Hatchet for my nephew. Another great book. There’s something timeless about those books. I hope you’re doing well, Kevin.
This is so fun, Pat! I was getting FOMO about Becky Chambers and had just requested one of her books at the library. Great mean character choices. Oh! I love that edition of Little Women! What a treasure. I remember reading it too, around that age, with no forewarning about Beth! I am finally starting Othello today. I love the stories of the brass candlestick and your brother's Santa save! I'll do this one right after Thanksgiving! Thanks for tagging me. Great video!
@@readandre-read I needed to do something like this to lift my spirits! I know I’m jumping the gun, but hopefully we’ll have a month or so of these holiday videos spreading some good cheer! No pressure ever, but I always love your responses. 🥰🎅🏻🎄❤️
Hi Pat, what a delight to see what you came up with for our tag. I got me intrigued with Becky Chambers... I am starting to enjoy sci-fi books. Spot on with Dickens' choice! Love your choices for Deck the Halls, I need to see if they're available here in Italy. Thanks for spreading the cheers and happy holiday season to you 🎄💫📚
Fabulous answers, Pat! My answer to the first prompt would also be Becky Chambers, without a doubt. Am planning on re-reading some of her stuff this winter as well, her joyful, gentle, warm approach to things is absolutely what I need at the moment. I really liked Our Wives Under The Sea when I read it last year - really atmospheric and strange novel, with some beautiful prose. I've not got to Private Rites yet (it came out in the UK over the summer) but it's on my list! I hope you enjoy it 😊
@@alex_unabridged yes, Becky Chambers is just what the doctor ordered! I am looking forward to Private Rites being available here on December 3. Thanks, Alex.
I'm looking forward to reading Private Rites, too. I loved Our Wives Under the Sea. How wonderful that you still have your childhood edition of Little Women! Iago is a perfect choice for a cold and calculating character. Great tag, and I loved hearing your answers. I look forward to doing the tag soon. Wishing you a peaceful and joyful holiday season!
_Private Rites_ is a really wonderful book, I think you will enjoy it. I read an ARC of it a few months ago, and I released a review to line up with the UK release date (in July). It is more an homage to Lear than any sort of re-telling, but it is exploring some similar thematic ground (and it does have its own kind of devastating storm) and I though it was great. I haven't read Lear in decades, and I had intended to re-read it before reading _Private Rites,_ but it just didn't happen. I would love to hear your experience of the book once you do read it! Thanks for sharing those Christmas memories, those were very touching. The inner languages (like that of the candlestick) that we share with loved ones have this amazing capacity to simultaneously be incredibly silly and also profound.
@@arockinsamsara oh Lekden! I will look for your review of Private Rites. I think it’s available here the first week of December. I just re-read Lear for Shaketember in September too! Thank you for this lovely comment!
Welcome back. I also read that abridged version of Little Women for the first time as a young girl one summer. I can put myself right back there, under the eaves, reading by the light of my Mary Had a Little Lamb lamp.
I LOVED what you did with this tag! You definitely brought out the Holiday spirit of wonder and magic that Daniela and I had in mind! Thank you! Thank you for doing it!
Thank you, both, so much for creating this delightful tag and for including me. It did so much to lift my spirits which have been pretty low. I LOVED everything about this tag! Thank you, my dear friend.
That's the very same edition of Little Women my mother bought me. I still have it packed away, but haven't seen it in years, but those illustrations look SO familiar....
Hi Pat. I've just watched Reney's version, too. Great questions and theme. We've had snow now in the UK and it's feeling more like Christmas is on its way! I wish I had more of my original childhood books. I only have a few.
Thank you for mentioning Becky Chambers--I wasn't familiar with her; however, I'm looking for joyful reads...on my tbr. How wonderful to have your childhood copy of Little Women, and inscribed by your Mother!! Great story/memory about the candle stick.
@@vickicoleman2474 thank you, Vicki. I’ve been really pretty entrenched in some very dark reads. I need to pull way back. Becky Chambers re-reads are sounding better and better to me.
Ah, Iago. That's one potato that needed to be mashed. My family too had one of those "cursed" travelling gift traditions, but ours was some old gift box deal instead of a candlestick. I used to "jokingly" say that the thing was kindling if it came my way -- which could be why I thought "Hey, I IDOLIZE the Grinch!" in response to that "mean character you just don't like" prompt. 😊 But anyway, fun answers! Hope you have a good one.
I'm really looking forward to Private Rites as well...although I only knew it was by Julia Armfield, I had no idea it was a Shakespeare re-imagining, Now I *really* want to read it! I am definitely going to be doing this tag! Thanks!
Hi Melinda. I was so excited when I read that Armfield's new book is related to Lear. This was a very uplifting tag to do. I'll look forward to your responses too.
What a beautiful story with your brother! I remember my brother trying to set up a secret camera in our living room to catch our parents (or Santa Claus) delivering presents. But we forgot to turn on any lights and ended up with 8 hours of completely dark footage. I guess we had to wait another year to find out the truth! 😂
Ooo, I loved _Snow Falling on Cedars!_ Thanks for the tag, and thanks, too, for pointing out that one doesnt have to celebrate Christmas (altho I do 🎅) in order to do the tag 😊
@@bighardbooks770 this was a really fun tag. Very uplifting!
OMG Pat, your keepsake of the original _Little Women!_ Lord, how I wish I had my first _Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,_ I tell ya 😅 I think we've talked about our "love" of Iago, havent we? Oooo, so dastardly 😮 Such happy XMas memories & traditions (I had good ones, as well) 😊
@@bighardbooks770 we had beautiful illustrated editions of both Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, but I’m afraid they’ve been lost. 😞
Aww, there’s that smiling face. 😊 The story of your brother saving Christmas for you is wonderful. I can just picture it! What a quick-thinking sweetheart of a big brother. I know it’s early, but you’ve got me feeling the spirit of the season already!
@@patriciah8579 thanks, Patricia! It is one of my fondest memories of David. He could be my chief tormentor but also always my fiercest protector. 🎅🏻🎄🥰
Lovely to see you smiling again Pat, I hope your time with your family was healing. I haven’t read any of Becky Chambers books, I think I need to rectify that! Little Women is one of my Christmas Favourites too, I read it every year, so wonderful that you still have your childhood copy.
Hi Ali. I loved doing this tag. Yes, being with my family was wonderful and healing. I have such vivid memories of my mom giving me that early copy of Little Women. Such a treasure! I hope you are doing well.
I’m glad🤗 All good with me thank you.
Glad you enjoyed your time with your family. You certainly have lifted my spirits with this tag, the candlestick! Blessings.
I'm so glad that this tag cheered you. It was a lovely one to do.
I love your family’s candlestick tradition-it sounds exactly like something my family would have done.
@@nonisnest9718 awww…nice. I do love silly traditions like that.
Lovely answers to the prompts Pat. Hope you had a great time with your family. Thanks for the tag. The story of your brother saving Christmas is just lovely 😊
@@RaynorReadsStuff it was one of his finest moments! 🎅🏻🎄🥰
My friend Pat back with a book tag, awesome! Thank you for the tag Pat. I will get to this soon. Really enjoyed your responses, especially seeing My Side of the Mountain, wow. Flashback for sure, reminds me also of The Hatchet. Loved those two books! Great video!
Thanks, Kevin! Classic kids’ books! I loved My Side of the Mountain! I remember buying Hatchet for my nephew. Another great book. There’s something timeless about those books. I hope you’re doing well, Kevin.
This is such a fun tag! Your Christmas memories are delightful and so heartwarming 🫶🏽🎄
Thanks, Mariandrea. It was a fun one to do!
This is so fun, Pat! I was getting FOMO about Becky Chambers and had just requested one of her books at the library. Great mean character choices. Oh! I love that edition of Little Women! What a treasure. I remember reading it too, around that age, with no forewarning about Beth! I am finally starting Othello today.
I love the stories of the brass candlestick and your brother's Santa save! I'll do this one right after Thanksgiving! Thanks for tagging me. Great video!
@@readandre-read I needed to do something like this to lift my spirits! I know I’m jumping the gun, but hopefully we’ll have a month or so of these holiday videos spreading some good cheer! No pressure ever, but I always love your responses. 🥰🎅🏻🎄❤️
Oh! You made me smile so big! I have that same edition of Little Women from my childhood as well! Such happy memories!
How wonderful! It's a treasure, isn't it?
Hi Pat, what a delight to see what you came up with for our tag. I got me intrigued with Becky Chambers... I am starting to enjoy sci-fi books. Spot on with Dickens' choice! Love your choices for Deck the Halls, I need to see if they're available here in Italy. Thanks for spreading the cheers and happy holiday season to you 🎄💫📚
@@Uncommon_Reader thank you, Daniela, for this great tag! Happy Holidays to you too! 🥰🎅🏻🎄
Fabulous answers, Pat! My answer to the first prompt would also be Becky Chambers, without a doubt. Am planning on re-reading some of her stuff this winter as well, her joyful, gentle, warm approach to things is absolutely what I need at the moment. I really liked Our Wives Under The Sea when I read it last year - really atmospheric and strange novel, with some beautiful prose. I've not got to Private Rites yet (it came out in the UK over the summer) but it's on my list! I hope you enjoy it 😊
@@alex_unabridged yes, Becky Chambers is just what the doctor ordered! I am looking forward to Private Rites being available here on December 3. Thanks, Alex.
I'm looking forward to reading Private Rites, too. I loved Our Wives Under the Sea. How wonderful that you still have your childhood edition of Little Women! Iago is a perfect choice for a cold and calculating character. Great tag, and I loved hearing your answers. I look forward to doing the tag soon. Wishing you a peaceful and joyful holiday season!
You too, Jen! Happy Holidays!
_Private Rites_ is a really wonderful book, I think you will enjoy it. I read an ARC of it a few months ago, and I released a review to line up with the UK release date (in July). It is more an homage to Lear than any sort of re-telling, but it is exploring some similar thematic ground (and it does have its own kind of devastating storm) and I though it was great. I haven't read Lear in decades, and I had intended to re-read it before reading _Private Rites,_ but it just didn't happen. I would love to hear your experience of the book once you do read it!
Thanks for sharing those Christmas memories, those were very touching. The inner languages (like that of the candlestick) that we share with loved ones have this amazing capacity to simultaneously be incredibly silly and also profound.
@@arockinsamsara oh Lekden! I will look for your review of Private Rites. I think it’s available here the first week of December. I just re-read Lear for Shaketember in September too! Thank you for this lovely comment!
Welcome back. I also read that abridged version of Little Women for the first time as a young girl one summer. I can put myself right back there, under the eaves, reading by the light of my Mary Had a Little Lamb lamp.
@@Nina_DP awww Nina! I love that image! 🥰
@@BookChatWithPat8668 I was pretty cute. 😉
@@Nina_DP absolutely!
I LOVED what you did with this tag! You definitely brought out the Holiday spirit of wonder and magic that Daniela and I had in mind! Thank you! Thank you for doing it!
Thank you, both, so much for creating this delightful tag and for including me. It did so much to lift my spirits which have been pretty low. I LOVED everything about this tag! Thank you, my dear friend.
@@BookChatWithPat8668 So glad we could help raise your spirits! Take care, Pat - I cherish our friendship!
Love your answers Pat. Especially your Christmas memories. Thanks for tagging me. I will do this one soon
Thanks, Stuart! This one definitely lifted my spirits. It was a fun one to do.
That's the very same edition of Little Women my mother bought me. I still have it packed away, but haven't seen it in years, but those illustrations look SO familiar....
It’s a treasure!
Such charming memories! Thank you for sharing.
@@sandramiele1816 thank you for watching and commenting! 😊
Hi Pat. I've just watched Reney's version, too. Great questions and theme. We've had snow now in the UK and it's feeling more like Christmas is on its way! I wish I had more of my original childhood books. I only have a few.
Thank you, Helen! Snow! Delightful! It felt more like spring here yesterday. Weird! This was a delightful tag to do.
Miss Pat, I hope my Christmas music tag is as fun to watch as it was to make. Whew, it took me down memory lane.
@@TheNovelHoneyShelf-Essie oh how wonderful! I’m sure it’s delightful!
Oh Pat, so wonderful to wake up to this. Thank you for the delightful chat. God bless us everyone!
@@ElizabethAuran aw, thank you, dear Liz!
That’s a lovely story about your brother and the presents. 🤗💕
@@constancecampbell4610 thank you, Constance! 🥰🎅🏻🎄
So sweet, your brother!
@@vickicoleman2474 yes, it’s one of my fondest memories of him.
Thank you for mentioning Becky Chambers--I wasn't familiar with her; however, I'm looking for joyful reads...on my tbr. How wonderful to have your childhood copy of Little Women, and inscribed by your Mother!! Great story/memory about the candle stick.
@@vickicoleman2474 thank you, Vicki. I’ve been really pretty entrenched in some very dark reads. I need to pull way back. Becky Chambers re-reads are sounding better and better to me.
We need Shirley Temple!❤️🌸
Awww! Yes!!
Thank you for the tag. This will be a fun one.
It was a fun one to do. I'll look forward to your responses when you get around to it, Michael. No pressure, ever.
Wonderful way to start my day, thank you 😊 Your brother saving the Christmas magic for a little longer is so precious, the best gift of them all! ✨
Thank you, dear Ellen! 🥰🎅🏻
Othello is my favorite Shakespearean book!!
@@Already-Overbooked it’s such a great play!
Ah, Iago. That's one potato that needed to be mashed. My family too had one of those "cursed" travelling gift traditions, but ours was some old gift box deal instead of a candlestick. I used to "jokingly" say that the thing was kindling if it came my way -- which could be why I thought "Hey, I IDOLIZE the Grinch!" in response to that "mean character you just don't like" prompt. 😊 But anyway, fun answers! Hope you have a good one.
@@BryanM.R.-prionic1 thanks for the great comment! This was a really fun tag to do.
I'm really looking forward to Private Rites as well...although I only knew it was by Julia Armfield, I had no idea it was a Shakespeare re-imagining, Now I *really* want to read it!
I am definitely going to be doing this tag! Thanks!
Hi Melinda. I was so excited when I read that Armfield's new book is related to Lear. This was a very uplifting tag to do. I'll look forward to your responses too.
Thank you for tagging me.
@@JessBookgirlTV you’re welcome, Jess. This was a fun one-very uplifting. 😊
What a beautiful story with your brother! I remember my brother trying to set up a secret camera in our living room to catch our parents (or Santa Claus) delivering presents. But we forgot to turn on any lights and ended up with 8 hours of completely dark footage. I guess we had to wait another year to find out the truth! 😂
@@joshuacreboreads awww! What a sweet story! 🎅🏻🎄🥰